President Biden has said none of his doctors have told him he has a serious medical condition. But his debate performance last month raised questions about his health and acuity.

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President Biden said in an interview released on Wednesday that he would re-evaluate whether to stay in the presidential race if a doctor told him directly that he had a medical condition that made that necessary.

Mr. Biden has said repeatedly that none of his doctors have told him he has a serious medical condition. Dr. Kevin O’Connor, the White House physician, wrote after the president’s physical in February that Mr. Biden is “a healthy, active, robust, 81-year-old male who remains fit to successfully execute the duties of the presidency.”

But his disastrous performance at a debate with former President Donald J. Trump last month, which prompted a wave of calls by Democratic allies to step aside, raised questions about his health and acuity.

  • casmael@lemm.ee
    186·
    4 months ago

    Honest question: is that like…. actually a good idea? Probably? What if they decide to replace him with Harris that sounds worse idk

    • DragonTypeWyvern
      236·
      4 months ago

      Infighting to replace him is a terrible idea.

      Him just retiring in favor of Harris or whoever? Better. Still absolutely horseshit considering no one seriously put their hat in the ring for the convention but whatever gets a president that supports universal healthcare and isn’t sunsetting.

    • PugJesus@lemmy.worldEnglish
      185·
      4 months ago

      It’s probably the less bad option at this point, let’s put it that way. Harris is not great, but she lacks much of the baggage and hasn’t lost the confidence of the party.

      • JimmyBigSausage@lemm.ee
        76·
        4 months ago

        I could be pumped for Harris with the right running mate. Who shall it be? Don’t say Bernie.

        • PugJesus@lemmy.worldEnglish
          192·
          4 months ago

          Don’t know that I could be pumped for Harris unless she pulls off some kind of “Crouching Empty Suit, Hidden Visionary” shit, but I could be pumped for her VP. Unfortunately, I suspect she’ll choose a ‘moderate’ old white Dem guy as her VP to ‘balance out’ that she’s an ethnic minority and a woman.

        • Zaktor@sopuli.xyzEnglish
          7·
          4 months ago

          I have two tracks for pumpedness:

          1. Political: Someone with progressive ideas in the White House to represent that portion of the party. Probably not going to happen.
          2. Capability: Someone who feels like a particularly competent messenger with some fight in them. It would be nice to have some Democrats who can competently and accurately tear up this whole fiasco of a political movement. This could happen.