Biden’s Medicare Gaffe Sparks Explanations and ScrutinyBiden’s Medicare Gaffe Sparks Explanations and Scrutiny Following President Joe Biden’s controversial remark about Medicare during the recent CNN debate, the White House has attempted to clarify his statement. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre explained that Biden meant to say “big pharma” instead of “Medicare.” However, she faced questions about Biden’s debate performance, his health, and calls for him to resign. Jean-Pierre insisted that Biden is “sharp” and “determined” in delivering for the American people. When pressed about Biden’s mental fitness, she stated that he is “sharper than he’s ever been.” Despite the attempts to clarify Biden’s gaffe and address concerns about his cognitive abilities, questions and scrutiny continue to surround his performance and fitness for office.
A week after President Joe Biden made a comment about Medicare during his failed CNN debate, the White House finally attempted to explain.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre gave the administration’s official spin on the moment a frustrated president declared, “We finally defeated Medicare,” in last week’s presidential debate. The remark opened up a stunning opportunity for former President Donald Trump to deliver a brutal soundbite.
“Well, he’s right. He defeated Medicare, he defeated it to death and he’s destroying Medicare,” Trump responded.
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On Wednesday, Biden’s spokesman attempted to provide clarity.
“He meant to say he defeated big pharma,” Jean-Pierre said at a news conference. “I mean, that’s what he meant to say.”
The spokesman was peppered with questions about the debate, Biden’s health and mental fitness, and called on him to resign and allow another candidate to become the Democratic nominee ahead of the November election.
(Video credits: Forbes Breaking News)
In an email to supporters asking for fundraising, Biden said he is holding out despite members of his own party calling for him to resign after his disappointing debate performance.
“I am the nominee of the Democratic Party,” Biden said in the fundraising email. “No one is pushing me out. I am not leaving, I am in this race to the end and WE are going to win this election. If that’s all you want to hear, then contribute a few dollars to help (Vice President Harris) and me defeat Donald Trump in November.”
During the press conference, Real Clear Politics’ Philip Wegmann, who had asked Jean-Pierre about the Medicare comment, then asked a question about Biden’s mental fitness.
“You have more interaction with the president than most people. You know him better than most people. Can you say… Do you believe the president is as sharp today as he was when he took this job? Have you seen any delays?” he asked.
“What I can say is that this is a president who is strong and determined in delivering for the American people. That is what I see,” Jean-Pierre responded.
“I see a president, when I’m sitting in front of him, you know, going over his day or talking about what he’s going to do next, he’s someone who’s going to engage with us. He wants to know, he’s pushing us, he’s prodding us, he wants to understand the bigger picture of what we’re trying to explain to him or even the smallest details,” she added.
“So he’s still as sharp?” the reporter pressed.
“He’s sharper than he’s ever been, as I’ve known him in my involvement and my experience with him,” Jean-Pierre insisted. “And I know that when I walk into the Oval Office or we see him on Air Force One, I have to be at the height of my powers. I am. I mean, and that’s just my involvement with him and what it’s been like over the last couple of years.”
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