Liberal radio show “The Breakfast Club” suggested that President Joe Biden get tested for dementia amid concerns over the president’s mental health.
During the show’s Friday episode, hosts Charlamagne tha God and DJ Envy discussed Biden’s mental wellbeing, listing reasons why he should consider retiring now.
“Don’t y’all think it’s ambitious of Biden to be announcing his future plans?” Charlamagne asked the two liberal guests on the show, former MSNBC host Tiffany Cross and former CNN commentator Angela Rye.
DJ Envy, whose real name is Raashaun Casey, immediately agreed and suggested that Biden be tested for “dementia” before announcing his re-election bid.
Both Cross and Rye appeared taken aback and rejected the duo’s implications that Biden isn’t fit for office. “Have you seen something that suggests that he has dementia?” Cross asked.
“I saw him talking to a ghost!” Charlamagne quipped.
“He spoke to a ghost! He spoke to a person that wasn’t there,” DJ Envy agreed, referencing the September incident when Biden tried to call Republican Indiana Rep. Jackie Walorski during an event, forgetting she had died in a car accident weeks earlier.
“This is silly. This is silly. This is silly,” Rye said.
This comes as Biden is reportedly preparing to launch his re-election campaign in the coming weeks, likely in February, around the State of the Union.
Officials, however, continue to question whether Biden will run again due to his advanced age, especially after he admitted in an interview last October that his age is “a legitimate thing to be concerned about.”
“I think it’s all about timing at this point,” one source close to the situation told the media. “It seems like he’s all in. It’s not really ‘if’ he runs anymore.”
Voters are also showing serious concerns for Biden’s age and health, as an October survey found that 64 percent of Americans, including 50 percent of Democrats, said they were “concerned” about the president’s mental health.
The White House, meanwhile, has repeatedly downplayed concerns when asked about the U.S. president’s physical and mental capabilities. During an interview with CNN in June, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre dismissed criticisms about his well-being as “hearsay” and “not what we care about.”
