Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) said Tuesday that President Biden has ‘mental challenges,’ citing what he’s seen from the president on television.
The congressman argued during an interview on CNN that Biden and former President Trump are equally qualified — or unqualified — to run for president in 2024, citing “challenges” on both sides.
“I think that Joe Biden has some mental challenges at this point,” he said. “I think that Donald Trump has some ethical challenges at this point.”
Buck said there are “things I have observed on TV” that led him to conclude Biden had “mental challenges” but conceded he has not “interacted with the president that much.”
“I would not — if I had a perfect world, they would not be my Democrat candidate or Republican candidate running against each other,” he added.
Biden, who launched his reelection campaign last month, has faced questions over his age and whether he is up for a full campaign season and four more years in office.
Republicans have increasingly attacked Biden for his age. Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley said last month that the 80-year-old Biden likely wouldn’t live until 86 and that a vote for him in 2024 is therefore a vote for Vice President Harris.