British host Piers Morgan and political podcaster Dave Rubin called out Democratic strategist Ameshia Cross on Monday after she claimed that former President Donald Trump was suffering from dementia.
For nearly three years, Republicans have questioned President Joe Biden’s mental fitness, with lawmakers expressing increased concern in June following Biden’s disastrous debate against Trump. On “Piers Morgan Uncensored,” Cross asked why Democrats “can’t go after” Trump regarding his mental fitness, asserting that the former president can no longer “complete sentences,” stand still, or “make sense.”
Before allowing Rubin to push back on Cross’s remarks, Morgan interjected, criticizing the party for “hiding” Biden’s condition “for two years from the American people.”
“What I would say about that is, it’s pretty bloody rich of the Democrats, frankly. After hiding the state of Joe Biden for two years from the American people, when he clearly has got onset early dementia. It’s pretty rich to play the dementia card at Trump who basically does a two-hour rock show most nights on stage,” Morgan said.
“I’ll go further than that. It’s not two years that they hid this, it’s from before he was president,” Rubin said. “I was doing videos in 2019 about this. Whether he has dementia or Parkinson’s or whatever, it is a fact that Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer, and likely Barack Obama, but undoubtedly Kamala Harris — they got him in an office, I’m talking about Joe Biden, and they basically threatened him with the 25th Amendment which is why he’s not running anymore. We know this is a fact because Joe Biden basically said that on ‘The View’ that he still thinks he’s capable and that he would have beat Donald Trump.”
Rubin continued to call out the “absurdity” of Cross’ claims, noting how Trump has been on the campaign trail conducting interviews, podcasts and rallies.
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“The absurdity, the patent absurdity, that you were gonna say that Donald Trump who basically a day after being shot is back out there,” Rubin continued. “Who is doing more interviews, mainstream podcast[s], everything else — bouncing around, crazy rallies.
“The guy, whether you like him or not — I get you guys don’t like him — but whether you like him or not you know what the guy thinks and he’s more than happy to explain it to you over and over again. The idea that he now is too old after what they just pulled on Biden is so hypocritical,” Ruben added.
Before Biden’s debate against Trump, Democrats consistently defended the president’s mental fitness, often calling him “sharp” and praising his cognitive abilities. However, after the June 27 debate, Democrats began questioning whether Biden could handle another four years in office, as he was seen on national television freezing mid-sentence and struggling to complete his statements.
Though Biden claimed his withdrawal was “in the best interest of my party and the country,” pressure had been mounting from Democratic lawmakers and donors. By mid-July a slew of House and Senate Democrats had called for Biden to step down from the 2024 race, with donors additionally pausing funds.
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