This past Sunday morning, President Joe Biden issued a worrying response to a line of questions about his age and overall fitness to hold and manage his office as part of an interview by claiming that he could “drop dead tomorrow.”
Biden issued these comments as part of an interview with Jonathan Capehart on MSNBC when questioned about what he would say to convince the American voter to actually stick with him if he chose to try and run again in 2024.
“I think it’s a legitimate thing to be concerned about anyone’s age, including mine. I think that’s totally legitimate,” stated Biden. “I think the best way to make a judgment is to, to, you know, watch me, you know, am I slowing up? Am I, don’t have the same pace?”
“You know, I, could be, I’m a great respecter of fate,” Biden went on. “I could get a disease tomorrow, I could, you know, drop dead tomorrow. But I, you know, in terms of my energy level, in terms of how much I’m able to do, I think people should look and say, ‘is he, is he still have the same passion for what he’s doing? And if they think I do, and I can do it, then that’s fine.”
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"I think it's a legitimate thing to be concerned about anyone's age, including mine," says Biden.
"Watch me. You know, am I slowing up? Am I don't have the same pace?…I could get a disease tomorrow, I could, you know, drop dead tomorrow." pic.twitter.com/o7jDVE5WVV
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Transcript:
ONATHAN CAPEHART, MSNBC HOST: So, let’s say Trump doesn’t run again, convince aunt Gloria, that she should stick with you.
JOE BIDEN, U.S. PRESIDENT: Well, I think aunt Gloria should take a look, I think it’s a legitimate thing to be concerned about anyone’s age, including mine. I think that’s totally legitimate. I think the best way to make a judgment is to, to, you know, watch me, you know, am I slowing up? Am I don’t have the same pace? You know, uh, and that old joke, you know, uh, um, everybody talks about the, you know, the new 70 is 50, all that stuff. You know, I, could be, I’m a great respecter of fate. I could get a disease tomorrow, I could, you know, drop dead tomorrow. But I, you know, in terms of my energy level, in terms of how much I’m able to do, I think people should look and say, ‘is he, is he still have the same passion for what he’s doing? And if I think do, and I can do it, then that’s fine. If they don’t, then they should vote against me, not against me, they should encourage me not to go. But, that’s not how I feel, I can’t even say the age I’m gonna be. I can’t even get it out of my mind.