President Biden has said none of his doctors have told him he has a serious medical condition. But his debate performance last month raised questions about his health and acuity.

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President Biden said in an interview released on Wednesday that he would re-evaluate whether to stay in the presidential race if a doctor told him directly that he had a medical condition that made that necessary.

Mr. Biden has said repeatedly that none of his doctors have told him he has a serious medical condition. Dr. Kevin O’Connor, the White House physician, wrote after the president’s physical in February that Mr. Biden is “a healthy, active, robust, 81-year-old male who remains fit to successfully execute the duties of the presidency.”

But his disastrous performance at a debate with former President Donald J. Trump last month, which prompted a wave of calls by Democratic allies to step aside, raised questions about his health and acuity.

  • PugJesus@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    4 months ago

    This sounds very much like him setting up a scenario where he can step down without losing face. God, I hope.

    • FPSkra@lemmy.world
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      4 months ago

      He started with only God Almighty could make him step down…moved to if polls said there was no path to victory…now we are here…it feels like he’s warming up to the idea.

      • timestatic@feddit.org
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        4 months ago

        Hopefully they can decide swiftly on the democrat convention and Biden can rally the Democrat party united behind one younger more energetic candidate fit to lead the country

        • Maggoty@lemmy.world
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          4 months ago

          Party leaders and mega donors seem to have coalesced around Harris. So if it happens it’ll be quick. I sincerely hope he’s actually healthy and this is a managed exit.

            • Maggoty@lemmy.world
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              4 months ago

              Mark Kelly isn’t well known outside Arizona. And I dunno about Harris being a loser here. The biggest complaint about Biden is his age. And she solves that.

                • Maggoty@lemmy.world
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                  8 days ago

                  I’m impressed you came this far back. We work with what we know when we know it. In hindsight she ran a shit campaign that tried to tell her base they were wrong and get Republicans to switch sides. Shockingly, neither of those are winning strategies.

                  • Rutty@sh.itjust.works
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                    8 days ago

                    Viewed from a historical perspective, it’s hard to see how the non-incombent didn’t have a really good advantage.

                    Hindsight can always be 20/20, and think a Buttigieg/Kelly ticket would have done a bit better. Buttigieg has been in charge of infrastructure, which I believe has been well run. He’s from the rust belt, and is more familiar with the working class vs the candidate with California Progressive with a DA background.

                    Ultimately though, I think the fault lies with the Democratic Party hijacking the primary process.

    • casmael@lemm.ee
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      4 months ago

      Honest question: is that like…. actually a good idea? Probably? What if they decide to replace him with Harris that sounds worse idk

      • PugJesus@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        4 months ago

        It’s probably the less bad option at this point, let’s put it that way. Harris is not great, but she lacks much of the baggage and hasn’t lost the confidence of the party.