https://www.politico.com/news/2020/0...ve-test-391771
The former vice president, who has bristled at attacks from Trump claiming he's mentally slowing, confirmed he has not taken a cognitive test.
Biden hits back at reporter asking if he took a cognitive test: ‘Are you a junkie?’
Joe Biden rebuked a reporter who asked if the former vice president had taken a cognitive test, claiming that asking the question was similar to asking the interviewer if he was using cocaine.
CBS correspondent Errol Barnett prompted the presumptive Democratic nominee to clarify if he had taken a test measuring his mental acuity, leading to a tense exchange.
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"No, I haven't taken a test. Why the hell would I take a test? Come on, man,” Biden said. “That's like saying to you, before you got on this program if you had taken a test were you taking cocaine or not. What do you think, huh? Are you a junkie?"
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clip from the interview, which was conducted as part of the virtual convention of the National Association of Black Journalists and the National Association of Hispanic Journalists, was released Wednesday morning.
"It was a preposterous question deserving of a response that showed the absurdity of it all," a Biden campaign official told POLITICO.
Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez also took aim at Barnett's line of questioning.
"That's a stupid question, with all due respect," Perez told MSNBC on Wednesday afternoon.
Biden has long bristled at claims that he is mentally slowing. President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign is prioritizing Biden’s cognitive ability as a key issue, aiming to portray Biden as doddering and incompetent.
At a press conference in late June, a reporter asked Biden if he had taken a cognitive test. The former vice president did not directly answer and instead claimed he was “
constantly tested” by the demands of the campaign trail.
“I can hardly wait to compare my cognitive capability to the cognitive capability of the man I’m running against,” Biden said at the time.
In the interview segment released on Wednesday, Biden again went after Trump.
"Well, if he can't figure out the difference between an elephant and a lion, I don't know what the hell he's talking about,” Biden said, referencing questions on Trump’s reported cognitive test that made headlines during a
July interview with Chris Wallace of Fox News.
Biden, who is 77, would be the oldest person to assume the presidency on Inauguration Day if he is elected, beating Trump, 74, who is the current record-holder.
A June
POLITICO/Morning Consult poll found voters largely viewed Trump and Biden’s health the same, with slightly more voters responding the Republican was in poorer health.
SR - where are you on this latest gaffe - "Are you a Junkie" to a black journalist.
BTW - the report is from Politco - a Leftist marxist rag. Cannot claim fake news from your own!!!
What would your comments be if Trump said that in that situation????
Still think Biden is mentally stable enough for POTUS??
if you thought Trump was out of control with his tweets - wait on Senile joe Biden and what he comes up with for the DPST's.
asking a black journalist 'Are you a junkie' - after denying the black people as to diversity in comparison to hispanics.
Where are you SR ?????
if Trump did anything like this - the LSM wold be in 'Outrage" for weeks!
But not when Senile joe biden does it.
Hypocrisy - thy name is Libdems.
Comment - SR///
2020 elections Biden hits back at reporter asking if he took a cognitive test: ‘Are you a junkie?’
