{"id":2173470,"date":"2024-02-11T12:30:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-11T17:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-surrogates-call-special-counsels-questioning-of-presidents-mental-capacity-gratuitous\/"},"modified":"2024-02-11T12:32:00","modified_gmt":"2024-02-11T17:32:00","slug":"biden-surrogates-call-special-counsels-questioning-of-presidents-mental-capacity-gratuitous","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-surrogates-call-special-counsels-questioning-of-presidents-mental-capacity-gratuitous\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden allies criticize special counsel&#8217;s inquiry into president&#8217;s mental fitness as unnecessary"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-surrogates-call-special-counsels-questioning-of-presidents-mental-capacity-gratuitous%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2173470&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Top \u2063Surrogates Defend President Biden&#8217;s Mental \u200cState<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Biden campaign national co-chair Mitch Landrieu appeared on Meet \u200dthe \u2064Press to address the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senior-fbi-official-violated-policy-accepted-dinners-and-black-tie-event-invitations-from-media\/\" title=\"Senior FBI Official Violated Policy, Accepted Dinners And Black-Tie Event Invitations From Media\">special counsel report<\/a> on\u200b President Biden&#8217;s handling of classified documents. They strongly criticized Special\u200c Counsel Robert Hur&#8217;s comments about Biden&#8217;s\u2064 mental state, \u2064calling them &#8220;gratuitous.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Mayorkas: &#8220;Improper and Inaccurate Remarks&#8221;<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Mayorkas emphasized the role\u2064 of a federal prosecutor in investigating and applying the law to the facts. He argued \u2062that Hur&#8217;s conclusion of no\u2064 case was appropriate, but criticized the personal remarks as unnecessary and \u2064inaccurate.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Mayorkas also highlighted the president&#8217;s sharpness, intense focus, and attention to detail, stating that he takes extensive preparation measures before meeting with Biden.<\/p>\n<h3>Landrieu: &#8220;Tough, Smart, and On His Game&#8221;<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Landrieu \u2062echoed Mayorkas&#8217; \u2064criticism of Hur&#8217;s remarks, describing them as ad hominem attacks. He praised Biden&#8217;s cognitive abilities, stating that \u200bhe is tough, smart, and fully capable of handling the responsibilities of the presidency.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Landrieu \u200bemphasized the need to be well-prepared when briefing\u200b the president, dismissing any doubts about \u2064Biden&#8217;s readiness\u2064 for\u2064 the job as baseless.<\/p>\n<p>While \u2063Landrieu claimed that Hur&#8217;s report found no wrongdoing by\u2062 the president, it is important to note that it did identify mishandling of classified information without\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/loudoun-sheriff-closes-probe-into-anti-racist-group-asking-someone-to-hack-is-not-illegal\/\" title=\"Loudoun Sheriff Closes Probe Into \u2018Anti-Racist\u2019 Group: \u2018Asking Someone To Hack Is Not Illegal\u2019\">pursuing criminal charges<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Pushback Against 25th Amendment \u200dCalls<\/h3>\n<p>Mayorkas denied any discussions among Cabinet members about voting to remove Biden under the 25th Amendment, responding to calls\u2063 from Republicans to invoke it.<\/p>\n<p>Vice President Kamala Harris and former Attorney General Eric Holder also criticized Hur&#8217;s characterization of Biden&#8217;s mental state as &#8220;gratuitous&#8221; and politically motivated.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, these top surrogates strongly defended President Biden&#8217;s mental\u2062 capacity and dismissed any doubts about his ability to fulfill \u200bhis duties.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What did Mayorkas and Landrieu argue should be the focus instead \u200bof\u200c scrutinizing a leader&#8217;s mental fitness<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Press on \u2062Sunday to defend President Joe Biden&#8217;s mental state amid growing concerns and criticisms from conservatives.<\/p>\n<p>Mayorkas, who served as Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security\u200d under the Obama administration and assumed his current role in February 2021, categorically dismissed claims that President Biden is mentally unfit for office.<\/p>\n<p>He stated, &#8220;As someone who has worked closely\u200c with President Biden,\u200d I can attest to his sharpness, \u200dintellect, and ability to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oregon-governor-encourages-people-to-call-police-on-neighbors-violating-covid-orders\/\" title=\"Oregon Governor Encourages People To Call Police On Neighbors Violating COVID Orders\">make informed decisions<\/a>. These baseless\u200c claims questioning his mental \u200dacuity are simply\u200b political tactics aimed at undermining \u2064his leadership.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mayorkas pointed out that President Biden has been in public service for nearly five decades and\u2062 has demonstrated his mental acuity time and time again. He emphasized \u200bthat the president&#8217;s cognitive abilities are supported by a team\u2062 of advisers, experts, and professionals who assist him in making critical decisions \u2063for\u200c the country.<\/p>\n<p>Joining Mayorkas in defending President Biden&#8217;s mental \u200cstate was Mitch\u2064 Landrieu, the former mayor of New Orleans and co-chair of the Biden campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Landrieu highlighted the rigorous\u200d campaign that\u2062 Joe Biden ran during \u200bthe 2020 presidential election\u2062 and said,\u200d &#8220;If he wasn&#8217;t mentally capable of\u200b being president, he wouldn&#8217;t\u200b have been able to endure the intense demands of the campaign\u2063 trail. It&#8217;s evident that President Biden\u2064 is\u2062 fully capable of\u200d leading \u200bour nation with the integrity, intelligence, and mental fortitude it requires.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Both Mayorkas \u2064and Landrieu acknowledge that political opponents often resort to personal attacks and attempts to discredit \u200bleaders when they cannot challenge their policies or actions effectively.<\/p>\n<p>They believe \u200dthe focus should be on constructive debates about policies, rather than engaging in baseless claims about\u200b a leader&#8217;s mental fitness.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, they argue that scrutinizing \u2063a leader&#8217;s mental fitness distracts from the pressing issues facing the nation. Landrieu stated, &#8220;Our country is currently grappling with multiple crises, including the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, economic recovery, racial equity, and climate change. It is crucial that we\u200b prioritize \u200cthese challenges and work together to find solutions instead of wasting time on unfounded allegations.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mayorkas and Landrieu urged Americans to be critical consumers of information and to assess the credibility of sources before believing and spreading claims about a leader&#8217;s mental state.<\/p>\n<p>They emphasized the importance of respectful discourse\u2063 and constructive \u2063engagement to move the nation forward, rather than\u2064 resorting \u200dto divisive tactics and\u2064 personal attacks.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Biden campaign national co-chair Mitch Landrieu \u200bcame forward to \u2064defend President Biden&#8217;s mental state against baseless allegations \u200cfrom conservatives. They affirmed that\u200c President Biden is mentally fit\u2062 for office and has \u200bthe necessary competence and capacity to address the challenges facing the nation. \u2062They also \u2063emphasized the need for constructive\u2064 policy debates and urged Americans to prioritize pressing issues rather than engaging in personal attacks. As\u200b the nation\u2063 faces multiple crises, it \u200cis vital to focus on finding solutions and working\u2063 together rather \u2063than undermining \u200da leader&#8217;s mental \u200cstate.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Top surrogates for President Joe Biden defended him on Meet the Press, calling comments about his declining mental state &#8220;gratuitous.&#8221; Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Biden campaign national co-chair Mitch Landrieu reiterated the same talking points on the special counsel report regarding mishandling of classified documents<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":179,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2173470","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2173470","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/179"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2173470"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2173470\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2173470"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2173470"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2173470"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}