{"id":2295602,"date":"2024-07-15T19:42:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-15T23:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-defends-mental-acuity-during-nbc-interview-pretty-damn-good-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-15T19:42:59","modified_gmt":"2024-07-15T23:42:59","slug":"biden-defends-mental-acuity-during-nbc-interview-pretty-damn-good-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-defends-mental-acuity-during-nbc-interview-pretty-damn-good-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden defends mental acuity during NBC interview: \u2018Pretty damn good\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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-defends-mental-acuity-during-nbc-interview-pretty-damn-good-washington-examiner%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=2295602&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--><p>The summary is about an article from the Washington Examiner titled &#8220;Biden defends <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-short-history-of-how-anthony-fauci-has-kept-failing-up-since-1984\/\" title=\"A Short History Of How Anthony Fauci Has Kept Failing Up Since 1984\">mental acuity<\/a> during NBC interview: \u2018Pretty\u200c damn good\u2019&#8221;. President \u200dJoe Biden defended \u200bhis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-majority-of-americans-believe-biden-is-not-mentally-sharp-energetic\/\" title=\"Poll: Majority Of Americans Believe Biden Is Not \u2018Mentally Sharp,\u2019 \u2018Energetic\u2019\">mental sharpness<\/a> during an \u2063interview\u2064 on NBC, stating that he believes his cognitive abilities are strong. This article was written by Christian Datoc and published on July 15, 2024. During an interview with \u2064NBC, President Joe Biden confidently asserted that his mental acuity is still \u2064strong. He pushed back against the\u2063 ongoing criticism and concerns about his cognitive abilities, declaring that he\u2064 is &#8220;pretty damn good&#8221; mentally. The article, written by\u2063 Christian Datoc and published in the Washington Examiner on July 15,\u200d 2024, highlights Biden&#8217;s defense of his mental sharpness amidst \u200dgrowing scrutiny and speculation.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">\n<div class=\"tdb-search-form-inner\"><input class=\"tdb-head-search-form-input\" placeholder=\" \" type=\"text\" value name=\"s\" autocomplete=\"off\"><button class=\"wpb_button wpb_btn-inverse btn tdb-head-search-form-btn\" title=\"Search\" type=\"submit\"><span>Search<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Biden defends mental acuity during NBC interview: \u2018Pretty damn good\u2019<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/christian-datoc\/\">Christian Datoc<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-15T18:57:26-04:00\">July 15, 2024 6:57 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> defended his mental acuity Monday but said he understands why people are asking \u201clegitimate\u201d questions about his age and fitness for office.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-forced-to-strike-false-evidence-from-record-after-sen-lee-speaks-up\/\" title=\"Dems forced to strike false evidence from record after Sen. Lee speaks up\">president sat<\/a> for an interview, scheduled prior to the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump over the weekend, with NBC News\u2019s Lester Holt at the White House before departing Washington, D.C., for Las Vegas, Nevada, on Monday evening.<\/p>\n<p>During the interview, Holt pressed Biden on his age, yielding an exchange that NBC characterized as \u201ccombative.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m old,\u201d the president responded. \u201cBut I\u2019m only three years older than Trump, number one. And number two, my mental acuity has been pretty damn good. I\u2019ve gotten more done than any president has in a long time in three-and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-trump-aide-paul-manafort-cant-be-prosecuted-in-new-york-following-pardon-court-rules\/\" title=\"Ex-Trump Aide Paul Manafort Can\u2019t Be Prosecuted in New York Following Pardon, Court Rules\">-a-half years<\/a>. I\u2019m willing to be judged on that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI understand why people say, \u2018God, he\u2019s 81 years old. Whoa. What\u2019s he gonna be when he\u2019s 83 years old, 84 years?&#8217;\u201d, the president continued. \u201cIt\u2019s a legitimate question to ask.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biden had slowed down his campaign attacks against Trump in the days following the assassination attempt. Still, a number of Republicans, including Trump\u2019s new running mate, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), blamed Biden\u2019s rhetoric for emboldening suspected shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Holt also questioned the president Monday about his specific use of the word \u201cbullseye\u201d in discussing Trump in the past.<\/p>\n<p>Biden conceded that using that particular word was a \u201cmistake\u201d but still pressed viewers to put \u201ccrosshairs\u201d on Trump\u2019s \u201cagenda.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden defended his mental sharpness during an interview with NBC News, acknowledging concerns about his age and fitness for office. Despite being three years older than former President Trump, Biden emphasized that his mental acuity has been strong and that he has accomplished a lot during his time in office. He acknowledged that questions about his age are legitimate but maintained that he is willing to be judged based on his performance. Biden also addressed criticism for his past rhetoric towards Trump, admitting that using the word &#8220;bullseye&#8221; was a mistake but standing by his opposition to Trump&#8217;s agenda<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2645,"featured_media":2295603,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/biden-mental-acuity.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,6234,33648],"class_list":["post-2295602","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-interview","tag-mental-acuity"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/biden-mental-acuity.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2295602","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\/2645"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2295602"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2295602\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2295603"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2295602"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2295602"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2295602"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}