Joe Biden made a joke about “wishing” he was “cognitively impaired” after his State of the Union speech on Thursday.
Following his speech, Biden visited with several Congressmen.
Jerry Nadler (D-NY) commented, “Nobody’s going to talk about cognitively impaired now,” referring to Biden’s supposed enthusiasm during the speech,
“I kind of wish sometimes I was cognitively impaired,” Biden jokingly replied.
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Man tells Biden: "Nobody's gonna talk about cognitive impairment now."
— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) March 8, 2024
Biden: "I kinda wish sometimes I was cognitively impaired." pic.twitter.com/b8MVWPW1ga
Biden engaged in some unhinged interactions with hecklers during his address.
At one point, Biden managed to misspell Laken Riley’s name as Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene corrected him.
“I’d, be, a winner —, not really,” Biden said.
Greene then shouted at Biden, telling him the name of Laken Riley, the 22-year-old woman who was murdered late last month by a Venezuelan national.
“Lincoln Riley!” Biden said.
“An innocent young woman who was killed by an illegal. That’s right.”
“But how many of the thousands of people being killed by illegals? To her parents, I say, my heart goes out to you having lost children myself. I understand,” Biden said.
Greene roasted Biden on social media following the exchange:
“Joe Biden’s policies killed Laken Riley.”
“He finally tried to say her name, but couldn’t even say it correctly. It’s an absolute disgrace.”
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Joe Biden’s policies killed Laken Riley.
— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 (@RepMTG) March 8, 2024
He finally tried to say her name, but couldn’t even say it correctly.
It’s an absolute disgrace. pic.twitter.com/GMKL8tuyYz
Concerns about Biden’s mental equity increased after special counsel Robert Hur issued a report detailing his “poor memory” in a damning assessment after declining to prosecute him for his alleged mishandling of classified documents.
In a New York Times and Siena College poll released on Thursday, Biden is trailing former President Donald Trump by five percentage points and only garnering support from 83 percent of his previous 2020 voters.
Democrats told Politico that the situation was “a slow-motion car crash.”
Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) said:
“Not sure this latest poll changed that too much,” he told Politico.
“Dems are worried about Biden’s strength as a candidate for a variety of reasons — age, weakness of him and the overall campaign when it comes to delivering a message, the left attacks over Gaza. I am personally less freaked out than most… But I too wish Biden and his team were stronger campaigners.”
NEW: A national NYT poll on eve of Super Tuesday and the State of the Union:
— Shane Goldmacher (@ShaneGoldmacher) March 2, 2024
Trump: 48 percent
Biden: 43 percent
Biden is leading among nonwhite voters who didn’t attend college by only a 47-41 margin, a sign of weakness inside usual Dem coalition.
https://t.co/0cM8oUw72i
“This has the feel of a slow-motion car crash,” an unnamed Democrat told the outlet.
“Trump is deeply, epically flawed. I don’t believe women are tied. Perhaps Biden yet can rally the base. But it’s getting late. If you’re not a bedwetter now, you’re not paying attention.”
Another Democrat said the results were concerning.
“Voter sentiment on the economy is stubbornly low,” the unnamed Democrat said.
“There’s major slippage among voters of color. This should be a wake-up call that things have to improve and change. The reaction can’t be to go all cross-tabs truther on [NYT Chief Political Analyst] Nate Cohn or tell people to calm down.”
READ: Media Ignores Biden’s Mental Decline, Attacks Trump Instead
