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A special counsel report released Thursday found no wrongdoing
by Biden in how he handled classified materials after his terms
as vice president ended. But, the report also raised questions
about the 81-year-old’s mental acuity.
"In his interview with our office, Mr. Biden's memory was
worse," according to the report. "He did not remember when he
was vice president, forgetting on the first day of the interview
when his term ended ('if it was 2013 - when did I stop being
Vice President?'), and forgetting on the second day of the
interview when his term began ('in 2009, am I still Vice
President?')."
Biden pushed back on the questions about his mental capacity at
a news conference later Thursday, saying his memory is “fine.”
Illinois U.S. Rep. Mary Miller, R-Hindsboro, said in a statement
that Pritzker "must ask Biden to resign from office,” and the
governor “will disqualify himself from ever holding higher
office if he stays silent.” She said “national security is at
stake."
Miller also urged Biden cabinet officials to invoke the 25th
Amendment to remove the president.
“Joe Biden is not competent to remain as Commander-in-Chief, and
every day that he remains in office, he puts America's national
security at risk,” Miller said. “If Biden won't resign, the
Cabinet must meet and invoke the 25th Amendment."
Pritzker, who has stood by Biden’s reelection efforts, said the
report’s headline of Biden doing nothing wrong is being buried
by comments about Biden’s memory.
“I don’t know what [the special counsel's] purpose was, I just
think that when you’re in the job as special counsel and making
decisions about whether to charge somebody or investigating, but
offering your personal opinion about somebody’s capabilities, it
was unfair,” Pritzker said. “I smell a rat in the comments that
were made, but I have to say I just thought it was unnecessary
for him to talk about that. I would describe the entire subject
matter that he raised as unfair.”
Asked about Americans who read the report and have concerns
about the president's mental fitness, Pritzker said Biden is fit
to be president.
“I’ve been with the president of the United States many times,
he is on the ball,” Pritzker said. “The man knows more than most
of us have forgotten. He knows so much more because he’s been in
government for a number of years and has served in important
positions.”
Pritzker would like to see Biden do more public events to show
he’s capable.
“It’s always good for him to be in public,” Pritzker said. “He
shows off just how smart he is and how capable he is when he is
in public.”
The Democratic National Convention is in Chicago this August.
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