Republicans target President Beden for memory problems

Republican opponents of US President Joe Biden are attacking him on memory problems after referring to the president of Egypt as president of Mexico, which has deepened the concerns of the Democrats over his age.

“Biden will not be sharper in November”, Mr. Trump's senior campaign adviser Jason Miller told the Voice of America through a statement. His campaign team published a statement saying “Joe Biden not only shows signs of old age but he risked our national security. ”

Former President Donald Trump owns an advantage in preliminary elections in the republican party and will likely become the party's nominated for president, despite the fact that it burdens 91 counts of criminal acts in various federal and state-level cases.

The campaign of the other Republican candidate Nikki Haley, who ranks after Mr. Trump, issued a statement saying that Mr. Biden “should immediately undergo a mental capacity test” and make public conclusions.

“Joe Biden couldn't remember the major events in his life, such as when he served as vice president or when his son died,” declared Mrs. Haley. It's sad, but it would be even sad if we have a person in the White House who is unable to carry out the most important task in the world. ”

The Republicans launched their new attacks after President Biden incorrectly referred to Egyptian President Abdel-Farrah el-Sisi as Mexico's “president of” while speaking of his efforts to provide help for Gaza residents.

Mr. Biden made the confusion while answering journalists' questions about the special prosecutor's report on the unauthorized holding of classified documents involving comments about Mr. Biden's difficulties with memory, citing examples of how he was unable to recall the important moments of his life, such as when he served as vice president or when his son Beau died.

My memory is correct, ” replied Mr. Biden, obviously frustrated while denying he forgot when his son died. Beau Biden died of brain cancer in 2015 at the age of 46.

Three-quarters of voters, including half of the Democrats, say they are concerned about Mr. Biden's physical and mental health, according to an American television survey “NBC News” that was published this week.

Fewer than half of the voters express concern for Mr. Trump's physical and mental health, according to the same survey, despite his many mistakes. During a campaign event earlier this month, Mr. Trump apparently wrongly referred to his rival Haley as Nancy Pelosi, the former speaker of the House of Representatives while talking about the events of January 6th. In the past he confused Mr. Biden with former President Barack Obama.

Special Prosecutor Robert Hur decided not to file charges against Mr. Biden for unauthorized possession of classified documents. However, the prosecutor's characteristics on the president's memory are likely to give ammunition to the Republican rivals of Mr. Biden in their argument that he is unable to lead the country.

Mr. Trump, who is facing a federal indictment that contains 37 criminal acts linked to unauthorized possession of classified documents, obstruction of justice and false statements, also attacked Mr. Biden on the matter of classified documents.

He called the case of Mr. Beden “100 different and much heavier than mine”, saying by a statement Thursday that there is a two-level system of justice and unconstitutional prosecution! ” and that there are “interventions in the election process. ”

In his report, prosecutor Hur responded in advance to such claims.

Contrary to evidence against Mr. Biden, the charges filed in Mr. Trump's indictment, if confirmed, present serious grave facts,” according to the report. In particular, for the fact that Mr. Trump has been given ample opportunity to return classified documents to avoid prosecution, but he probably did the opposite.” / VOA