Buttigieg spars with lawmaker suggesting invocation of 25th Amendment for Biden
by Cami Mondeaux, Breaking News Reporter |
| July 20, 2022 08:25 AM
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg sparred with a GOP lawmaker during a House hearing after the Republican asked whether the Cabinet has considered removing President Joe Biden via the 25th Amendment due to questions about his cognitive health.
The House Transportation Committee met for hours on Tuesday to discuss infrastructure, electric vehicles, and rising energy costs amid the war in Ukraine. However, the hearing took a turn after Rep. Troy Nehls (R-TX) began to press Buttigieg with suggestions that Biden is not mentally fit for office.
“We now see the mainstream media questioning President Biden’s mental state, and for good reason. Sadly, he shakes hands with ghosts and imaginary people, and he falls off bicycles,” Nehls said, referring to an incident last month when the president fell off his bike while greeting a crowd in Delaware.
Nehls also presented the committee with photos of Biden and captions mocking a speech the president gave last month in which he stuttered through parts of his delivery. Others standing around the Texas Republican presented photos of Biden standing with the White House Easter Bunny.
“Have you spoken to Cabinet members about implementing the 25th Amendment on President Biden?” Nehls asked.
“First of all, I’m glad to have a president who can ride a bicycle, and I will look beyond the insulting nature of that question and make clear to you that the president of the United States — ” he said before being interrupted. “Of course not,” he muttered under his breath as Nehls repeated the question.
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