Former Democratic lawmaker had 'great concerns' about Biden's ability to speak, says race was 'unwinnable'
'And I saw it firsthand. I could be as close as we are now and have difficulty at times understanding what he was saying,' Susan Wild said on CNN
By Hanna Panreck Fox News
Published January 8, 2025 1:58pm EST
Former Democratic Rep. Susan Wild on Wednesday said that she had "great concerns" over President Biden's ability to speak and project, and that the 2024 race was "unwinnable" for Vice President Kamala Harris.
"I was confident in his mental acuity. I did have great concerns about his ability to project and to speak. He’s had a lifelong speech impediment, as we know, but this was something different. And I saw it firsthand," she told CNN host Kasie Hunt.
"I could be as close as we are now and have difficulty at times understanding what he was saying. And that caused me a lot of concern, because as President of the United States, it's not that you're speaking professionally, but it‘s an important thing to be able to communicate well. And that really concerned me. But I didn't have concerns specifically about his cognitive abilities," Wild said.
President Biden acknowledged concerns about his age and discussed his legacy in an interview with USA Today published Wednesday, but still claimed he would have won another term if he'd run against President-elect Trump. However, he admitted he was not sure if he could have lasted four more years, saying "who the hell knows" what a second term might have looked like.
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