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On the recordJuly 10, 2024
As much as the White House would like to move on from the terrible debate performance we saw less than 2 weeks ago, it is still on the minds of many Americans, including my own. Like many, I am not only concerned about who is in the Oval Office in 2025, but I am concerned about the weeks and months between now and Inauguration Day. The American people deserve to know their Commander in Chief can do the job. They deserve to know why he requires pictures of stages and podiums before he attends events. They deserve to have their many, many questions answered. Unfortunately, President Biden has decided that one recorded, in- person interview and a politically charged letter will suffice. We would be well served not to forget Special Counsel Robert Hur's report from February describing the President's memory as significantly limited. More importantly, we must not forget his conclusion that a potential trial over the President's apparently intentional illegal possession of classified documents would result in a jury essentially feeling bad for a forgetful old man. Following that frank and damning report, the President's chief of staff responded by saying: No one works harder and asks tougher questions than the President. In hindsight, it appears he was willing to surrender his personal credibility in an attempt to keep the President's cognitive maladies hidden.…
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John Rose
Republican · Vermont

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