‘Mental fitness’: Biden campaign co-chair says president has no concerns despite polling

President Biden’s campaign co-chair Mitch Landrieu said the president is not worried about his mental fitness, despite polls that show the 81-year-old’s ability to lead the country remains a big concern for voters ahead of the election.

Mr. Landrieu was questioned by NBC News’ Peter Alexander on “Meet the Press” Sunday on why Mr. Biden wouldn’t step aside and let another Democrat run for president in an effort to eliminate the “mental fitness” drag on the party’s nominee.

“Well, first of all, Joe Biden doesn’t have any concerns about his mental fitness, nor do I. I’ve spent an incredible amount of time with Joe Biden,” Mr. Landrieu said. “That’s just the fade that the other side is pushing. Joe Biden has taken this country from being in a cataclysmic downfall to actually leading the world once again.”

“And he’s going to continue to do that, and he has built up an entire new generation of leaders that will govern this country really well into the future,” he said. “And so he’s succeeded masterfully in both of those things.”

Mr. Alexander brought up a comment the president made in 2020 about returning the United States to “normalcy” and being a “bridge to new leadership.”

“Well, nothing changed. Joe Biden didn’t say that he was going to be a one-term president. He said he was going to lay a strong foundation to build a new generation of leaders and, my goodness, look at all the incredible Democratic leaders we have across the country,” Mr. Landrieu said. “We have governors now that weren’t in office before that are now doing an incredible job.”