Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson said President Biden’s shaky performance in Thursday’s debate portrays the U.S. as a “rudderless ship” on the international stage.
Carson, a former Trump administration official joined “The Hill” on NewsNation on Friday to discuss questions about Biden’s cognitive ability after concerns spread following Biden’s lackluster debate performance against former President Trump.
“There are a lot of people much older than Joe Biden who are perfectly aware of what is going on, expressing themselves well and leading normal lives,” said Carson, who is also a neurosurgeon.
“You have to ask yourself: If you were a patient, you were about to have surgery and someone like Joe Biden showed up, would you… undergo that surgery? Would you get on a plane if someone like him showed up as a pilot? Would you let someone like that drive the school bus your child was on? Of course you wouldn’t do that,” he continued. “And we want to give him the most responsible position in the world.”
Carson, who ran against Trump in the 2016 presidential race, said Biden’s lack of energy and difficulty finishing his thoughts put the US at risk because the rest of the world was also watching the debate.
These concerns have also generated calls, even from members of the incumbent’s own party, for Biden to abandon the presidential race and make room for a new candidate.
“They know we are a ship without a rudder, without any leadership,” Carson told host Blake Burman. “This will make some of our adversaries more adventurous and could actually result in a catastrophic situation.”
He also argued that Democrats who want to keep Biden as leader of the United States are “putting us all at risk.”
During the onstage rematch between Biden and Trump, foreign policy was a key issue. The Russia-Ukraine war and the Israel-Hamas war have been flashpoints for Biden’s presidency.
Trump called Putin’s terms for ending the fighting in Ukraine “unacceptable” but avoided providing an explanation for how he would end the war if re-elected. Biden has spent much of his time in office building a relationship with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and supporting efforts to end the attacks.
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