President Biden returned fire on Tuesday against Senator Rick Scott, saying the Florida Republican “has a problem” when asked about Scott’s claim that the president is mentally incompetent and must resign to help correct rising inflation. .
CBS News reporter Ed O’Keefe asked about Scott after Biden made a series of blunders during White House remarks about inflation. At one point, Biden mistakenly identified Scott’s home state as Wisconsin and said Democrats “controlled all three branches of government.”
“Earlier today, awaiting your remarks, [Scott] he said, and I’m just quoting here, that the best thing, “the most effective thing Joe Biden can do to solve the inflation crisis he’s created is to resign.” That’s the problem, “O’Keefe began, quoting a statement issued by Scott before Biden’s speech.
“Resignation? That’s a good idea,” Biden laughed.
Senator Rick Scott said President Biden “did not take responsibility” for inflation “and has no plan.” AP Photo / Mariam Zuhaib
O’Keefe continued: “The senator added later: ‘Joe Biden is not well, he is unfit for office, he is inconsistent, incompetent and confused.’ I offer you a chance to answer that. “
Biden said, “I think the man has a problem.”
Scott, chairman of the Republican Senator Campaign Committee, tweeted shortly afterwards: “The president just said I’m from Wisconsin… @JoeBiden is so incompetent and inconsistent that he can’t even keep his states right.
President Biden returned fire on Tuesday against Senator Rick Scott.REUTERS / Leah Millis
In a follow-up interview with Fox News, responding to Biden’s remarks, Scott said the president “did not take responsibility” for inflation “and has no plan.”
“We have 8.5% inflation. We have the highest gas prices so far. We have low labor participation. We have a declining GDP. We have a sharp rise in mortgage rates. The stock market is going down, “Scott told host Harris Faulkner. “So he has no ideas. He was confusing. He offered no ideas [for] what would end. “
Republicans routinely attack Biden’s mental fitness for service. The commander-in-chief turned 80 in November and is now the oldest president in the United States.
Senator Rick Scott Scott says President Biden is mentally incompetent and must resign to help correct rising inflation. President Biden said Senator Rick Scott “has a problem.”
Scott criticizes Biden after the White House took advantage of some of his political positions to argue that Republicans will raise taxes if they win this year’s midterm elections – demanding everyone pay some taxes – and potentially leaving programs such as Social Security to expire , requiring all laws to be re-enacted every five years.
The Washington Post fact-checking column described the attack as fake, awarding Biden three Pinocchios last month.
“Scott’s tax plan is certainly ripe for political fodder, but the White House is lucky here,” wrote columnist Glenn Kessler. “Scott is a Republican, he’s in Congress and he’s part of the Republican leadership. But his excerpt, as it stands, cannot be called a “Republican plan of Congress.” No legislation has been drafted and no other Republican legislature has announced its support. “
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