A new poll has revealed that nearly two-thirds of Americans – including a majority of Democrats – now say they are at least “somewhat concerned” about President Biden’s mental health.
The poll published by the New York Post showed that 64% of Americans are either “extremely concerned” or “somewhat concerned” about President Joe Biden’s mental health, up from 59% in early August.
Notably, the number of Democrats worried about the president’s general missteps jumped 13 percentage points in two months, from 39% who said they were “extremely” or “somewhat” concerned in early August to 52% who say the same thing now.
The poll was among the first to ask about Biden’s mental state since a shocking mistake trying to identify an Indiana congresswoman – forgetting that she had died earlier this year.
“Are you here? Where’s Jackie?” Biden asked during a speech in Washington, referring to Republican Representative Jackie Wallorsky, who was killed in a car crash on August 3, adding, “I didn’t think she was — she wouldn’t be here.”
The White House tried to ignore the gaffe, to the astonishment of White House reporters, who pointed out that the claim did not explain why the president appeared to have forgotten the congressman’s death, and to make matters worse, the president issued a statement mourning Walorsky’s death and ordered the White House flag to be lowered for a period of time. Two days at the time of the fatal accident.
This is not the first time that a similar situation has occurred from the US President, where Biden confused both onlookers and his officials as he roamed away from the podium during a speech at the headquarters FEMA About the devastation caused by Hurricane Ian, and in another strange incident in April, Biden extended his arm after a speech and seemed to shake it as if he was greeting someone, but there was no one else on stage.