Democrat Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) has admitted it was “obvious” that former President Joe Biden “was not in a condition” to lead the country and should not have run for re-election.
The congressman has argued that “Democrats must be honest” about Biden’s mental and physical fitness if they want to “rebuild trust” with the American people.
Khanna made the admission in an X post while sharing the link to his appearance on Fox News’s “The Story.”
“To rebuild trust, Democrats must be honest,” Khanna said.
“In light of the facts that have come out, Joe Biden should not have run for reelection, and we should have had an open primary.”
To rebuild trust, Democrats must be honest. In light of the facts that have come out, Joe Biden should not have run for reelection, and we should have had an open primary. @chucktodd and @davidaxelrod were right.https://t.co/PCVbeRYTyT
— Ro Khanna (@RoKhanna) May 14, 2025
In another post on X, Khanna added:
“In my limited public interactions with the President, he appeared coherent.
“It is obvious now to me, based on @jaketapper and others reporting, that he was not in a condition to run for reelection, and he should have made the decision not to.
“We must be honest with people about our party’s mistake.”
In my limited public interactions with the President, he appeared coherent. It is obvious now to me, based on @jaketapper and others reporting, that he was not in a condition to run for reelection, and he should have made the decision not to. We must be honest with people about…
— Ro Khanna (@RoKhanna) May 14, 2025
During his appearance on Fox News, Khanna said that the Democratic Party should admit to making a “mistake.”
He said Democrats should have more strongly called for Biden not to seek re-election.
Fox News’s Martha MacCallum confronted Khanna with multiple clips of his own comments about Biden.
In one of those clips, Khanna described Biden as “fully coherent” in 2024.
After several clips of Khanna aired, MacCallum asked the congressman whether he was being truthful in his past comments about Biden.
“I was,” Khanna claimed.
However, he also admitted that he did not “have the full picture.”
WATCH:
During an appearance on “The View” earlier this month, the former president pushed back against the notion that he suffered significant cognitive decline during his last year in office.
However, his wife, Jill Biden, was forced to step in and answer the question for her husband as he mumbled and slurred while attempting to respond to concerns about his mental health.
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