During the 2020 campaign, Biden was asked if he had been tested for dementia and Alzheimer’s and he said he had. He said the opposite in an interview with the National Association of Black Journalists and National Association of Hispanic Journalists: “No, I haven’t taken a test. Why the hell would I take a test? Come on, man. That’s like saying you, before you got on this program, you take a test where you’re taking cocaine or not. What do you think? Huh? Are you a junkie?”
If he has been tested, the public deserves to see the results. If he hasn’t, he should be tested to put the issue to rest and allow voters to determine whether he should serve, or is up to serving, a second term. For the ultimate in credibility, testing should be conducted outside of the White House physician’s office, perhaps at the Mayo Clinic.
If he refuses to be tested, that will suggest he has something to hide and it will send its own message to voters who would then be looking for someone else to be president, which polls, even among Democrats, indicate they would like to see happen.
[It’ll never happen. To test would be to get a definitive answer, and that’s the last thing this White House wants. — Ed]
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