AOC defends Biden as ‘one of the most successful presidents in modern history’

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) defended President Joe Biden as “one of the most successful presidents in modern American history” amid concerns over the president’s mental acuity.

Ocasio-Cortez touted Biden’s successes in his first term as president, including securing the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act and the American Rescue Plan.

“I know who I’m going to choose [for president]: It’s going to be one of the most successful presidents in modern American history,” Ocasio-Cortez told CNN on Tuesday. “[He] passed the inflation reduction that got us the American Rescue Plan that ensured that we could pass one of the largest federal investments in climate change in U.S. history.”

Critics of the president have questioned his mental competency after a special counsel report acknowledged Biden’s memory was “significantly limited.”

The report claimed prosecutors would have a hard time convincing a jury to convict the octogenarian president because he can portray himself “as a sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory.”

Ocasio-Cortez rejected the criticism of Biden’s age as a legitimate concern, pointing out that former President Donald Trump, 77, the Republican front-runner for president, is close to Biden’s age of 81.

“I think right now, when it comes to the president’s age, folks are talking about how he’s 81,” the congresswoman said. “But we have to look at, first of all, Donald Trump is around the same age. They could have gone to high school together. And beyond that, Donald Trump has 91 indictments.”

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The New York congresswoman also noted that the filing deadlines for the Democratic primary have passed, meaning Biden has a limited field running against him.

“There’s already been a primary [where] voters have outright rejected Dean Phillips,” Ocasio-Cortez said. “President Biden is going to be the Democratic nominee, and hopefully, he’ll be reelected as president of the United States.”

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