‘He’s Sharp as a Tack!’ Actor Michael Douglas Defends Biden’s Mental Acuity During CNN Interview

ZAKARIA And we are ░░░░░░░░ with Michael Douglas talking ░░░░░░░░ his new series Franklin ░░░░░░░░ Apple TV Let s ░░░░░░░░ about age You re ░░░░░░░░ President Biden s age ░░░░░░░░ re doing fantastically You ░░░░░░░░ like a million bucks ░░░░░░░░ Thank you ZAKARIA Why ░░░░░░░░ t you run for ░░░░░░░░ Laughter Douglas I did ░░░░░░░░ movie once you know ░░░░░░░░ I ZAKARIA Did it ░░░░░░░░ tempt you Douglas Well ░░░░░░░░ knew I had the ░░░░░░░░ So it s the ░░░░░░░░ when you have the ░░░░░░░░ No they asked me ░░░░░░░░ run for governor a ░░░░░░░░ of times in California ░░░░░░░░ earlier time And I ░░░░░░░░ saying Well why do ░░░░░░░░ want me They said ░░░░░░░░ we need a man ░░░░░░░░ can finance his own ░░░░░░░░ I said Yeah You ░░░░░░░░ who has a credibility ░░░░░░░░ who is well known ░░░░░░░░ and everything And I ░░░░░░░░ saying Are you sure ░░░░░░░░ re not looking for ░░░░░░░░ kamikaze pilot I said ░░░░░░░░ don t think so ░░░░░░░░ So you and Biden ░░░░░░░░ about the same age ░░░░░░░░ you think you know ░░░░░░░░ you one of those ░░░░░░░░ who wished he had ░░░░░░░░ out let the field ░░░░░░░░ somebody else How do ░░░░░░░░ how do you think ░░░░░░░░ that Douglas Well I ░░░░░░░░ I think that I ░░░░░░░░ a little similar to ░░░░░░░░ And the people that ░░░░░░░░ ve talked to and ░░░░░░░░ that I have say ░░░░░░░░ s as sharp as ░░░░░░░░ tack he s fine ░░░░░░░░ all have an issue ░░░░░░░░ memories as we get ░░░░░░░░ we forget names something ░░░░░░░░ has overcome a stutter ░░░░░░░░ his life sometimes he ░░░░░░░░ but let s just ░░░░░░░░ that his entire cabinet ░░░░░░░░ his vice president everybody ░░░░░░░░ cabinet would be more ░░░░░░░░ happy to work with ░░░░░░░░ again in the next ░░░░░░░░ I cannot say that ░░░░░░░░ the other candidate running ░░░░░░░░ nobody in his in ░░░░░░░░ cabinet from 2016 wants ░░░░░░░░ be involved with him.”