Dem Sen. Whitehouse ‘Horrified’ by Debate; Urges Biden Team To Be ‘Candid’ About President

Reporter 12 News is ░░░░░░░░ local election headquarters with ░░░░░░░░ local reaction to President ░░░░░░░░ s disastrous debate Biden ░░░░░░░░ his aides have spent ░░░░░░░░ days working furiously to ░░░░░░░░ down panicked Democrats and ░░░░░░░░ the president will not ░░░░░░░░ out of the race ░░░░░░░░ 2 12 News politics ░░░░░░░░ Ted Nesi caught up ░░░░░░░░ two top Rhode Island ░░░░░░░░ on Monday to ask ░░░░░░░░ they think should happen ░░░░░░░░ Ted NESI Senator Sheldon ░░░░░░░░ and Congressman Gabe Amo ░░░░░░░░ t dispute that Thursday ░░░░░░░░ a bad night for ░░░░░░░░ but for now they ░░░░░░░░ still standing behind President ░░░░░░░░ in his bid for ░░░░░░░░ Clip starts Biden Look ░░░░░░░░ we finally beat Medicare ░░░░░░░░ voice over Tens of ░░░░░░░░ of Americans watched Thursday ░░░░░░░░ as President Biden struggled ░░░░░░░░ the first televised presidential ░░░░░░░░ sending shockwaves through the ░░░░░░░░ Party A CBS News ░░░░░░░░ over the weekend showed ░░░░░░░░ share of voters who ░░░░░░░░ Biden does not have ░░░░░░░░ mental and cognitive health ░░░░░░░░ serve as president jumped ░░░░░░░░ 65 percent to 72 ░░░░░░░░ NESI Your honest reaction ░░░░░░░░ the debate WHITEHOUSE I ░░░░░░░░ like a lot of ░░░░░░░░ I was pretty horrified ░░░░░░░░ voice over Rhode Island ░░░░░░░░ S Senator Sheldon Whitehouse ░░░░░░░░ 12 News Democrats remain ░░░░░░░░ about the need to ░░░░░░░░ former President Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ they are looking for ░░░░░░░░ from Biden and his ░░░░░░░░ WHITEHOUSE I think people ░░░░░░░░ to make sure that ░░░░░░░░ is a campaign that ░░░░░░░░ ready to go and ░░░░░░░░ that the president and ░░░░░░░░ team are being candid ░░░░░░░░ us about his condition ░░░░░░░░ this was a real ░░░░░░░░ and not just the ░░░░░░░░ he is these days ░░░░░░░░ I was disappointed like ░░░░░░░░ lot of other people ░░░░░░░░ have to keep working ░░░░░░░░ voice over Congressman Gabe ░░░░░░░░ used to work in ░░░░░░░░ Biden Administration He spent ░░░░░░░░ past weekend campaigning for ░░░░░░░░ president in New Hampshire ░░░░░░░░ I think people are ░░░░░░░░ a genuine concern and ░░░░░░░░ s okay We should ░░░░░░░░ honest with people We ░░░░░░░░ be transparent with people ░░░░░░░░ at the same time ░░░░░░░░ knows how high the ░░░░░░░░ are NESI voice over ░░░░░░░░ the campaign the debate ░░░░░░░░ raised questions about Biden ░░░░░░░░ ability to serve as ░░░░░░░░ now NESI Were you ░░░░░░░░ aback as someone who ░░░░░░░░ to see him up ░░░░░░░░ once in a while ░░░░░░░░ most of us WHITEHOUSE ░░░░░░░░ I ve never seen ░░░░░░░░ happen before NESI So ░░░░░░░░ was not how you ░░░░░░░░ all knew behind the ░░░░░░░░ he s like this ░░░░░░░░ No no that this ░░░░░░░░ a surprise Clip ends ░░░░░░░░ Locally there have been ░░░░░░░░ calls for Biden to ░░░░░░░░ out from people like ░░░░░░░░ congressional candidate Aaron Regunberg ░░░░░░░░ Providence City Councillor Justin ░░░░░░░░ but most in the ░░░░░░░░ are only discussing their ░░░░░░░░ privately Ted Nesi 12 ░░░░░░░░