Clyburn Claims ‘Mentally’ Biden Is the Same Man He Endorsed Four Years Ago But Falls Short of Supporting Cognitive Exam

MELVIN But you are ░░░░░░░░ there are a lot ░░░░░░░░ folks in this country ░░░░░░░░ of whom in your ░░░░░░░░ party who don t ░░░░░░░░ this is the same ░░░░░░░░ Biden that we saw ░░░░░░░░ years ago You ve ░░░░░░░░ him for decades You ░░░░░░░░ traveling with him next ░░░░░░░░ You ve spent more ░░░░░░░░ with the president than ░░░░░░░░ about anybody else in ░░░░░░░░ House Is this the ░░░░░░░░ Joe Biden that we ░░░░░░░░ two years ago Clyburn ░░░░░░░░ look MELVIN Is is ░░░░░░░░ same Joe Biden Clyburn ░░░░░░░░ I m not the ░░░░░░░░ Jim Clyburn than I ░░░░░░░░ four years ago And ░░░░░░░░ a few what 10 ░░░░░░░░ days MELVIN You ll ░░░░░░░░ 84 Clyburn I ll ░░░░░░░░ 84 years old That ░░░░░░░░ the 45th anniversary of ░░░░░░░░ 39th birthday It s ░░░░░░░░ anniversary of my 39th ░░░░░░░░ I am a bit ░░░░░░░░ than I was before ░░░░░░░░ I m a bit ░░░░░░░░ than I am on ░░░░░░░░ fronts So you are ░░░░░░░░ but remember it s ░░░░░░░░ When I was a ░░░░░░░░ I spoke as a ░░░░░░░░ I understood as a ░░░░░░░░ When I became a ░░░░░░░░ I put away childish ░░░░░░░░ Joe Biden has put ░░░░░░░░ childish things because he ░░░░░░░░ become a man His ░░░░░░░░ is still being a ░░░░░░░░ MELVIN But congressman you ░░░░░░░░ acknowledge that the president ░░░░░░░░ have seen over the ░░░░░░░░ few weeks last few ░░░░░░░░ he is not the ░░░░░░░░ that you endorsed four ░░░░░░░░ ago In terms of ░░░░░░░░ acuity in terms of ░░░░░░░░ physical ability is he ░░░░░░░░ the same man Clyburn ░░░░░░░░ MELVIN Yeah Clyburn I ░░░░░░░░ t think so And ░░░░░░░░ I do think so ░░░░░░░░ is still grasping what ░░░░░░░░ country is all about ░░░░░░░░ knows what democracy is ░░░░░░░░ about He knows what ░░░░░░░░ need to do as ░░░░░░░░ country to take advantage ░░░░░░░░ the future and maintain ░░░░░░░░ relationship with all of ░░░░░░░░ allies around the country ░░░░░░░░ the world and what ░░░░░░░░ need to do for ░░░░░░░░ constituents throughout the country ░░░░░░░░ Last night he said ░░░░░░░░ would be willing to ░░░░░░░░ another neurological exam Should ░░░░░░░░ Clyburn Well he should ░░░░░░░░ what his doctors tell ░░░░░░░░ to do I m ░░░░░░░░ gonna put myself in ░░░░░░░░ place of his doctors ░░░░░░░░ I don t think ░░░░░░░░ of us should.”