Filmmaker/activist Michael Moore said he thinks President Joe Biden is the victim of “a form of elder abuse” because the people around him pushed him to stay in the race.
“Watching the debate a week ago was heartbreaking,” Moore told MSNBC’s Ayman Mohyeldin. “Why did they even let him go on stage in this condition? Who took care of him? Who is watching him now?”
Moore said there are people who could become president in their 80s, but Biden’s poor debate performance suggests something other than age.
“Something was wrong that night,” he said. “We’ve all seen it. We can’t undo it.”
Moore, who is from Michigan, said most people following politics there believe the key swing state is now “almost unwinnable” for Biden, not only because of concerns about his cognitive health, but also because Arab-American voters and younger voters turned against Biden over his Gaza policy.
Moore also had some praise for Biden, calling him “the most progressive president we’ve had in my lifetime” and crediting him with beating Trump last time.
“He removed the devil in 2020,” Moore said.
Up podcast And websiteMoore has called on Biden to have a medical evaluation, and if it confirms “the obvious medical issues that were fully addressed” during the debate, he should resign and hand the Oval Office to Vice President Kamala Harris.
See his full discussion with Mohyeldin below: