THE EXPRESS
Joe Biden’s “cognitive failure” could result in him refusing to relinquish power in the US, but Donald Trump‘s mental deterioration is worse, an expert has warned.
After an investigation into Biden’s retention of classified documents, the prosecutor raised alarming concerns about the President’s cognitive regression.
Special Counsel Robert Hur said Biden would not be charged even if he were not in office because a jury would see him as a well-intentioned, elderly man with limited memory.
These comments have raised concerns about Biden’s ability to lead the most world’s most powerful country.
But Trump’s gaffes – such as mistaking Nikki Haley for Nancy Pelosi – have shown that his mental decline is “more apparent” than Biden’s, according to an expert.
Paul Quirk, a political science professor at the University of British Columbia in Canada, told Newsweek: “The legitimate concern about Biden’s age is that by the end of a second term, he would be almost five years older than he is now.
“There is obvious potential for serious cognitive failure by then. And if it occurred, the real danger is that Biden would fail to recognize it, and refuse to let his vice president take over.
“From the standpoint of the campaign, Biden’s age should be less of an issue than Trump’s more apparent cognitive decline – displayed in slurred speech and gross, repeated errors in one campaign rally after another…
