Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., said on “America’s Newsroom” Friday that President Biden’s staff is overprotective of him and he should schedule more press conferences, as well as participate in Democratic primary debates. The congressman reacted to questions about the president’s mental fitness after the 80-year-old Biden appeared to forget that he had traveled to Ireland just weeks ago.
REP. RO KHANNA: I’m a person of democracy. I think he’s actually really good. I think his staff overprotects him. I think, put him out there in a press conference. Who cares if someone makes a gaffe? Every person makes a gaffe in conversations. Let’s see the authentic President Biden. He’s an empathetic person. And I think the more he’s out there, the better. And do the press conferences, do the debates. I debate people in Congress, even though they don’t have, sometimes, much of a chance. That’s…
