Biden’s Econ Adviser Insists President Is ‘As Sharp As Ever’ As MSNBC Host Relays Concerns

President Joe Biden’s top economic adviser claimed on MSNBC Thursday that the president is “as sharp as ever.”

Council of Economic Advisors Chairman Jared Bernstein’s comments came as Biden faced growing calls to halt his reelection bid over growing concern about reported cognitive issues since a June 27 CNN debate and a July 5 interview with ABC host George Stephanopoulos.

Bernstein claimed that the president often asked for details on economic reports either in person or over the phone when MSNBC host Andrea Mitchell asked if Biden was “still the person you worked with” during his time as vice president.

“I can unequivocally say that and it’s not just based on a couple of days or a couple of weeks or one data point, it’s based on a long relationship, as you just said. I was his chief economist when he was vice president and since then, I have been briefing him on economic reports exactly like this one,” Bernstein said, adding that he frequently briefed Biden on the economy, either in person or on the phone.

“The guy on the other end of the phone or sitting there in the oval talking to me about these reports is as sharp as ever and he is always asking exactly the right questions, sometimes forcing me to scurry back and figure out the answer to some of his tough questions,” Bernstein said.

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