To the Editor:
Re “A Defiant Biden Says Only the ‘Lord Almighty’ Could Drive Him From the Race” (nytimes.com, July 5):
Anybody with aged family members is aware of that they’ve good days and unhealthy days, which is exactly why President Biden’s interview with George Stephanopoulos means nothing within the large scheme of issues.
We’ve already seen loads of proof by a number of interviews indicating that each Mr. Biden and Donald Trump are able to age-related incoherence at any second. Giant majorities of People have repeatedly informed pollsters they don’t need Mr. Biden and Mr. Trump to run once more. The stakes in our subsequent election couldn’t be any larger.
The longer the Democratic Celebration persists in ramming Mr. Biden down our throats, the extra it ensures Mr. Trump’s victory and the lack of American democracy and the rule of legislation as we all know it.
Jeff Crider
Palm Desert, Calif.
To the Editor:
George Stephanopoulos gave President Biden a chance to reply questions in a transparent and incisive vogue. He failed.
To the query “Did you ever watch the talk afterwards?” his reply was, “I don’t assume I did, no.”
The controversy was crucial public occasion in his marketing campaign. But he didn’t know if he watched a replay! The reply revealed problems with reminiscence and probably a confusion about how any reply could be handled. So, he gave a non-answer to a sure/no query.
Mr. Biden wants instantly to endure neurological and cognitive testing, with the outcomes launched to the general public. If he does poorly, he must withdraw his candidacy, however the query will even come up whether or not he must resign from the presidency.
He can keep away from this situation by withdrawing now. He solely must say that he doesn’t have the bodily energy to be each a candidate and the president, and might save the nation extra trauma.
Sidney Weissman
Highland Park, Sick.
The author is medical professor of psychiatry and behavioral science at Northwestern College/Feinberg Faculty of Drugs.
To the Editor:
Essentially the most ludicrous instance of Donald Trump’s galactic ego was expressed in his astonishing declare, “I alone can repair this!”
However in his interview with George Stephanopoulos, President Biden primarily mentioned: “I alone can beat Donald Trump!” And his closest advisers seem like codependents on this fantastical declare.
The Democratic Celebration is blessed with superb elected officers prepared and capable of defeat Mr. Trump. And a nation of agitated voters of all political stripes is craving to really feel enthusiasm and optimism about supporting a recent workforce of candidates.
That is the second to dramatically revive democracy in America. Paradoxically, Joe Biden actually is the one one who can do it. However solely by stepping apart to let it occur.
Eliot Daley
Princeton, N.J.