Biden campaign co-chair fires back at speculation on the president's mental capacity

• Biden campaign co-chair Mitch Landrieu on Sunday fired back at concerns surrounding President Joe Biden's memory and mental capacity.
• Biden's mental capacity has been a sticking point for voters and Washington alike.
• Concerns were reignited following the release of Special Counsel Robert Hur's report, which cited Biden's alleged poor memory.

President Joe Biden's campaign national co-chair Mitch Landrieu on Sunday fired back at concerns raised by Special Counsel Robert Hur surrounding Biden's alleged mental deterioration.

"They're not even close to being the same cases," Landrieu said Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press," responding to comparisons between Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump and Biden's respective investigations surrounding the mishandling of classified documents.

"But that's not what the most egregious thing is about this report," Landrieu continued. "It is this ad hominem attack that questioned the president's capacity ... I've known [Biden] for 30 years. I have met with him personally, I've met with him with two people, five people, 10 people. I have been on trips with him crisscrossing the country, rebuilding America based on this incredible infrastructure bill that was passed. And I'm telling you, this guy's tough. He's smart."

The comments follow Special Counsel Robert Hur's investigation into possible mishandling of U.S. classified documents that could have endangered national security. Classified documents were kept by Biden in the garage of his Delaware residence after the conclusion of his second term as vice president in 2017, the report noted. Ultimately, while the report maintained the risks raised by the storage of national documents in Biden's residence, the president did not