Nancy Pelosi Says It's Fair To Ask Questions About Joe Biden's Health

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Tuesday said that questions about President Joe Biden’s ability to serve following last week’s debate with Donald Trump were “legitimate,” adding that those same questions should also be asked of the presumptive GOP presidential nominee.

“I think it’s a legitimate question to say, is this an episode or is this a condition? When people ask that question, it’s legitimate — of both candidates,” Pelosi told MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell when asked if she had concerns about Biden.

“We should be tearing up what [Trump] said the other day, because it was a pack of lies,” she added. “It’s very hard to debate somebody when you have to undo or debunk everything they are saying. Both candidates owe whatever test you want to put them to, in terms of their mental acuity and their health.”

Biden and his aides are in damage-control mode after the president’s poor debate with Trump, seeking to reassure panicking Democrats and donors alike. Biden is scheduled to hold a call with Democratic governors later this week as questions mount in his party about his political future.

Pelosi on Tuesday urged Biden to sit down for interviews with journalists to reassure his party and the public of his ability to do the job.

“Not one, maybe two. I think that is essential for them to do that,” Pelosi said.

Although top Democrats are still publicly supporting Biden, there are signs that the dam may be beginning to crack. On Tuesday, Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) became the first sitting House Democrat to call on Biden to withdraw from the race.

“Our overriding consideration must be who has the best hope of saving our democracy from an authoritarian takeover by a criminal and his gang,” Doggett said in a