Pelosi attacks Trump and says he might have ‘dementia’ after Biden’s rocky debate

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi went on the attack on Sunday with her fellow Democrats, comingto the defense of Joe Biden following his disastrous debate performance last week in Atlanta.

Biden, already facing serious concerns from voters about his age, appeared lost on stage at points during the debate on Thursday, even forgetting his subject mid-sentence. The president’s voice, affected by a cold, sounded raspy and hoarse.

Pelosi, responding to calls from some Democrats and newspaper editorial boards for Biden to step aside and polling showing that a clear majority of Americans believe that he does not have the mental faculties to be president, pivoted to attacking the Republican candidate.

“There are health care professionals who think that Trump has dementia,” she told CNN. “If we're just talking about mental acuity, let's be fair about it.”

“Not even that he lies; that he doesn’t know the truth,” the former House Democratic leader went on.

She also responded directly to the criticism that she and other Democrats were “enabling” the president as he fought a losing campaign, a criticism she dismissed outright: “We see Joe Biden up close. We know how attuned he is to the issues, how informed we is.”

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“I debate with him on legislation. Not debate, discussion. And he’s right there.”

“It was a bad night. Let’s not...sugarcoat that. It was a bad night. It was a great presidency,” Pelosi then