In The News

Renowned Brain Surgeon Ben Carson Analyzes Biden’s Mental Capacity

Dr. Ben Carson, a neurosurgeon and former Republican presidential candidate, cast doubts on President Joe Biden’s mental fitness during an interview with The Daily Caller News Foundation, pointing to his frequent gaffes as evidence the president is not all there mentally.

“Well, certainly you want someone in that office who’s a peak performer, not someone whose staff has to constantly come behind him and clean up what he’s been saying,” Carson told TheDCNF. “Someone who can complete a sentence without a teleprompter would be helpful, as well.”

Less than 40% of independents think Biden is “mentally fit” whereas 61% “have doubts” about his mental fitness, according to a May Harvard-Hall poll. 83% of Republicans and 19% of Democrats also “have doubts” about Biden’s mental fitness.

Moreover, 62% of the poll’s respondents also believe Biden is “showing he is too old to be president.”

“You’re talking about somebody who has the nuclear codes, who has so many things that are important to Americans in his hands,” Carson said.

https://twitter.com/EddieZipperer/status/1529781088272502785?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener
While Carson did not want to give a formal diagnosis of Biden’s health, he called for mental status tests to better evaluate those in leadership positions, specifically the president.

“I don’t want to make a diagnosis on him but we really should be in a place as a nation where we’re willing to do mental status tests on our leaders, particularly our president, on an annual basis,” Carson said. “And if they can’t pass that mental status test, action needs to be taken.”

Carson also questioned the image presented to adversarial countries like Russia, China and Iran when some Americans do not think Biden has the mental fitness to be president.

“It sends a message that now is the time to take advantage of the United States while we have a weakened leadership. Recognize the position of the United States and the world,” he said. “Before we became the dominant world power, there were all these despotic leaders going around crushing anybody who was weaker than them, and that subsided to a large degree during our peak strength.”

“However, now that we’re starting to lose strength, you’re starting to see the despotic leaders rise again and so it is important not only to our country but to the world that we have strong, effective leadership,” Carson said.

The White House did not respond to TheDCNF’s comment request.

Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org

Samantha Renck

Share
Published by
Samantha Renck

Recent Posts

7 Pleasantly Surprising Reasons to Decorate with Houseplants

There's something warm and inviting about a well-placed, thriving houseplant. Experts call this "interior landscaping,"…

23 hours ago

Always Wrong

No matter the issue or idea, Democrats never get it right. TACO (Trump always chickens…

23 hours ago

President Donald Trump’s Schedule for Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Schedule Summary: President Donald Trump will participate in NATO events on Tuesday and then return…

1 day ago

Supreme Court Hands Trump Admin Victory On Efforts To Deport ‘Worst’ Illegal Migrants

The Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to more quickly deport illegal migrants to countries…

1 day ago

“Too late” Powell Gets It Wrong again

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has made yet another serious mistake — one in a…

1 day ago