<p>A pair of Senate Democrats on Sunday defended President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Biden</a> after a <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/22/opinion/editorials/biden-age.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New York Times editorial</a> raised concerns about the commander-in-chief&#8217;s age.</p>
<p>&#8220;Meet the Press&#8221; moderator Chuck Todd asked Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL), chairman of the Judiciary Committee, if Biden should be doing more to assure Americans he is up to the job as the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/2024-election" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2024 election</a> approaches.</p>
<p><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">&#8220;I think his schedule reflects an active person, mentally and physically, who is engaging with the American people on a regular basis,&#8221; Durbin said during the NBC News interview.</span></p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">&quot;Should President Biden be doing more to show Americans that he&#39;s up to the job?&quot;</p>
<p>Democrat Senator Dick Durbin: &quot;I think his schedule reflects an active person, mentally and physically, who is engaging with the American people.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/SkdrwdryZa">pic.twitter.com/SkdrwdryZa</a></p>
<p>&mdash; RNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a href="https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1650138024402100225?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 23, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Todd asked the question after sharing an excerpt from the editorial about Biden, published on Saturday following reports saying the president is <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/04/20/biden-reelection-announcement-next-week/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">expected to announce</a> his re-election campaign this week. Already the oldest person to be president at 80, Biden would be 86 at the end of a second term.</p>
<p>&#8220;Concerns about age — both in terms of fitness for office and being out of touch with the moment — are legitimate, as Mr. Biden acknowledged in an interview in February <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/intention-run-biden-tells-abcs-muir-reelection-decision/story?id=97447706" target="_blank" rel="noopener">with ABC News</a>. His standard line, repeated in that interview, is: “The only thing I can say is, ‘Watch me,’” the editorial says.</p>
<p>&#8220;But Mr. Biden has given voters very few chances to do just that — to watch him — and his refusal to engage with the public regularly raises questions about his age and health,&#8221; the editorial adds.</p>
<p>Durbin went on to explain how he has seen evidence first-hand that assures him that Biden is still a capable president.</p>
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<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t know what more they&#8217;re asking for, but I&#8217;ve been in meetings with him time after time,&#8221; Durbin said of Biden. &#8220;His performance tells me he&#8217;s up to the job, and does it well.&#8221;</p>
<p>Durbin <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/meet-press-april-23-2023-n1304542" target="_blank" rel="noopener">added</a>: &#8220;Let&#8217;s concede the obvious, what his age is. But let&#8217;s look at the obvious. He&#8217;s an active president who is meeting the challenges of America every day.&#8221;</p>
<p>Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), who <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/02/klobuchar-to-drop-out-of-2020-campaign-endorse-biden-118823" target="_blank" rel="noopener">endorsed Biden in 2020</a> upon ending her own presidential bid, faced similar questions about Biden&#8217;s fitness to serve during an appearance on CNN&#8217;s &#8220;State of the Union.&#8221;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">&quot;How do you think President Biden could overcome [concerns about his age and mental stamina]?&quot;</p>
<p>Democrat Senator Amy Klobuchar: &quot;Biden has such a strong record to run on!&quot; <a href="https://t.co/uv4kLbRFFz">pic.twitter.com/uv4kLbRFFz</a></p>
<p>&mdash; RNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a href="https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1650151320979136512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 23, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
<p>“President Biden has such a strong record to run on,&#8221; Klobuchar said.</p>
<p>After reciting aspects of Biden&#8217;s record, Klobuchar argued the incumbent offers Americans a &#8220;steady hand&#8221; in the White House, comparing him to former President Donald Trump, who is running for re-election.</p>
<p>&#8220;People don&#8217;t want that chaos back again,&#8221; Klobuchar added.</p>

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