Dr. Jill Biden dismissed a question about her husband Joe Biden’s repeated blunders on the campaign trail.
In a socially distant interview in Norfolk, Virginia, that aired on Sunday, CNN anchor Jake Tapper brought up the first debate against President Trump on Tuesday and was unable to finish asking Biden about her husband making “the occasional gaffe” before she shut the question down.
“Oh, you can’t even go there. After Donald Trump, you cannot even say the word gaffe,” she said during the interview.
Tapper, who was laughing at her response, tried to lean back into the question, but Biden wouldn’t have it. “Done. It’s gone. … Over, so over,” she said. Tapper then moved on with his next question about Trump’s comments regarding a peaceful transition of power.
Biden’s stumbles have been a staple of his career for years, but in recent months the Trump campaign has questioned whether they are a sign of cognitive decline.
Trump said on Sunday that he would be “strongly demanding” that both he and the former vice president take a drug test before the debates to ensure they are not taking any sort of enhancers.
Biden said she is not concerned about her husband’s performance in the debates.
“He’s ready. You know, one of the things I am excited for is when the American people see Joe Biden up there on that stage. They’re going to see what a president looks like. You know, someone who is, like I’m saying, calm, steady, strong, resilient,” she said.
“It’s like night and day between the two candidates. And so I can’t wait for the American people to see Joe, to see that statesman up there in front of the American public,” she added.
