Newsmax Reporter Asks Biden Why So Many Americans Have Such ‘Profound Concerns About Your Cognitive Fitness?’

From the transcript finally posted at https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2022/01/19/remarks-by-president-biden-in-press-conference-6/ . He completely ignored the question – or if you prefer, his soup brain forgot it. Quite possible; the alphabet soup couldn’t organize the answer to the second question in coherent letters either.

Q I have two really simple questions. I promise. You campaigned on canceling $10,000 in student loans. Do you still plan to do so, and when?

And then, my second question is: Now that you’ve clarified the Bull Connor comments, do you plan to reach out to Republicans like Mitt Romney to talk about reforming the Electoral Count Act?

THE PRESIDENT: Yes, I’m happy to speak out. I’ve — I’ve met with — I’ve talked to Mitt on other occasions.

And, by the way, I reached out to the Minority Leader as well at the time that he made his speech.

And so, I have no reluctance to reach out to any Republican and anyone who — and I’ve made it clear.

Look, I’ve now had the opportunity to travel because of funerals and eulogies I’ve made and attended — and congressmen and senators who have come along with me. I don’t — don’t hold me to the number, but somewhere between 20 and 25 senators and congresspersons have traveled with me.

And I find you should get the list of them and ask what — how we, you know, sat for the two, three, four, five hours that we’ve flown together — sit back in the — in that conference table and talk to them, ask them questions; they ask me questions. I learned a heck of a lot.

But as President, you don’t quite have that ability to do that as often as I’d like to be able to do it.

And one of the things that I do think that has been made clear to me — speaking of polling — is the public doesn’t want me to be the “President Senator.” They want me to be the President and let senators be senators.

And so, if I’ve made — and I’ve made many mistakes, I’m sure. If I made a mistake, I’m used to negotiating to get things done, and I’ve been, in the past, relatively successful at it in the United States Senate, even as Vice President. But I think that role as President is — is a different role.

Folks, it is now almost 6:00. With all due respect, I’m going to see you at the next conference. Okay? Thank you.

“Ya gol-dang whippersnapper!”

“I have no idea [clue],” was all Biden said before moving on to the next reporter.

Fixed.

… but he forgot it.

–the second half of Reagan’s second term when he had full-blown Alzheimers.