If you believe President Joe Biden's campaign chair, the Democratic candidate going for a second term is in such tip-top health that he would put many to shame.
“He’s probably in better health than most of us,” Jen O’Malley Dillon told key donors Monday, CNN reports.
Dillon made the sunny statement during a Zoom huddle with 500 donors in hopes of quashing widespread concerns that the 81-year-old incumbent may not be up to lead the free world for another four years.
The nothing-to-see-here mentality — as the commander-in-chief is seemingly disinterested in answering reporters' questions or talking off a teleprompter — didn't harden the resolve for some on the call.
The outlet pointed to a National Finance Committee member who left the call dismayed that the top Biden shot-caller would gloss over the situation rather than come forward with some hard truths.
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There was a question-and-answer portion to the call, according to a donor, and it had staffers reading them off so O’Malley Dillon could answer them.
One reportedly asked how Biden might fare in another debate.
O'Malley Dillon apparently took ownership of the poor debate showing and that Biden would take it to Trump should they meet again.
Another question asked about Biden's strategy should his polling numbers start to tumble.
O'Malley Dillon and other campaign officials said they weren't fretting about a dip, and claimed Biden has held his own at the polls and the debate didn't do any serious damage.
There have been rumblings for Biden to bow out of the race fearing his campaign could crash and burn — and may not be fixable to win over enough undecideds come November 5.
Notably, Biden's deputy campaign manager Rob Flaherty sent a memo over the weekend demanding Democrats back Biden at all costs.
“The bedwetting brigade is calling for Joe Biden to ‘drop out,’” he wrote. “That is the best possible way for Donald Trump to win and us to lose.
"First of all: Joe Biden is going to be the Democratic nominee, period. End of story. Voters voted.”
