CT Mirror: Lamont’s Post-Debate Concerns Prompted A Call From Biden

From Mark Pazniokas, CT Mirror.

Gov. Ned Lamont on Tuesday celebrated the receipt of a $38.9 million grant made through one of President Joe Biden’s signature legislative achievements, then fielded questions about the president’s readiness to win and serve a second term.

Standing at a lectern bearing a Biden administration infrastructure logo, the Democratic governor disclosed that concerns he raised to the White House about the president last Wednesday prompted a call the next day from Biden.

“We just had a brief discussion about the campaign going forward,” Lamont said. Pressed if he expressed an opinion to Biden about quitting or continuing, Lamont offered no specifics and simply said, “We talked about the campaign.”

Lamont repeated a concern expressed Monday in an interview with The Connecticut Mirror: Biden, 81, remains on the defensive since his poor showing in his first debate this cycle with his 78-year-old opponent, Donald J. Trump.

But he defended the refusal of Biden to submit to a test of his cognitive abilities.

“I agree with him, what he said … ‘Every day, I am making decisions every day, I’m standing in front of the American people.’ All of a sudden everybody discovered he’s 81 years old. Really?” Lamont said. “So I think that’s a nonsense argument. I think watch the guy and make up your mind.”

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