Sen. Chris Murphy (D‑CT) reiterated his support for President Joe Biden seeking reelection this November, though he admitted the president “needs to do more” to assure voters that he is up for the job.
Murphy questioned why most of the post-debate discussion was on Biden’s mental fitness over former President Donald Trump’s “pathological lying.” However, he contended that Biden’s performance at the first presidential debate did raise questions among voters and that his first interview after the debate did not do much to put these concerns to rest.
“Personally, I love Joe Biden,” Murphy said on CNN’s State of the Union. “I don‘t know that the interview on Friday night did enough to answer those questions, and so I think this week is going to be absolutely critical. I think the pr …