Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said over the weekend that he has serious doubts about President Joe Biden’s ability to continue serving as president and that both the president and his line of succession need to take cognitive tests moving forward.

Graham made the remarks during a Sunday interview on CBS News’ “Face The Nation” while talking about the fallout from Biden’s disastrous debate performance.

“Most of us are concerned of the national security implications of this debate about President Biden’s health,” Graham said. “Most Democrats are worried about Biden winning the election. I’m worried about Biden being the commander in chief for the next four months. We’re having a meeting with NATO in Washington next week. On October the 7th, Israel’s attacked by Hamas. On October the 8th, President Biden gives an interview to the special counsel, where they determined him to be a nice man with a bad memory and you couldn’t convince a jury he did anything wrong.”

“I want those tapes released,” he continued. “So, what I would like to see is President Biden take a cognitive test. I think everybody going forward in the line of succession should have a neurological exam on a regular basis.”

Graham said that all nominees for president going forward should have to take neurological exams as part of an overall health examination that is released to the public.

“We need to make sure that the people who are going to be in the line of succession are capable of being commander in chief under dire circumstances,” he said. “Here’s what I worry about, that our allies see a compromised Joe Biden, that our enemies see a compromised Joe Biden, and I’m offended by the idea that he shouldn’t take a competency test, given all the evidence in front of us. He is not only in denial. This is a dangerous time for the American people to have somebody at the ship – leading the ship of state who seems to be compromised.”

A few minutes later he again reiterated his concerns about Biden, saying that he was “very concerned that this man is not capable of being commander in chief for four more months.”

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An MSNBC guest suggested on Sunday that the coming days could be marked by “high-level resignations” in President Joe Biden’s orbit.

The comments came from Mark Leibovich, former New York Times Magazine’s chief national correspondent, during an appearance on MSNBC’s “Inside with Jen Psaki,” where he spoke with the former White House Press Secretary about Biden’s precarious position going into the 2024 presidential election.

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.@MarkLeibovich: “There could be some pretty high level resignations around Biden.” pic.twitter.com/2oGjsQ7aBs

— Inside with Jen Psaki (@InsideWithPsaki) July 7, 2024

Pointing to Biden’s disastrous debate performance and his less-than-stellar follow-up interview with ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos, Leibovich said that he would not be surprised to see people around the president make their way to the nearest exit.

Explaining that Democrats in the House and Senate might stick by Biden despite his apparent difficulties, he argued that those in advisory positions might be less likely to stick around.

“Joe Biden has given very, very few opportunities to be seen, and I think that — another thing I would point out in the next coming days as we go into the week — is not so much Capitol Hill, but I mean, there could be some pretty high level resignations around Biden, whether on the campaign or maybe in the White House or the administration or something,” he said.

“I mean, that quote in the New York Times piece that you alluded to, and again, people like us look closely at the criminology of this,” he continued. “But … this is … the walls seem to be coming in very closely, and I think after the debate he had one really good thing going for him, which was time. He seems to have wasted almost two weeks at this point.”

Psaki also came down relatively harshly on her former boss, saying that it was unclear to her what the best move might be for Biden going forward.

“The questions I’m getting the most are: What’s going to happen? And what is the best path forward? I won’t tell you I know the answer to either question. No one does,” she said.

.@jrpsaki: “The questions I’m getting the most are: What’s going to happen? And what is the best path forward? I won’t tell you I know the answer to either question. No one does. So the best thing I can do is to tell you what’s happening right now…” pic.twitter.com/sXkl8KfBhT

— Inside with Jen Psaki (@InsideWithPsaki) July 7, 2024