CBS News: From Frank Biden’s Statement, Biden’s ‘Health and Vitality’ Played a Role in Decision to Step Down

CORDES: “CBS News had a brief conversation with Frank Biden, one of President Biden’s two younger brothers, and here’s what he told us. He said, ‘I’m incredibly proud of my brother. Selfishly, I will have him back to enjoy whatever time we have left. He is a genuine hero. Country over self, it sounds corny in our cynical political environment, but he nor I are cynical. The goal remains the same: defeat Trump and continue the work that Joe has done. My hope is that our party rallies around this heroic act.’ We asked him whether he feels that his brother’s overall health and vitality played a major role in this decision, and he says, ‘In my humble opinion, absolutely.’ So, a member of the president’s family now confirming that the president’s health was indeed a major factor in this decision and calling his brother a hero for making the decision to pass the torch to Kamala Harris.”
BRENNAN: “So, Nancy, sorry, can you clarify that? The family is saying his health was or was not a factor?”
CORDES: “He is saying that, in his humble opinion, yes, the president’s health and vitality played a considerable role in his decision. It’s important to note Frank Biden is not speaking for the family writ large. This was simply a conversation between CBS News and Frank Biden. Unclear how much input he had in this decision, but he says that he believes that his brothers health did play a role and he says that the goal remains the same, to defeat Donald Trump.”
BRENNAN: “Well, that is notable, because today the family, the White House, the establishment has rejected the premise that there was anything that was challenging the president’s mental acuity or his health, and that all these accusations were baseless, that it was just age and a few, you know, difficult nights like he had on the debate stage. So, that is a change in message.”