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Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer appeared visibly agitated with NBC News’s Kristen Welker on Sunday when he was confronted with remarks he gave last February insisting President Joe Biden was “fine.”

“All this right-wing propaganda that his mental acuity is declining is wrong,” Schumer told reporters in response to the release of special counsel Robert Hur’s report illuminating the extent of Biden’s decline. “What do you say to Americans who feel as though you and other top Democrats misled them about President Biden’s mental acuity?” Welker asked. “Look,” Schumer snapped back. “We didn’t!”

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Noah Rothman

Noah Rothman is a senior writer at National Review. His third book, Blood and Progress: A Century of Left-Wing Violence, was published by Hachette in May 2026.

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Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer appeared visibly agitated with NBC News’s Kristen Welker on Sunday when he was confronted with remarks he gave last February insisting President Joe Biden was “fine.”

“All this right-wing propaganda that his mental acuity is declining is wrong,” Schumer told reporters in response to the release of special counsel Robert Hur’s report illuminating the extent of Biden’s decline. “What do you say to Americans who feel as though you and other top Democrats misled them about President Biden’s mental acuity?” Welker asked. “Look,” Schumer snapped back. “We didn’t!”

About the Author

Noah Rothman

Noah Rothman is a senior writer at National Review. His third book, Blood and Progress: A Century of Left-Wing Violence, was published by Hachette in May 2026.