Bernie Sanders: Joe Biden will, and should, be Democratic nominee

In an sentiment portion published successful The New York Times Saturday, Sanders urged Democrats to enactment unified notwithstanding concerns implicit Biden's cognitive competency.

"It’s clip for Democrats to halt the bickering and nit-picking," Sanders wrote. "Mr. Biden whitethorn not beryllium the perfect candidate, but helium volition beryllium the campaigner and should beryllium the candidate.

"I recognize that immoderate Democrats get tense astir having to explicate the president’s gaffes and misspeaking names," Sanders said.

"But dissimilar the Republicans, they bash not person to explicate distant a campaigner who present has 34 felony convictions and faces charges that could pb to dozens of further convictions..."

The Vermont autarkic criticized media sum of Biden pursuing his gaffe-laden show successful the June debate; which has led to 18 Democrats calling for him to quit.

"For implicit 2 weeks now, the firm media has obsessively focused connected the June statesmanlike statement and the cognitive capabilities of a antheral who has, perhaps, the astir hard and stressful occupation successful the world," Sanders wrote.

"The media has frantically searched for each surviving quality being who nary longer supports the president oregon immoderate neurologist who wants to look connected TV. Unfortunately, excessively galore Democrats person joined that circular firing squad."

Sanders noted that portion helium disagreed with Biden connected a assortment of topics including the warfare betwixt Israel and Hamas, helium believes the incumbent "has been the astir effectual president successful the modern past of our country" and the "strongest candidate" successful 2024.

The 82-year-old besides utilized the op-ed to knock erstwhile president Donald Trump, labeling him a "demagogue and pathological liar."