ICYMI: McCaul on Fox News: 'President Biden's Real Cognitive Test Was the Debate Itself. And I Believe He Failed.'

Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) - chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee - joined the "Faulkner Focus" on Fox News to discuss President Biden's declining mental competency and the message his concerning debate performance sent to our adversaries.

On invoking the 25th amendment:

"I would be supportive of the resolution [calling for the 25^th amendment to be invoked]. However, it is really - under the 25th amendment - up to the cabinet to decide that. ... What I think is a better alternative would be to call for an independent medical examination. And this can be done by, you know, the director of Walter Reed, for instance, somebody who's not a biased person, like the current White House physician, [who] I think has a conflict of interest with financial dealings with the Bidens. But you know the real cognitive test, Dagen, was the debate itself. And I believe he failed that test that night."

On the president's debate performance and the message it sent to our adversaries:

"I've never seen a more devastating performance in my 62 years of life on this planet [than] the president, the United States' commander-in-chief, not having the wherewithal and the cognitive ability to even speak. Now think about what our foreign adversaries think when they see that - say, you know, Putin or Chairman Xi in China, or the Ayatollah. They see a weak president, as they have seen since he came in office, and in their point of view, it's time to strike."

On Attorney General Merrick Garland's obligation to release the video footage from Special Counsel Robert Hur's investigation:

"I worked at the Department of Justice. Look, this is a valid subpoena. They turned over the transcript, but not the videotape. That's unacceptable. No matter who is being subpoenaed - even if it's the attorney general of the United States -under law and due process, he needs to turn over the videotape of this conversation with the president because I think it'll be very dispositive."

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