The White House says President Joe Biden continues to have confidence in Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) days after the publication of a news report calling into question whether the senator is still mentally fit to serve.
The report by the San Francisco Chronicle anonymously cites four U.S. senators, including three Democrats, as well as three former Feinstein staffers and a California Democratic House representative, who all raise concerns about Feinstein’s apparent mental decline and question whether the senator should retire before the end of her term in 2024.
When asked Monday whether Biden continues to have confidence in Feinstein, White House press secretary Jen Psaki responded “yes.”
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