North Dakota GOP Gov. Doug Burgum, a potential contender for former President Donald Trump’s vice presidential nominee, expressed his doubts about President Joe Biden’s ability to serve as commander in chief.
“Biden … you know, isn’t capable of serving right now,” Burgum told NBC News’ “Meet the Press,” speaking days after Biden and Trump met for the first presidential debate of the election cycle.
“All of America saw,” Burgum said, adding that “our adversaries saw it. Putin saw it. Xi saw it. The ayatollah saw it. I mean, the nation — we keep talking about elections, we’re at a greater national security risk today than we were on Thursday, because the commander in chief showed he’s not capable of serving.”
Burgum’s remarks follow a period of Democrats attempting to shape Biden’s acknowledged underwhelming performance in the debate, which has been described by some in his party as “incoherent” and “strained.”
In addition, the governor addressed inquiries from moderator Kristen Welker regarding any discussions he may have had with Trump about potentially becoming his running mate.
The governor was also questioned about President Trump’s potential acceptance of the election results, regardless of the outcome.
During the debate, the former president expressed his willingness to accept the election results if they are deemed fair, legal, and good.
“I would have much rather accepted [the 2020 election results],” he said on NBC, before baselessly claiming that there was voter fraud in the 2020 election.
On Sunday, Burgum expressed agreement with Trump, stating that Trump would only accept the presidential election results if they were deemed to be free, fair, and secure.