First Lady Dr. Jill Biden has dismissed concerns over her husband Joe Biden's mental health, describing the US President as an "eternal optimist," working "almost 24 hours a day."
In an interview with CBS which will be broadcast in full on December 12, the US President's spouse said that "he keeps working almost 24 hours a day at creating relationships with Republicans as well as Democrats to push his agenda forward."
When correspondent Rita Braver pointed to recent polls that show "quite a few Americans have some questions about the president's current mental fitness," Jill Biden shook her head, as reported by The Hill.
"I think that's ridiculous," she said.
According to a November Politico/Morning Consult survey, 46% of respondents believe that the 79-year-old President, whose multiple gaffes have been widely discussed on the internet and media, is actually "mentally fit," while 48% think the opposite.
Jill Biden also discussed her own role, saying that it has turned out "to be a little harder" than she had imagined, and that "it is not like a job but a lifestyle" that she lives 24 hours a day.