Bernie Sanders, 82, issues stark warning to Democrat 'firing squad' - after admitting Biden 'is old, prone to gaffes and had a disastrous debate with Trump'

Bernie Sanders has admitted Joe Biden is 'is old, prone to gaffes, walks stiffly and had a disastrous statement pinch Trump.'

The Democrat Senator laid retired his views successful an effort for nan New York Times, successful which he accepted that nan president is 'not nan perfect candidate.'

However, he warned his party's supporters that obsessing complete Biden's blunders would only guarantee that Donald Trump is elected.

Sanders, 82, specifically took purpose astatine a vocal group of elected Democrats, whom he branded a 'firing squad,' who person been calling for nan president to driblet retired since nan statesmanlike debate.

 'Enough! Mr. Biden whitethorn not beryllium nan perfect candidate, but he will beryllium nan campaigner and should beryllium nan candidate,' Sanders wrote.

'And pinch an effective run that speaks to nan needs of moving families, he will not only conclusion Mr. Trump but hit him badly. It’s clip for Democrats to extremity nan bickering and nit-picking.'

The Vermont rep admitted that he and nan president do not spot oculus to oculus connected respective issues including U.S. support for Israel's warfare connected Gaza and nan Affordable Care Act, which he views arsenic inadequate.

However, he defended nan president's 'excellent' grounds successful office, arsenic good arsenic his capacity successful nan past fewer weeks.

Biden has stated his committedness to running, but his detractors person used his caller bumbling arsenic impervious he does not person nan intelligence capacity to lead.

'For complete 2 weeks now, nan firm media has obsessively focused connected nan June statesmanlike statement and nan cognitive capabilities of a man who has, perhaps, nan astir difficult and stressful occupation successful nan world,' Sanders said.

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

He stated that contempt his ain misgivings astir Biden, he is still a superior prime to Trump, whom he reduced down to his litany of felony charges.

'Unlike nan Republicans, they do not person to explicate distant a campaigner who now has 34 felony convictions and faces charges that could lead to dozens of further convictions.

'Who has been deed pinch a $5 cardinal judgement aft he was recovered liable successful a intersexual maltreatment case, who has been progressive successful much than 4,000 lawsuits, who has many times gone bankrupt and who has told thousands of documented lies and falsehoods,' Sanders wrote.

He accused Trump of wanting to protect nan billionaires astatine nan disbursal of mundane Americans.

'If Mr. Biden and his supporters attraction connected these issues — and garbage to beryllium divided and distracted — nan president will rally moving families to his broadside successful nan business Midwest plaything states and elsewhere and triumph nan November election,' Sanders said.

'And fto maine opportunity this arsenic emphatically arsenic I can: For nan liking of our kids and early generations, he must win.'

The effort comes aft weeks of embarrassing missteps by nan president which person been spotlighted since nan car clang statesmanlike statement connected June 27.

Just this week, Biden reignited concerns erstwhile he accidentally referred to Ukraine's President Zelensky arsenic Putin.