Joe Biden had a hard time answering questions during an interview on the “Morning Joe” television show regarding his records. The co-host of the show, Mika Brzezinski, asked him a few questions, which left the former Vice President speechless and then stammering. The questions were about the former vice president’s senate papers, which is currently in the University of Delaware. The presumptive Democratic nominee has refused to release his records despite the mounting pressure for him to do so.

Brzezinski asked why she could not search for the name of Tara Reade, Biden’s accuser in the files. Biden answered that he would approve a search of the National Archives but did not say that he would do the same for his senate files.

Biden’s initial attempt at defending his position of not releasing his records was centered around his claims that he wanted to protect the conversations he had with President Obama. He said that there might be things he said about other world leaders, which he did not want to reveal while he is running for office.

Unfortunately for Biden, Brzezinski didn’t let it go at that. She continued pressing him. “I’m just talking about her name, not anybody else,” she said. “Nothing classified with the president or anybody else. I’m just asking why not do a search for Tara Reade’s name in the University of Delaware records.” That was when Biden went blank. For an uncomfortable few seconds, Biden was unable to answer her, and when he did, he stammered, which made it look worse for him. He then went on to insist that the National Archives be searched for her report.

Unfortunately for Biden, the National Archives have come out to debunk his claim. The National Archives have said that the reports of Reade’s complaint would still be under the control of the senate.

After this latest debacle, the pressure for Joe Biden to release his records would only increase. His insistence that he is trying to protect classified conversations that he had with Obama is not going to work, as proven by Brzezinski’s questioning. The interview also showed the poor shape that Biden is in. It seems that he cannot handle intensive questioning, and there is little doubt that he cannot handle Trump on the debate stage.