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Rep. Kate Porter<\/a> (D-Calif.) had a short and blunt response to a Fox News reporter approached with a question about a unexpected root canal dental procedure<\/a> that President Joe Biden suffered earlier this week.<\/p>\n Hillary Vaughn pointed out to Porter how Biden “had to take time off work” for treatment, then appeared to push the right-wing talking point that Biden is unfit for office when she asked, “Do you think does he have the stamina for a second term?”<\/p>\n Porter, without breaking stride, replied, “Have you ever had a root canal?”<\/p>\n The moment went viral on Twitter, racking up millions of views.<\/p>\n Porter, who is running for Senate in the 2024 election, later shared a video of the exchange.<\/p>\n She wished Biden a “speedy recovery.”<\/p>\n Watch the clip here:<\/strong><\/p>\n Biden missed a scheduled appearance at a White House college athlete event on Monday and rescheduled a meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg for Tuesday.<\/p>\n He was not anesthetized for his visit to the dentist, so the power of the presidency was not temporarily transferred to Vice President Kamala Harris.<\/p>\n Biden returned to work on Tuesday and even joked about his root canal with Stoltenberg.<\/p>\n “I apologize for having to reschedule yesterday,” the president said. “Yesterday afternoon I had a lot of fun. I had a little toothache problem which they took care of.”<\/p>\n A root canal, which removes the inflamed or infected pulp inside the tooth, was once a painful procedure, the American Association of Endodontics<\/a> acknowledges on its website. But modern techniques mean “you won’t experience any more pain than if you were going to have a cavity filled,” the organization says.<\/p>\nRelated…<\/h3>\n