The World Saw Biden Deteriorating. Democrats Ignored the Warnings.
European officials expressed worries about Biden’s focus and stamina before Thursday’s debate
By Annie Linskey, Laurence Norman
and Drew Hinshaw
June 28, 2024 6:30 pm ET
The loudest public alarm about Joe Biden’s mental acuity came in February with the release of special counsel Robert Hur’s report, a document he produced after spending five hours interviewing the president that revealed Biden displayed significant memory problems.
Democrats worried. Then most of them followed the president’s lead and dismissed it as partisan hackery. Biden’s closest advisers defiantly beat back suggestions that the 81-year-old president displayed significant memory problems.
European officials expressed worries about Biden’s focus and stamina before Thursday’s debate
By Annie Linskey, Laurence Norman
and Drew Hinshaw
June 28, 2024 6:30 pm ET
The loudest public alarm about Joe Biden’s mental acuity came in February with the release of special counsel Robert Hur’s report, a document he produced after spending five hours interviewing the president that revealed Biden displayed significant memory problems.
Democrats worried. Then most of them followed the president’s lead and dismissed it as partisan hackery. Biden’s closest advisers defiantly beat back suggestions that the 81-year-old president displayed significant memory problems.