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Biden Says ‘My Memory is Fine’.
Lets talk about the cognition of Joe Biden and Donald Trump.
With what now feels like an inevitable rematch between Donald Trump and Joe Biden in the 2024 election, it feels worth noting that two candidates in their 80s will be vying for the most powerful office in the land. Of course, since before he even ran for election in 2020 Biden has been followed by questions regarding his memory and overall cognitive state. It’s certainly been a favorite talking point of the right wing, and they’ve certainly enjoyed pointing to every stutter or stumble as evidence that the President is not fit for office.
Well special counsel Robert Hur has weighed in.
Dan Mangan with NBC News writes:
“My memory has not gotten worse,” Biden told reporters in a nationally televised address at the White House hours after Hur released his report…
…Biden was visibly angry at Hur’s claim that he could not remember the year his son Beau Biden died, which the special counsel cited among other examples of evidence that Biden’s memory “appeared hazy” during interviews with investigators.
The president said that when he was asked a question about that year Beau died “I thought to myself [it] wasn’t any of their damn business.”
