Leaked Biden Audio Fuels Renewed Scrutiny Over Cognitive Fitness
- Axios released portions of 2023 interviews between President Joe Biden and special counsel Robert Hur about classified documents, sparking renewed debate on Biden's mental fitness.
- This release followed a new book by Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson alleging White House aides concealed Biden’s cognitive and physical decline during his presidency.
- Democratic figures like Senator Chris Murphy and Pete Buttigieg acknowledged Biden’s cognitive decline and questioned whether running for a second term was wise, while others defended his fitness.
- Polls show mixed opinions: in January 2022, 48% of Democrats supported Biden’s reelection, but by August 2023, 75% of Americans felt he was too old for another term, with nearly two-thirds of Democrats urging withdrawal after poor debate performances.
- Biden’s age, reported memory lapses, and the debate over his capabilities have intensified political divisions and influenced Democratic prospects and Republican strategies heading into the 2026 midterms and 2028 nomination battle.
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It was Hur and Hamas: CNN Struggles to Assign Blame for Not Reporting on Biden’s Decline
In the wake of the leaked audio of President Joe Biden’s interview with Special Counsel Robert Hur, the media is going through another round of spinning its own failure to pursue the question of Biden’s obvious mental and physical decline. That is no more evident than at CNN, which was one of the most hostile networks to such questions before Biden withdrew from the presidential race after his disastrous debate. The struggle was on full display …
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