Biden lapses on another world leader as he angrily defends mental fitness: ‘My memory is fine’

Published February 8, 2024 8:30pm ET



President Joe Biden remained defiant regarding his handling of classified documents and his memory, hours after special counsel Robert Hur cast aspersions on both.

“There’s even a reference that I don’t remember when my son died. How in the hell dare do they raise that?” Biden told the nation Thursday from the White House‘s Diplomatic Reception Room after Hur declined to press charges for mishandling classified documents. “Frankly, when I was asked the question, I thought to myself, ‘Was it any of his damn business?’ I don’t need anyone to remind me when he passed away.”

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