Biden’s memory: The problem that won’t go away

Published March 12, 2024 4:20pm ET



BIDEN’S MEMORY: THE PROBLEM THAT WON’T GO AWAY. Just four days ago, after the State of the Union address, Democrats were exultant in the belief that 81-year-old President Joe Biden, with a high-volume, one-hour-plus speech, had put to bed the question of whether he has the mental sharpness to serve a second term in the White House. Now, some of those same people are angrily denouncing congressional testimony that revives the Biden competency question.

The testimony was from Robert Hur, the special counsel who concluded that Biden illegally mishandled classified information. Hur testified before the Republican-controlled House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday. The testimony focused on two issues.

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