Biden’s best response to disastrous Hur report could be a double-edged sword

Published February 16, 2024 10:04am ET



President Joe Biden‘s team pushed back on a special counsel report released last week that highlighted problems with the president’s mental acuity, but his best response could do as much damage to his reputation as it does to the report.

One clear way that the president can try to counter the report and reassure voters is by being more visible. But that could prove disastrous on its own due to Biden’s flubs. The president most recently misidentified the president of Egypt at the end of remarks last week during an appearance he wanted to make in order to push back on special counsel Robert Hur’s report.

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