Trump piles on Jill Biden criticism over thinking Joe had a stroke during presidential debate

Published May 29, 2026 7:31am ET | Updated May 29, 2026 8:13am ET



President Donald Trump on Friday joined in on criticism of former first lady Jill Biden after she said she thought her husband, former President Joe Biden, was having a stroke during the 2024 presidential debate.

“Jill Biden is now out there finally admitting that she did NOT know what went wrong with Sleepy Joe during our spectacular, and highly rated, 2024 Presidential Debate, where Joe was not exactly performing to the highest level of debate standards,” Trump said in a Truth Social post. “She said that she thought he was having a “stroke,” and various other really bad things, and yet never rushed onto the stage to help her troubled husband, as any good wife would do.”

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