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Jill Biden Feared Joe Biden Had a Stroke During 2024 Debate

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Former US First Lady Jill Biden has said she feared her husband, former President Joe Biden, was suffering a stroke during his widely criticised debate performance against Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential campaign.

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Speaking in an interview with CBS News, Jill Biden said she had “never ever” seen her husband behave the way he did during the televised debate.

“I was frightened, because I had never ever seen Joe like that before or since. Never,” she told CBS News Sunday Morning host Rita Braver.

“I don’t know what happened,” she added. “As I watched it, I thought, ‘Oh, my God, he’s having a stroke.’ And it scared me to death.”

Debate fallout

The June 2024 debate became a turning point in the presidential race, intensifying concerns among Democrats about Biden’s age and ability to continue his re-election campaign.

During the contest, Biden and Trump clashed over issues including immigration, the economy and abortion rights as both sought a second term in the White House.

However, Biden’s performance drew widespread scrutiny after he appeared hoarse, stumbled over some answers and at times seemed to lose his train of thought.

His campaign said at the time that the president had been ill, which they said explained his raspy voice during the debate.

The performance quickly sparked alarm within the Democratic Party, with some party leaders and donors openly questioning whether Biden should remain the party’s nominee for the November election.

Pressure to leave race

In the weeks after the debate, Biden faced mounting pressure from fellow Democrats to step aside.

Despite the criticism, his campaign initially insisted he would stay in the race and take part in another debate against Trump.

Then-Vice President Kamala Harris later described Biden’s showing as a “slow start”, while maintaining support for the president.

Media commentators and political analysts also raised concerns about Biden’s prospects in the election following the debate appearance.

Biden eventually withdrew from the presidential race and endorsed Harris as the Democratic nominee.

Interview to air Sunday

Jill Biden’s remarks were made in an interview with CBS News Sunday Morning that is scheduled to air on Sunday.

The interview offers a rare personal account from the former first lady about her reaction to one of the defining moments of the 2024 election campaign.

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    TooPoopedToPop Advanced Member

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    Biden's presidency was one long slow-motion disaster.

    The debate was the final SNAFU.

    The fact that Trump has proven to be worse in many ways - especially concerning the Middle East - doesn't excuse Biden in the least.

    novacova Diamond Member

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    1 minute ago, TooPoopedToPop said:

    Biden's presidency was one long slow-motion disaster.

    The debate was the final SNAFU.

    The fact that Trump has proven to be worse in many ways - especially concerning the Middle East - doesn't excuse Biden in the least.

    Wasn’t that debate a Saturday Night Live skit?

    KhunLA Star Member

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    That's impossible, as nobody that young & healthy could possibly have a stroke.

    At least the autopen never ran out of ink coffee1

    TooPoopedToPop Advanced Member

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    4 minutes ago, novacova said:

    Wasn’t that debate a Saturday Night Live skit?

    It sure looked like it.

    jippytum Platinum Member

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    Jill Biden scared to lose her status denied all concerns regarding Joe's health during the debates prior to the elections.

    She is now using health issues as a reason for his many fopars during the campaign.

    Tug Star Member

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    So did I sad and now the world is suffering the consequences……sad.

    VillageIdiot Silver Member

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    1 hour ago, novacova said:

    Wasn’t that debate a Saturday Night Live skit?

    55 minutes ago, TooPoopedToPop said:

    It sure looked like it.

    For belly laughs it beat SNL by a country mile.

    People are always funniest when they're not trying to be funny.

    wavodavo Gold Member

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    2 hours ago, jippytum said:

    Jill Biden scared to lose her status denied all concerns regarding Joe's health during the debates prior to the elections.

    She is now using health issues as a reason for his many fopars during the campaign.

    2 hours ago, jippytum said:

    Jill Biden scared to lose her status denied all concerns regarding Joe's health during the debates prior to the elections.

    She is now using health issues as a reason for his many fopars during the campaign.

    2 hours ago, jippytum said:

    Jill Biden scared to lose her status denied all concerns regarding Joe's health during the debates prior to the elections.

    She is now using health issues as a reason for his many fopars during the campaign.

    Poor old Sleepy Joe didn't know what day of the week it was long before 2024.

    JonnyF Star Member

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    Give it up Jill.

    He looked and spoke like a zombie for most of his term and everyone could see it.

    There was nothing unusual during the debate so stop pretending it was some kind of aberration.

    Say Hi to Hunter.

    wavodavo Gold Member

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    1 hour ago, mikeymike100 said:

    Everyone could see Biden was bad and getting worse, but still some famous people still defended him....

    Michael Douglas is defending President Biden against critics who argue he’s too old to serve, saying the commander in chief appears to be “sharp as a tack.”

    https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/4611047-michael-douglas-biden-trump-2024-november/

    1 hour ago, mikeymike100 said:

    Everyone could see Biden was bad and getting worse, but still some famous people still defended him....

    Michael Douglas is defending President Biden against critics who argue he’s too old to serve, saying the commander in chief appears to be “sharp as a tack.”

    https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/4611047-michael-douglas-biden-trump-2024-november/

    His wife and his trusty Autopen were running the country.

    Yellowtail Star Member

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    Hopefully, Luigi Mangione is acquitted in time to run as Kamala's VP.

    VillageIdiot Silver Member

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    No president has vindicated H.L. Mencken's prophetic take on American democracy as well as Joe Biden.

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    DeaconJohn Advanced Member

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    @VillageIdiot

    Mencken's prescient writing on the future political leaders of the country was partially validated by several US presidents starting in the 1960s.

    However, it wasn't until Biden came along that the prophesy was fully realized.

    Trump has gone far beyond what even Mencken could have imagined as a "downright moron" in the White House

    Yellowtail Star Member

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    2 hours ago, DeaconJohn said:

    @VillageIdiot

    Mencken's prescient writing on the future political leaders of the country was partially validated by several US presidents starting in the 1960s.

    However, it wasn't until Biden came along that the prophesy was fully realized.

    Trump has gone far beyond what even Mencken could have imagined as a "downright moron" in the White House

    What is the claim that Trump is a moron based on?

    TedG Ruby Member

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    4 hours ago, Yellowtail said:

    Hopefully, Luigi Mangione is acquitted in time to run as Kamala's VP.

    This is the ultimate progressive ticket.

    spidermike007 Star Member

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    Biden was way too old to be president, and the exact same thing applies to Trump who is 79 going on 92 in terms of coherence and the degree of mental decline the man has suffered in the past several years. Nobody over the age of 65 should be allowed to run for that office. Period.

    Yellowtail Star Member

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    14 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

    Biden was way too old to be president, and the exact same thing applies to Trump who is 79 going on 92 in terms of coherence and the degree of mental decline the man has suffered in the past several years. Nobody over the age of 65 should be allowed to run for that office. Period.

    If Trump is a complete moron like you have been claiming for ten years, what difference does mental decline make?

    Yagoda Star Member

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    Well I guess we know Jill was a liar who helped cover up this Wilsonian scandal

    Yellowtail Star Member

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    8 hours ago, Yagoda said:

    Well I guess we know Jill was a liar who helped cover up this Wilsonian scandal

    It's "Dr. Jill"! She's on a book tour now...

    mikeymike100 Platinum Member

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    1 hour ago, Yellowtail said:

    It's "Dr. Jill"! She's on a book tour now...

    This is a professional doctorate in education, not a medical doctor (M.D.) or a Ph.D. She is an educator who has taught English, reading, and at community colleges for decades.That’s why she uses the “Dr.” title — it’s academically correct for her Ed.D., though it sometimes causes confusion with medical doctors.

    Yellowtail Star Member

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    7 minutes ago, mikeymike100 said:

    This is a professional doctorate in education, not a medical doctor (M.D.) or a Ph.D. She is an educator who has taught English, reading, and at community colleges for decades.That’s why she uses the “Dr.” title — it’s academically correct for her Ed.D., though it sometimes causes confusion with medical doctors.

    Remember when the "ladies" on "The View" thought President Biden should make her the Surgeon General?

    AnnaBanana Advanced Member

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    Why are these dysfunctional publicity-hogs dominating the news once again?

    Not one of them has a snowball's chance in hell of being elected to public office.

    Next up... Kamala Harris.

    JonnyF Star Member

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    The Biden crime family in power was really a dark period for US politics.

    Who remembers Hunter's coke baggies being found by security? 😀

    Yellowtail Star Member

    Yellowtail

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    A stroke? I thought it was a stutter....

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