President Joe Biden said he does not remember two-thirds of the last 75 years during a meeting with Israeli President Isaac Herzog.
Speaking with Herzog about the 75th year of Israeli independence, Biden said, “75 years, it’s hard to believe, I hardly even remember two-thirds of those.”
Joe Biden says that he doesn't remember two-thirds of the past 75 years since the state of Israel was established. pic.twitter.com/O3o6IChSBu
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The statement adds to the growing concern about the president’s mental acuity and whether he is in good enough physical health to run for a second term in office.
Political actors like Donald Trump Jr. and foreign leaders such as Nigel Farage have openly suggested the president has dementia.
However, others say that such concerns are unfounded. Digital health platform Nao Medical claimed it was a “myth” that Biden has dementia or Alzheimer’s, saying there is “no evidence to support these claims.”
“It’s important to distinguish between facts and myths when it comes to Joe Biden’s cognitive health,” the group stated. “While it’s natural to have concerns about the cognitive health of an older president, it’s important to rely on evidence-based information rather than speculation or misinformation.”
Nevertheless, people have suggested that it is an open secret that Biden’s mental capacity is diminishing.
Tucker Carlson has claimed he heard members of the Biden family say “out loud that he had dementia,” per The Washington Free Beacon.
Similarly, even left-leaning observers have expressed concerns. Former State Department official Eliot Cohen has urged Biden to step aside, suggesting he is “an ailing, declining president.”