• Supporters of President Joe Biden say the president has strong mental capacity after special counsel Robert Hur's investigation into his handling of classified documents described the president as an “old man with a poor memory.” claims.
• The report says Biden has forgotten about his time as vice president, confused the presidents of Egypt and Mexico in remarks Thursday night that referred to the report's findings, and questioned his mental capacity. Aging is once again attracting attention.
• “The most difficult thing about a meeting with President Biden is preparing for it, because President Biden is sharp, , because he's thorough in his research, obsessive about details, and focused.” Sunday.

Supporters of President Joe Biden over the weekend accused him of “doing his job” after a special counsel report released Thursday described him as “a well-intentioned old man with a bad memory.” “We are working on it,” he claimed.

Special Counsel Robert Hur's report assessing whether Biden mishandled classified documents in the past cited Biden's memory loss and advanced age, and the president addressed the report's findings. He confused the leaders of Mexico and Egypt in his remarks Thursday night. Several of Mr. Biden's allies appeared on Sunday morning news programs to say that Mr. Biden's mental capacity has not declined, as his cognitive status comes under renewed scrutiny. (Related: After special counsel report, Democrats are quietly telling Team Biden they need to be more public)

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a national opinion poll According to NBC News, published on February 6, before the release of the Hur report or Biden's subsequent press conference, about 75% of likely voters, including about 50% of Democrats, said that Biden He has expressed concerns about his physical and mental fitness for a second term as president. .

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Director Alejandro Mayorkas said Ho's report “concluded that there was no incident, that the incident was resolved, and then made unnecessary and inaccurate personal statements.” and they are inappropriate.” Said NBC's “Meet the Press” on Sunday. “The most difficult thing about a meeting with President Biden is preparing for it, because he is sharp, probing, detail-oriented, and focused.”

The report says Biden was unsure of the situation when he was vice president and did not remember key details of the debate within the Obama administration about the 2009 surge in troops to Afghanistan, which he opposed, and that his son Beau He describes an example of someone forgetting the year of his death. It also included a “painfully slow” taped conversation with a researcher who helped Biden write his memoir before he ran for president, in which Biden said:[struggled] I recalled the events and, at times, nervously read and relayed my notebook entries. ”

Mayorkas added that he had seen nothing that raised questions or concerns about Biden's mental competency.

Mitch Landrieu, national co-chair of Biden's 2024 campaign Said “This guy is tough, he's smart, he's on his game,” Meet the Press said of the president. “One thing Joe Biden will never do… He's never, ever going to quit, because that's not what he's done his whole life,” Landrieu said.

“And, as Secretary Mayorkas said earlier, 'When you brief the president, you better wear big pants,'” Landrieu added. “And I don't think he's ready to take on this job. This kind of feeling is just a bucket of BS so deep you can get your boot stuck in it.” (Related article: 'Congenital liar': Democrats' version of special counsel's report on Biden doesn't add up, legal expert says)

Bob Bauer, Biden's personal advisor, said During an appearance on CBS News' “Face the Nation” on Sunday, the president said he had “no problem” with his memory.

“Although the special counsel initially warned us that he would sometimes ask inaccurate questions, on several occasions he asked questions that the president chose as a matter of logic,” Bauer said on the show. Stated. “He indicated that there was no logical support for that question. Now, everyone in the room recognized that to be the case. That's because the president listened carefully and answered those questions. showed that he understood exactly what was wrong with him. I thought to myself. I just thought, “He was asking a bad question.'' ”

vice president kamala harris dealt with On Friday, it criticized the report and its contents as “unfounded, inaccurate and inappropriate.” Additionally, Pennsylvania Democratic Sen. John Fetterman told the Daily Caller News Foundation that Biden is “absolutely clear.”

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