Jill Biden feared Joe Biden was having a stroke during disastrous 2024 debate

🇭🇰 public Hong Kong · May 28, 2026 · 218 words · By Associated Press

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Jill Biden feared Joe Biden was having a stroke during disastrous 2024 debate New interview details inner circle’s fear before mounting pressure forced Joe Biden out of re-election race Jill Biden feared her husband was having a stroke as she watched then US…

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What happened

Why it matters

“I was frightened, because I had never ever seen Joe like that before or since.

Common ground

Never,” Jill Biden told CBS News in an interview scheduled to air on Sunday.

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Claim 1: “Biden, who was 81 at the time”

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Wikipedia confirms Joe Biden was born on November 20, 1942. In June 2024, he was 81 years old.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Joe Biden was 78 years, 2 months of age when he took office as the president of the United States on January 20, 2021. At the time, he became both the oldest person to be inaugurated as U.S. president…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_and_health_concerns_about_…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (born November 20, 1942) is an American retired politician who was the 46th president of the United States from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, he represente…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States, announced his candidacy for re-election for a second presidential term on April 25, 2023, confirming that Vice President Kamala Harris would remain …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden_2024_presidential_ca…

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Claim 2: “Jill Biden feared her husband was having a stroke as she watched then US President Joe Biden stumble through a disastrous debate performance”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm that Jill Biden stated she feared Joe Biden was having a stroke during the June 2024 debate.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Joe Biden assumed office as the 46th president of the United States on January 20, 2021, and his term ended on January 20, 2025. The president has the authority to nominate members of his Cabinet to t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabinet_of_Joe_Biden

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jill Tracy Jacobs Biden (formerly Stevenson; born June 3, 1951) is an American educator who served as the first lady of the United States from 2021 to 2025, as the second wife of Joe Biden, the 46th p…
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Claim 3: “Jill Biden told CBS News in an interview scheduled to air on Sunday [that she was frightened because she had never seen Joe like that before or since]”

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Multiple sources, including CBS News and reports citing the 'CBS Sunday Morning' interview with Rita Braver, confirm Jill Biden said she was 'frightened' because she had never seen Joe like that before or since.

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Claim 4: “Joe Biden’s shaky, mumbling and sometimes confused delivery against Donald Trump in June 2024”

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Web search results from Spectrum News and others describe Joe Biden's delivery in the June 2024 debate as 'shaky, mumbling and sometimes confused'.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A debate between Democratic U.S. president Joe Biden and former Republican president Donald Trump was held on June 27, 2024. Hosted by CNN, it was the first debate of that year's presidential election…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Joe_Biden–Donald_Trump_pr…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On July 21, 2024, Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States, announced his withdrawal from the 2024 United States presidential election. Biden, a Democrat who had been elected president in 20…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Withdrawal_of_Joe_Biden_from_t…

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Claim 5: “immediately after the debate, Jill Biden praised her husband’s performance, telling him in front of a crowd of supporters: “Joe, you did such a great job. You answered every question, you knew all the facts.””

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While the evidence provided discusses Jill Biden's later reflections on the debate and her fear that he had a stroke, none of the provided evidence snippets contain the specific quote or description of her praising him in front of a crowd immediately after the debate.

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