Joe Biden emotionally defends his memory in an unexpected speech, referencing his son’s death
US President Joe Biden expressed anger over the special counsel’s report alleging his inability to recall the date of his son Beau’s death in 2015.
On Thursday, US President Joe Biden defended his mental acuity amid criticism from a special counsel’s report probing his handling of classified documents. The report characterized the 81-year-old Democrat’s memory as “hazy,” “fuzzy,” “faulty,” “poor,” and marked by “significant limitations.” It highlighted Biden’s inability to recall key milestones in his life, such as his son Beau’s passing or his tenure as vice president.
In an uncommon evening speech from the White House, an impassioned Joe Biden expressed anger over the report’s assertion that he couldn’t recall important events, including his son Beau’s death in 2015. “My memory remains intact,” stated the US president.
Joe Biden exclaimed, visibly struggling to control his emotions, “There’s even a suggestion that I can’t recall when my son passed away. How dare he bring that up?”
Counsel’s report clears Joe Biden of any wrongdoing
The report by special counsel Robert Hur, however, was expected to bring relief to Joe Biden. It absolved the American president of any criminal misconduct regarding his possession of classified documents, which he had utilized during his tenure as vice president under Barack Obama, both at his private residence and a former office.
This sharply contrasts with another criminal inquiry involving Joe Biden’s probable November presidential opponent, Donald Trump. Trump faces allegations of taking extensive amounts of classified documents after departing the White House in 2021 and subsequently impeding efforts to retrieve them.
However, Hur dropped a political bombshell just nine months before the election, asserting that the 81-year-old Democrat appeared to be a “well-intentioned, elderly individual with a faulty memory.”
Hur stated that due to Joe Biden’s diminished mental sharpness, a jury would not have found him guilty on charges related to documents, regardless.
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