Jill Biden responded to questions about Joe Biden’s performance during the June 27, 2024 presidential debate against Donald Trump. She said she was frightened because she had never seen Joe act like that before or since. She said she did not know what happened, and while watching she thought he might be having a stroke. The debate was widely panned, with observations that Biden walked stiffly and struggled to maintain his train of thought. A remark about Medicare drew attention during the exchange. The performance intensified scrutiny of Biden’s age and raised concerns within his party about whether he should continue his re-election campaign. Later, he was diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer.
"“I wasn't horrified,” she responded. “I was frightened, because I had never, ever seen Joe like that before or since. Never.” Braver then asked Jill Biden what she thought happened on June 27, 2024, when her husband, then-incumbent Joe Biden, took the debate stage opposite his Republican rival Donald Trump. “I don't know what happened,” Jill Biden said. “As I watched it, I thought, Oh my God, he's having a stroke', and it scared me to death.”"
"Both Joe and Jill Biden have largely stayed out of the spotlight since the 2024 election, which saw Trump be re-elected for a second, if nonconsecutive, term as president. Critics have largely pointed to the debate performance as tanking Joe Biden's campaign for a second term and fuelling rumours about his declining health. The incumbent Democrat was 81 years old at the time. The following year, he was diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer."
"Though Biden had debated Trump twice before, during the 2020 presidential election, his 2024 appearance was widely panned. On stage, Biden appeared to walk stiffly and struggled to maintain his train of thought. At one point, he trailed off, only to suddenly announce, We finally beat Medicare. The televised debate prompted conversations over the advanced age of both candidates, and whether Biden was fit to continue leading. Members of Biden's own party called on him to suspend his re-election campaign, which"
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