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Biden angrily defends memory, age in contentious press conference

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President Biden on Thursday fiercely defended his cognitive abilities and memory in the wake of a special counsel report that offered a scathing assessment of the president’s recollection of key elements of his life and political career.

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  1. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Special counsel alleged Biden couldn't recall personal milestones. His response: 'My memory is fine' (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Omaha World-Herald's feed description

    The longstanding concerns about President Joe Biden’s age and memory intensified on Thursday after the release of a special counsel’s report investigating his possession of classified documents. The report described the 81-year-old Democrat’s memory as “hazy,” “fuzzy,” “faulty,” “poor” and having “s…

  2. The Daily Caller

    Special Counsel Calls Biden ‘Well-Meaning Elderly Man With A Poor Memory’ (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    President Biden presented himself to interviewers as an "elderly man with a poor memory," Special Counsel Robert Hur said in his report.

  3. The Boston Globe

    Biden’s memory is ‘hazy’ and ‘poor,’ says a special counsel’s report raising questions about his age (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    The longstanding concerns about President Biden’s age and memory intensified after the release of a special counsel’s report investigating his possession of classified documents.

  4. WFLA

    Special counsel describes Biden as ‘elderly man with a poor memory’ in eye-raising report (opens WFLA)

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    WFLA's feed description

    Special counsel Robert Hur on Thursday released a 388-page report on President Biden’s retention of classified material, finding the president frequently showed limitations with his memory and recall. While the report concluded no charges should be brought against the president, its language describ…

  5. NBC Los Angeles

    Biden says ‘my memory is fine,' disputes special counsel's report in national address (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    President Joe Biden drew a sharp contrast between himself and Donald Trump, who has been criminally charged with retaining classified documents.

  6. New York Times

    ‘My Memory Is Fine,’ a Defiant Biden Declares After Special Counsel Report (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    The special counsel opted not to pursue charges against the president but raised questions about his mental acuity, which the White House disputes.

  7. Washington Times

    ‘Well-meaning elderly man’: Republicans seize on Biden memory issues detailed in Hur report (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    A flurry of GOP lawmakers on Thursday immediately seized on the accounts of President Biden's hazy memory that were detailed in special counsel Robert Hur's report on the president's handling of classified government documents.

  8. Hot Air

  9. CNN

    Biden’s allies can’t agree on how to combat questions about his age and memory (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Minutes after the special counsel report landed on Thursday afternoon, House Democrats stood and cheered for President Joe Biden as he used their annual retreat as the latest chance to make a forceful case for four more years on the job.

  10. WISH-TV Indianapolis

    Biden speaks about special counsel report: 'My memory is fine' (opens WISH-TV Indianapolis)

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    WISH-TV Indianapolis's feed description

    Video with this story is from President Joe Biden’s news conference on the night of Feb. 8, 2024. WASHINGTON (CNN) — Special counsel Robert Hur released a searing report Thursday that concluded President Joe Biden willfully retained and disclosed classified military and national security information…

  11. Gopusa

    Biden defends his mental fitness after DOJ report calls him ‘elderly man with poor memory’ (opens Gopusa)

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    Gopusa's feed description

    (The Center Square) – A visibly upset President Joe Biden addressed the nation late Thursday to respond to news that the special counsel tasked with investigating his handling of classified documents had chosen not to charge him, but also detailed numerous examples of his memory loss.

  12. Fox News

    FLASHBACK: Dems ran defense on Biden's age before Special Counsel put damning spotlight on his 'poor memory' (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Before the release of Special Counsel Robert Hur's damning report calling out President Biden's "poor memory," Democrats lined up in defense of his age.

  13. New York Times

    Opinion | Biden’s Age and Memory: A Pointed Report From the Special Counsel (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    Readers react to the report, which described the president as a “well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory.”

  14. Deadline

    Joe Biden Blasts Special Counsel Over Report’s References To His Mental Fitness: “My Memory Is Fine” (opens Deadline)

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    Deadline's feed description

    Joe Biden angrily denied that he has memory problems as he blasted a special counsel for referencing his mental acuity in a report that was released earlier today.

  15. KARK Little Rock

    Biden angrily defends memory, age in contentious press conference (opens KARK Little Rock)

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    KARK Little Rock's feed description

    President Biden on Thursday fiercely defended his cognitive abilities and memory in the wake of a special counsel report that offered a scathing assessment of the president’s recollection of key elements of his life and political career.

  16. Fox News

    MSNBC hosts defend Biden, accuse Special Counsel of sneaking 'ageism' into report: 'He rides a bike!' (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    MSNBC's biggest stars rallied behind President Biden following the release of Special Counsel Robert Hur's damning report that put a spotlight on his "poor memory."

  17. New York Times

    Election 2024: ‘My Memory Is Fine,’ a Defiant Biden Declares After Special Counsel Report (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    The special counsel opted not to pursue charges against the president but raised questions about his mental acuity, which the White House disputes.

  18. CBS News

    Biden disputes special counsel findings, insists his memory is fine (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    President Biden delivered remarks from the White House in which he disputed some of the findings in the special counsel's report on his handling of classified documents.

  19. The Guardian

    Jibes about Joe Biden’s age shine light on issues facing older politicians (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Description of US president as an ‘elderly man with a poor memory’ in an official report provoked outraged defence from the White House

  20. Legal Insurrection

    Morning Joe Crew Lose Their Minds Over Special Counsel Describing Biden as ‘Elderly Man With a Poor Memory’ (opens Legal Insurrection)

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    Legal Insurrection's feed description

    "I will say that without — there’s no doubt in my mind that this special prosecutor could have written the same report without using these words: 'Elderly man with a poor memory.'"

  21. The Boston Globe

    Read the passages of the special counsel’s report that reference President Biden’s memory (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    A special counsel report released Wednesday on President Biden's handling of classified documents contained scathing characterizations of his memory and mental acuity. Here's what the report said and how Biden responded.

  22. Washington Examiner

    Democrats developing defenses to damning Robert Hur report on Biden's mental state (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Congressional Democrats are being forced to reckon with revived concerns about President Joe Biden’s age and acuity after being accused of severe memory lapses in special counsel Robert Hur’s report on his handling of classified materials.

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