Jill Biden says she was "frightened" by Joe Biden's 2024 debate performance, thought he was having a stroke
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Key Points:
- Former first lady Jill Biden expressed that she was "frightened" by President Joe Biden's performance during the June 2024 presidential debate, fearing he might have had a stroke.
- Jill Biden stated she had never seen Joe Biden act like that before or since, describing the experience as deeply alarming.
- Joe Biden, then running for a second term, stumbled during the debate against Donald Trump, leading to widespread calls for him to drop out of the race.
- Biden withdrew from the 2024 presidential race a month after the debate, endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee, becoming the first sitting president to exit a presidential race since Lyndon B. Johnson in 1968.
- In a recent interview, Jill Biden discussed the election, her husband, and her new memoir, "View from the East Wing."