Biden’s Memory Concerns Amplified by Special Counsel Report and Recent Gaffes

The past week has been a grueling one for President Joe Biden, with a damaging special counsel report questioning his mental sharpness and several blunders that added to the problem. The report, released on Thursday, recommended no criminal charges against the president but uncovered evidence that he willfully retained and disclosed classified materials after his vice presidency when he was a private citizen.

The investigation also raised concerns over Biden’s memory. The president struggled to remember key details of his life during interviews with investigators, including when he served as vice president and when his son Beau passed away. His memory appeared hazy when describing the Afghanistan debate that was once so important to him. Among other things, he mistakenly said he ‘had a real difference’ of opinion with General Karl Eikenberry, when, in fact, Eikenberry was an ally whom Biden cited approvingly in his Thanksgiving memo to President Obama.

The investigators, who regarded Biden as a ‘well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory,’ ultimately feared his lawyers would use his ‘limitations’ in his defense if it went to trial. In a case where the government must prove that Biden knew he had possession of the classified Afghanistan documents after the vice presidency and chose to keep those documents, knowing he was violating the law, they expected that at trial, his attorneys would emphasize these limitations in his recall.

Biden’s week was also filled with gaffes that exacerbated the problem. One occurred as he defended his memory following the report when he referred to Egyptian President Abdel Fatah El-Sisi as the ‘president of Mexico.’ Earlier that day, Biden spoke at a New York fundraising event and claimed he talked to late German Chancellor Helmut Kohl in 2021 while recalling past conversations. Kohl, however, did not attend the annual meeting, as he had been dead for four years when it took place. Instead, former German Chancellor Angela Merkel was at the gathering.

On Sunday, Biden told a Las Vegas crowd he met with François Mitterrand, a French president who has been dead for 28 years. He made the mistake while retelling the story of a gathering with French President Emmanuel Macron at a G7 meeting shortly before he entered the White House. Biden then gathered his thoughts to complete the sentence: ‘Well, how long are you back for?’

Biden’s gaffes from this week accumulated faster than usual. However, he has a history of them involving deceased individuals, from referencing conversations with people who died before he was born to asking where they were during events. In the fall of 2022, Biden told a group of supporters he spoke to the man who ‘invented’ insulin. Insulin was co-discovered by Frederick Banting and John Macleod. Banting died in 1941, while Macleod passed away in 1935. Biden was born in 1942.

In September 2022, Biden looked for the late Indiana Republican Rep. Jackie Walorski in a crowd while speaking at an event. She died in a car crash the month before. And on the campaign trail in 2019, he told a group of donors that former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, who died six years earlier, was worried about the U.S. under President Donald Trump’s leadership.

The White House did not respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.

Joe Schoffstall is a politics producer/reporter for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to Joe.Schoffstall@Fox.com and on Twitter: @joeschoffstall.

Biden’s Memory Concerns Amplified by Special Counsel Report and Recent Gaffes

The past week has been a challenging one for President Joe Biden, with a damaging special counsel report questioning his mental sharpness and several blunders that added to the problem. The report, released on Thursday, recommended no criminal charges against the president but uncovered evidence that he willfully retained and disclosed classified materials after his vice presidency when he was a private citizen.

The investigation also raised concerns over Biden’s memory. During interviews with investigators, the president struggled to remember key details of his life, including when he served as vice president and when his son Beau passed away. His memory appeared hazy when describing the Afghanistan debate that was once so important to him. Among other things, he mistakenly said he ‘had a real difference’ of opinion with General Karl Eikenberry, when, in fact, Eikenberry was an ally whom Biden cited approvingly in his Thanksgiving memo to President Obama.

The investigators, who regarded Biden as a ‘well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory,’ ultimately feared his lawyers would use his ‘limitations’ in his defense if it went to trial. In a case where the government must prove that Biden knew he had possession of the classified Afghanistan documents after the vice presidency and chose to keep those documents, knowing he was violating the law, they expected that at trial, his attorneys would emphasize these limitations in his recall.

Biden’s week was also filled with gaffes that exacerbated the problem. One occurred as he defended his memory following the report when he referred to Egyptian President Abdel Fatah El-Sisi as the ‘president of Mexico.’ Earlier that day, Biden spoke at a New York fundraising event and claimed he talked to late German Chancellor Helmut Kohl in 2021 while recalling past conversations. Kohl, however, did not attend the annual meeting, as he had been dead for four years when it took place. Instead, former German Chancellor Angela Merkel was at the gathering.

On Sunday, Biden told a Las Vegas crowd he met with François Mitterrand, a French president who has been dead for 28 years. He made the mistake while retelling the story of a gathering with French President Emmanuel Macron at a G7 meeting shortly before he entered the White House. Biden then gathered his thoughts to complete the sentence: ‘Well, how long are you back for?’

Biden’s gaffes from this week accumulated faster than usual. However, he has a history of them involving deceased individuals, from referencing conversations with people who died before he was born to asking where they were during events. In the fall of 2022, Biden told a group of supporters he spoke to the man who ‘invented’ insulin. Insulin was co-discovered by Frederick Banting and John Macleod. Banting died in 1941, while Macleod passed away in 1935. Biden was born in 1942.

In September 2022, Biden looked for the late Indiana Republican Rep. Jackie Walorski in a crowd while speaking at an event. She died in a car crash the month before. And on the campaign trail in 2019, he told a group of donors that former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, who died six years earlier, was worried about the U.S. under President Donald Trump’s leadership.

The White House did not respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.

Joe Schoffstall is a politics producer/reporter for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to Joe.Schoffstall@Fox.com and on Twitter: @joeschoffstall.

Biden’s Memory Concerns Amplified by Special Counsel Report and Recent Gaffes: A Detailed Analysis

The past week has been a challenging one for President Joe Biden, with a damaging special counsel report questioning his mental sharpness and several blunders that added to the problem. The report, released on Thursday, recommended no criminal charges against the president but uncovered evidence that he willfully retained and disclosed classified materials after his vice presidency when he was a private citizen.

The investigation also raised concerns over Biden’s memory. During interviews with investigators, the president struggled to remember key details of his life, including when he served as vice president and when his son Beau passed away. His memory appeared hazy when describing the Afghanistan debate that was once so important to him. Among other things, he mistakenly said he ‘had a real difference’ of opinion with General Karl Eikenberry, when, in fact, Eikenberry was an ally whom Biden cited approvingly in his Thanksgiving memo to President Obama.

The investigators, who regarded Biden as a ‘well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory,’ ultimately feared his lawyers would use his ‘limitations’ in his defense if it went to trial. In a case where the government must prove that Biden knew he had possession of the classified Afghanistan documents after the vice presidency and chose to keep those documents, knowing he was violating the law, they expected that at trial, his attorneys would emphasize these limitations in his recall.

Biden’s week was also filled with gaffes that exacerbated the problem. One occurred as he defended his memory following the report when he referred to Egyptian President Abdel Fatah El-Sisi as the ‘president of Mexico.’ Earlier that day, Biden spoke at a New York fundraising event and claimed he talked to late German Chancellor Helmut Kohl in 2021 while recalling past conversations. Kohl, however, did not attend the annual meeting, as he had been dead for four years when it took place. Instead, former German Chancellor Angela Merkel was at the gathering.

On Sunday, Biden told a Las Vegas crowd he met with François Mitterrand, a French president who has been dead for 28 years. He made the mistake while retelling the story of a gathering with French President Emmanuel Macron at a G7 meeting shortly before he entered the White House. Biden then gathered his thoughts to complete the sentence: ‘Well, how long are you back for?’

Biden’s gaffes from this week accumulated faster than usual. However, he has a history of them involving deceased individuals, from referencing conversations with people who died before he was born to asking where they were during events. In the fall of 2022, Biden told a group of supporters he spoke to the man who ‘invented’ insulin. Insulin was co-discovered by Frederick Banting and John Macleod. Banting died in 1941, while Macleod passed away in 1935. Biden was born in 1942.

In September 2022, Biden looked for the late Indiana Republican Rep. Jackie Walorski in a crowd while speaking at an event. She died in a car crash the month before. And on the campaign trail in 2019, he told a group of donors that former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, who died six years earlier, was worried about the U.S. under President Donald Trump’s leadership.

The White House did not respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.

Joe Schoffstall is a politics producer/reporter for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to Joe.Schoffstall@Fox.com and on Twitter: @joeschoffstall.

Biden’s Memory Concerns Amplified by Special Counsel Report and Recent Gaffes: A Comprehensive Examination

The past week has been a challenging one for President Joe Biden, with a damaging special counsel report questioning his mental sharpness and several blunders that added to the problem. The report, released on Thursday, recommended no criminal charges against the president but uncovered evidence that he willfully retained and disclosed classified materials after his vice presidency when he was a private citizen.

The investigation also raised concerns over Biden’s memory. During interviews with investigators, the president struggled to remember key details of his life, including when he served as vice president and when his son Beau passed away. His memory appeared hazy when describing the Afghanistan debate that was once so important to him. Among other things, he mistakenly said he ‘had a real difference’ of opinion with General Karl Eikenberry, when, in fact, Eikenberry was an ally whom Biden cited approvingly in his Thanksgiving memo to President Obama.

The investigators, who regarded Biden as a ‘well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory,’ ultimately feared his lawyers would use his ‘limitations’ in his defense if it went to trial. In a case where the government must prove that Biden knew he had possession of the classified Afghanistan documents after the vice presidency and chose to keep those documents, knowing he was violating the law, they expected that at trial, his attorneys would emphasize these limitations in his recall.

Biden’s week was also filled with gaffes that exacerbated the problem. One occurred as he defended his memory following the report when he referred to Egyptian President Abdel Fatah El-Sisi as the ‘president of Mexico.’ Earlier that day, Biden spoke at a New York fundraising event and claimed he talked to late German Chancellor Helmut Kohl in 2021 while recalling past conversations. Kohl, however, did not attend the annual meeting, as he had been dead for four years when it took place. Instead, former German Chancellor Angela Merkel was at the gathering.

On Sunday, Biden told a Las Vegas crowd he met with François Mitterrand, a French president who has been dead for 28 years. He made the mistake while retelling the story of a gathering with French President Emmanuel Macron at a G7 meeting shortly before he entered the White House. Biden then gathered his thoughts to complete the sentence: ‘Well, how long are you back for?’

Biden’s gaffes from this week accumulated faster than usual. However, he has a history of them involving deceased individuals, from referencing conversations with people who died before he was born to asking where they were during events. In the fall of 2022, Biden told a group of supporters he spoke to the man who ‘invented’ insulin. Insulin was co-discovered by Frederick Banting and John Macleod. Banting died in 1941, while Macleod passed away in 1935. Biden was born in 1942.

In September 2022, Biden looked for the late Indiana Republican Rep. Jackie Walorski in a crowd while speaking at an event. She died in a car crash the month before. And on the campaign trail in 2019, he told a group of donors that former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, who died six years earlier, was worried about the U.S. under President Donald Trump’s leadership.

The White House did not respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.

Joe Schoffstall is a politics producer/reporter for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to Joe.Schoffstall@Fox.com and on Twitter: @joeschoffstall.

Biden’s Memory Concerns Amplified by Special Counsel Report and Recent Gaffes: A Thorough Analysis

The past week has been a challenging one for President Joe Biden, with a damaging special counsel report questioning his mental sharpness and several blunders that added to the problem. The report, released on Thursday, recommended no criminal charges against the president but uncovered evidence that he willfully retained and disclosed classified materials after his vice presidency when he was a private citizen.

The investigation also raised concerns over Biden’s memory. During interviews with investigators, the president struggled to remember key details of his life, including when he served as vice president and when his son Beau passed away. His memory appeared hazy when describing the Afghanistan debate that was once so important to him. Among other things, he mistakenly said he ‘had a real difference’ of opinion with General Karl Eikenberry, when, in fact, Eikenberry was an ally whom Biden cited approvingly in his Thanksgiving memo to President Obama.

The investigators, who regarded Biden as a ‘well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory,’ ultimately feared his lawyers would use his ‘limitations’ in his defense if it went to trial. In a case where the government must prove that Biden knew he had possession of the classified Afghanistan documents after the vice presidency and chose to keep those documents, knowing he was violating the law, they expected that at trial, his attorneys would emphasize these limitations in his recall.

Biden’s week was also filled with gaffes that exacerbated the problem. One occurred as he defended his memory following the report when he referred to Egyptian President Abdel Fatah El-Sisi as the ‘president of Mexico.’ Earlier that day, Biden spoke at a New York fundraising event and claimed he talked to late German Chancellor Helmut Kohl in 2021 while recalling past conversations. Kohl, however, did not attend the annual meeting, as he had been dead for four years when it took place. Instead, former German Chancellor Angela Merkel was at the gathering.

On Sunday, Biden told a Las Vegas crowd he met with François Mitterrand, a French president who has been dead for 28 years. He made the mistake while retelling the story of a gathering with French President Emmanuel Macron at a G7 meeting shortly before he entered the White House. Biden then gathered his thoughts to complete the sentence: ‘Well, how long are you back for?’

Biden’s gaffes from this week accumulated faster than usual. However, he has a history of them involving deceased individuals, from referencing conversations with people who died before he was born to asking where they were during events. In the fall of 2022, Biden told a group of supporters he spoke to the man who ‘invented’ insulin. Insulin was co-discovered by Frederick Banting and John Macleod. Banting died in 194