Jill Biden Says She Was ‘Frightened’ After Disastrous Debate, Doctors Checked on Joe

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Then–President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden speak to supporters at a debate-night watch party after the presidential debate hosted by CNN in Atlanta, Ga., June 27, 2024.

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Jill Biden said during a Tuesday interview that she was “frightened” following Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance and revealed that her husband’s campaign team was so concerned by his behavior during the ill-fated contest that they had doctors examine him after he came off stage.

The former first lady appeared on MS NOW’s Morning Joe to promote her memoir View from the East Wing,in which she reveals that she feared former President Biden was having a stroke the night of the first presidential debate in Atlanta.

Corinne Cowan

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Corinne Cowan

Corinne Cowan is an editorial intern for National Review through the Buckley Institute. A rising sophomore at Yale University, Corinne studies politics and philosophy and hails from Memphis, Tenn.

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