The White House claimed Tuesday that, five days after Joe Biden’s disaster of a debate, the president is still suffering from a nagging cold that’s apparently making his voice hoarse and is being blamed in part for his debate performance.
That supposed sickness couldn’t come at a worst time for Biden, 81, who’s facing increased calls to bow out of the 2024 presidential election even by top names in his own party.
Biden’s press secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre, made the revelation during a mess of a White House press briefing, in which she defended signs of her boss’ cognitive decline by claiming he’s simply “slower than he used to be” and referring questions about him stepping aside to his campaign.
