{"id":2441521,"date":"2025-06-01T17:04:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T21:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-clinton-defends-joe-bidens-cognitive-acuity-i-thought-he-was-in-good-shape-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-06-01T17:06:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T21:06:00","slug":"bill-clinton-defends-joe-bidens-cognitive-acuity-i-thought-he-was-in-good-shape-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-clinton-defends-joe-bidens-cognitive-acuity-i-thought-he-was-in-good-shape-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Bill Clinton defends Joe Biden\u2019s cognitive acuity: \u2018I thought he was in good shape\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbill-clinton-defends-joe-bidens-cognitive-acuity-i-thought-he-was-in-good-shape-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2441521&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a recent interview on CBS Sunday Morning, former president Bill Clinton defended President Joe Biden against claims of cognitive decline. Clinton expressed his belief that biden was in good shape,despite reports suggesting otherwise,particularly considering BidenS ongoing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/10-scandal-plagued-democrats-who-remain-on-actblue\/\" title=\"10 Scandal-Plagued Democrats Who Remain on ActBlue\">2024 reelection campaign<\/a> and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-hes-not-going-to-make-any-more-endorsements-in-house-speakers-race\/\" title=\"Trump: No More Endorsements for House Speaker Race\">recent cancer diagnosis<\/a>. He mentioned that he had conversations with Biden and never felt concerned about his fitness for the presidency. Clinton stated, &#8220;I thought he was a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-lawmaker-terror-suspects-are-starting-to-exploit-the-southern-border\/\" title=\"GOP Lawmaker: Terror Suspects Are \u2018Starting To Exploit The Southern Border\u2019\">good president<\/a>&#8221; and dismissed questions about any cognitive decline he might have perceived. Moreover, he noted that he had not read the book *Original Sin*, by Jake tapper and Alex Thompson, which explores allegations from over 200 insiders about Biden&#8217;s cognitive challenges. Clinton&#8217;s supportive remarks come <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wuhan-collaborator-daszak-demands-1-trillion-for-pandemic-prevention-efforts\/\" title=\"Wuhan Collaborator Daszak Demands  Trillion for \u201cPandemic Prevention Efforts\u201d\">amidst ongoing scrutiny<\/a> of Biden&#8217;s abilities as he continues to navigate his presidential duties.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Bill Clinton defends Joe Biden&rsquo;s cognitive acuity: &lsquo;I thought he was in good shape&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2135695\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bill-clinton\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Bill Clinton<\/a> came to the defense of<a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> Joe Biden<\/a> as several reports detail a declining cognitive acuity during his term as president.<\/p>\n<p>Clinton sat down with CBS News anchor Tracy Smith in an interview released on <em>CBS Sunday Morning<\/em> in light of Biden&rsquo;s <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cancer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">cancer<\/a> diagnosis and insider reports that suggest his cognitive ability affected how he ran the country. During Biden&rsquo;s 2024 reelection campaign, Clinton endorsed Biden and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >attended fundraising rallies<\/a> for him before he dropped out of the race.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3427955\/trump-reagan-uses-words-very-well-keith-kellogg\/\">Trump, like Reagan, &#8216;uses words so very, very well&#8217;: Keith Kellogg<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3427882\/stephen-miller-democrats-made-trump-stronger\/\">The Left&#8217;s miscalculation: Stephen Miller says Democrats made Trump &#8216;stronger&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3427864\/russel-vought-ridiculous-critics-joni-ernst-town-hall\/\">Russel Vought dismisses &#8216;ridiculous&#8217; critics at Joni Ernst town hall<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Did you ever have a moment with him where you thought maybe he was unfit to run for president?&rdquo; Smith asked.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;No. I thought he was a good president. The only concern I thought he had to deal with was could anybody do that job until they were 86,&rdquo; Clinton said. &ldquo;We had several long talks. I had never seen him and walked away thinking he can&rsquo;t do this anymore. He was always on top of his briefs.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#128680;NEW: CBS News Correspondent Tracy Smith presses Bill Clinton on Biden&#8217;s decline &mdash; he denies *EVER* seeing it&#128680;<\/p>\n<p>SMITH: &#8220;Did you ever have a moment with him where you thought maybe he was unfit to run for president?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>CLINTON: &#8220;No &hellip; I had never seen him and walked away&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xLymWvWqtP\">pic.twitter.com\/xLymWvWqtP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jason Cohen &#127482;&#127480; (@JasonJournoDC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JasonJournoDC\/status\/1929198784145244205?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 1, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You never saw any cognitive decline?&rdquo; Smith doubled down.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;No,&rdquo; Clinton repeated. &ldquo;I saw President Biden not very long ago and I thought he was in good shape.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3421739\/biden-weakening-us-from-within-kristi-noem\/\"><strong>BIDEN WAS &lsquo;WEAKENING US FROM WITHIN&rsquo;: KRISTI NOEM<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Clinton said he hadn&rsquo;t read the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3330602\/jake-tapper-alex-thompson-release-book-biden-cognitive-decline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;book<\/a>&nbsp;<em>Original Sin<\/em>, co-written by Jake&nbsp;Tapper&nbsp;and Alex Thompson, because he &ldquo;didn&rsquo;t want to.&rdquo; The book features discussions between Tapper, Thompson, and over &ldquo;200 White House insiders&rdquo; that suggest Biden&rsquo;s cognitive decline began long before he dropped out of the 2024 race.<\/p>\n<p>The book has received <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3417332\/the-view-joe-biden-blasts-tapper-and-trump-administration-amid-cancer-bombshell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"backlash\">backlash<\/a> from Biden, former first lady Jill Biden, and their granddaughter Naomi Biden. All three have denied the allegations made by former staffers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2135695\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2135695\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bill Clinton supports Joe Biden&#8217;s mental fitness, stating he believes Biden is in good shape despite reports of cognitive decline<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2441522,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Bill-Clinton-and-Joe-Biden-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[38900,56321,32320,32171],"class_list":["post-2441521","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-bill-clinton","tag-cognitive-acuity","tag-joe-biden","tag-political-commentary"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Bill-Clinton-and-Joe-Biden-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2441521","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2441521"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2441521\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2441525,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2441521\/revisions\/2441525"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2441522"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2441521"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2441521"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2441521"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}