{"id":2608170,"date":"2026-05-29T08:29:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T12:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-piles-on-jill-biden-criticism-over-thinking-joe-had-a-stroke-during-presidential-debate\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T08:29:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T12:29:00","slug":"trump-piles-on-jill-biden-criticism-over-thinking-joe-had-a-stroke-during-presidential-debate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-piles-on-jill-biden-criticism-over-thinking-joe-had-a-stroke-during-presidential-debate\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump piles on Jill Biden criticism over thinking Joe had a stroke during presidential debate"},"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\">30<\/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%2Ftrump-piles-on-jill-biden-criticism-over-thinking-joe-had-a-stroke-during-presidential-debate%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=2608170&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 class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> on Friday joined in on criticism of former first lady <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jill-biden\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1632\">Jill Biden<\/a> after she said she thought her husband, former President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"471\">Joe Biden<\/a>, was having a stroke during the 2024 presidential debate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cJill Biden is now out there finally admitting that she did NOT know what went wrong with Sleepy Joe during our spectacular, and highly rated, 2024 Presidential Debate, where Joe was not exactly performing to the highest level of debate standards,\u201d Trump said in a Truth Social post. \u201cShe said that she thought he was having a \u201cstroke,\u201d and various other really bad things, and yet never rushed onto the stage to help her troubled husband, as any good wife would do.\u201d <\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4586792\/trump-jill-biden-criticism-thinking-joe-stroke-during-debate\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump piles on Jill Biden criticism over thinking Joe had a stroke during presidential debate<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4585251\/democrats-lash-out-bidens-after-jill-relitigates-past\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Democrats lash out at Bidens as former first lady relitigates the past: \u2018They suck\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4586108\/taiwan-silicon-trump-card-us-security-talks\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Taiwan will likely play its silicon \u2018Trump card\u2019 in security talks with the US<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4584638\/jill-biden-frightened-joe-biden-stroke-2024-debate\/\"><strong>JILL BIDEN SAYS SHE WAS \u2018FRIGHTENED\u2019 THAT JOE BIDEN WAS \u2018HAVING A STROKE\u2019 DURING 2024 DEBATE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump has frequently stated that the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/biden-administration\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"445\">Biden administration<\/a> and the former first lady hid the true state of Biden\u2019s health, claiming he was declining much faster than what was presented to the public.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe only thing she failed to mention was how well I was doing prior to his near total collapse,\u201d Trump added. \u201cIn other words, as many have asked, did my strong performance in that debate cause him to plain and simple \u201cchoke,\u201d leading to his ignominious defeat, or were other reasons the cause? Nobody else knows the answer to that, BUT I DO!!!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jill Biden made the comments about her husband\u2019s performance in the 2024 debate against Trump earlier this week, contradicting her claim immediately after the debate that he had done a great job.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI was frightened, because I had never ever seen Joe like that before or since,\u201d Jill Biden said during an interview with CBS News. \u201cI don\u2019t know what happened. As I watched it, I thought, \u2018Oh my God, he\u2019s having a stroke.\u2019 And it scared me to death.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Republicans and conservative commentators quickly seized on Jill Biden\u2019s remarks, arguing they undercut previous assurances that Biden\u2019s poor debate showing was an isolated incident and renewed scrutiny over how the former president\u2019s health was handled by those closest to him.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Fox News late Thursday, host Greg Gutfeld used his opening monologue to criticize the former first lady, arguing that if she truly believed her husband was suffering a medical emergency during the debate, it raised broader questions about why he remained in office and on the campaign trail.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4585251\/democrats-lash-out-bidens-after-jill-relitigates-past\/\">DEMOCRATS LASH OUT AT BIDENS AS FORMER FIRST LADY RELITIGATES THE PAST: \u2018THEY SUCK\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou can\u2019t go from covering up this mess to being shocked by this mess,\u201d Gutfeld said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He went on to claim that Jill Biden is still \u201cdeceiving\u201d people to sell her upcoming book, <em>View from The East Wing<\/em>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The comments reopened a politically damaging chapter for Democrats, as Biden\u2019s June 2024 debate performance is widely viewed as the turning point that ultimately led to his decision to exit the race less than a month later and endorse then-Vice President Kamala Harris.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Democrats are not happy that Jill Biden is revisiting the pivotal moment in the 2024 campaign, with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4585251\/democrats-lash-out-bidens-after-jill-relitigates-past\/\">one strategist previously telling the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em><\/a> that the Bidens \u201csuck.\u201d Another said it\u2019s \u201cdefinitely not helpful\u201d as the Democrats hope to take back control of Congress in November. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Donald Trump on Friday joined in on criticism of former first lady Jill Biden after she said she thought her husband, former President Joe Biden, was having a stroke during the 2024 presidential debate. \u201cJill Biden is now out there finally admitting that she did NOT know what went wrong with Sleepy Joe during<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4130,"featured_media":2608171,"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\/2026\/05\/image-collage-q69bdj3p6-1780055658231-e1780055831271.jpg?1780041425&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2608170","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-collage-q69bdj3p6-1780055658231-e1780055831271.jpg?1780041425&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2608170","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\/4130"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2608170"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2608170\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2608171"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2608170"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2608170"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2608170"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}