{"id":2608843,"date":"2026-05-31T16:21:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T20:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jill-biden-says-joe-was-slowing-down-before-abandoning-2024-bid\/"},"modified":"2026-05-31T16:22:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T20:22:21","slug":"jill-biden-says-joe-was-slowing-down-before-abandoning-2024-bid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jill-biden-says-joe-was-slowing-down-before-abandoning-2024-bid\/","title":{"rendered":"Jill Biden says Joe was &#8216;slowing down&#8217; before abandoning 2024 bid"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fjill-biden-says-joe-was-slowing-down-before-abandoning-2024-bid%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=2608843&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>Jill Biden said in a CBS interview that Joe Biden appeared to be \u201cslowing down\u201d as he pursued reelection in 2024, while denying that he had cognitive decline. She argued the change she noticed was consistent with aging and said she never saw signs of his mind deteriorating during his time in public life.<\/p>\n<p>Her comments also addressed the uproar after Biden\u2019s June 2024 debate with Donald Trump, when he frequently lost his train of thought and stumbled, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leaked-pentagon-documents-show-how-deep-us-has-penetrated-russian-intelligence\/\" title=\"Leaked Pentagon documents show how deep US has penetrated Russian intelligence\">prompting widespread concerns<\/a> about his stamina and fitness. Jill Biden said she was \u201cvigilant\u201d about his health and claimed his stage IV prostate cancer was missed by White House doctors-highlighting that, even though he received strong care an vital issue was overlooked.<\/p>\n<p>She further acknowledged that she was frightened by his debate performance and thought he might be having a stroke,later noting that he did not \u201crally\u201d as she expected. Her remarks contrasted with her earlier public defense of his capabilities after the debate,when she had praised him for doing a \u201cgreat job\u201d and had rejected calls for him to step aside,emphasizing that the decision ultimately had to be his.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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> said her husband was \u201cslowing down\u201d as he sought reelection in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-election\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11446\">2024<\/a> but rejected claims that 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dementia-risk-spikes-from-this-nighttime-occurrence\/\" title=\"Dementia Risk Spikes from This Nighttime Occurrence\">experiencing cognitive decline<\/a> before abandoning his bid for a second term following a disastrous debate performance. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In an interview aired Sunday on CBS News\u2019s <em>Sunday Morning<\/em>, Jill Biden acknowledged concerns about her husband\u2019s age while defending his fitness for office during the campaign that ultimately ended with his withdrawal from the race.<\/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\/4588398\/trump-medical-history-timeline\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump\u2019s medical history timeline: COVID, bullets, and more<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4588343\/trumps-medical-report-release-walter-reed\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-medical-report-released-by-white-house-after-visit-to-walter-reed\/\" title=\"Trump&#039;s medical report released by ... after visit to ...\">medical report released<\/a> by White House after visit to Walter Reed<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4587886\/trump-slow-rolling-cabinet-nominations-ahead-of-midterm-elections\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump slow-rolling Cabinet nominations ahead of midterm elections<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe was the same, the essence of the same Joe Biden, but yeah, he was slowing down,\u201d Jill Biden said. \u201cHe was getting older. It\u2019s a very intense job. I think it ages you, quickly. Look at the other presidents. I mean, in comparison, when they started in office and got out of office. It was natural aging.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The comments come nearly two years after Joe Biden\u2019s June 2024 debate against President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a>, a performance that intensified questions about the then-81-year-old president\u2019s age, stamina, and ability to serve another four-year term. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the debate, Joe Biden frequently lost his train of thought, stumbled over answers, and appeared hoarse, fueling concerns among voters and party leaders. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jill Biden told CBS correspondent Rita Braver she never saw signs of Joe Biden cognitively declining. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The former first lady said she was \u201cvigilant\u201d about her husband\u2019s health, adding that his stage IV prostate cancer was missed by White House doctors. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWell, you know the doctors said that, according to the American Urological Association, that men over 70 don\u2019t need a PSA, a blood test, anymore because it\u2019s a slow-growing cancer,\u201d she said. \u201cI do feel we had amazing care in the White House, but somehow that was missed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A preview of Jill Biden\u2019s interview with Braver was released Wednesday, showing a clip of the former first lady saying she was \u201cfrightened\u201d by her husband\u2019s debate performance, claiming she thought he was having a stroke. She said she thought the former president would \u201crally\u201d and be fine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBut he got in there, he got into the debate, and he didn\u2019t,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Her admission marked a reversal of her public defense of Joe Biden following the debate, where she praised him for doing a \u201cgreat job\u201d and for \u201cknowing all the facts.\u201d After his performance, party leaders, donors, and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >elected officials increasingly questioned<\/a> whether Joe Biden could defeat Trump. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4588343\/trumps-medical-report-release-walter-reed\/\"><strong>TRUMP\u2019S MEDICAL REPORT RELEASED BY WHITE HOUSE AFTER VISIT TO WALTER REED<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She said it was \u201churtful\u201d to hear calls for her husband to step down, adding that she was asked to step in, but declined, saying it \u201chad to be his decision.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI mean, when you love somebody, and you see people attacking them, I mean, it\u2019s hard,\u201d Jill Biden said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jill Biden said Joe \u201cslowed down\u201d in 2024, not dementia, after the debate<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4130,"featured_media":2608844,"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\/AP24290028307920.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[80571,45266,32945,32320,32171],"class_list":["post-2608843","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-2024-presidential-bid","tag-campaign-news","tag-jill-biden","tag-joe-biden","tag-political-commentary"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP24290028307920.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2608843","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=2608843"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2608843\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2608847,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2608843\/revisions\/2608847"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2608844"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2608843"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2608843"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2608843"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}