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Jill Biden says she thought Joe Biden was "having a stroke" during 2024 debate. Here's what she said at the time.

Updated on: May 28, 2026 / 11:47 AM EDT / CBS News

Jill Biden says she thought Joe Biden was "having a stroke" during 2024 debate. Here's what she said at the time.

TL;DR

  • Jill Biden believed Joe Biden might have been having a stroke during the 2024 debate.
  • She described his performance as frightening and unlike anything she had seen before.
  • Biden's campaign attributed his debate struggles to a cold.
  • Publicly, Jill Biden initially offered strong support for her husband after the debate.
  • She now aims to "set the record straight" about her experience as First Lady in a forthcoming book.