Democrats rally around Biden as report raises age concerns - BBC News

The US president's allies say he is "sharp and effective", and has been "inappropriately" attacked.

16 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Democrats who have spent time with Mr Biden have defended him as sharp and focusedBy Sam Cabral & Madeline HalpertBBC News on Capitol Hill & from New YorkDemocrats are defending President Joe Biden after a report on his handling of classified documents raised concerns about his age and mental fitness.

Mr Biden will not be charged for keeping classified documents, but the report cast him as a "well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory".

Vice-President Kamala Harris slammed the description as "gratuitous, inaccurate and inappropriate".

She also alleged the prosecutor was "clearly politically motivated".

Robert Hur, a Donald Trump appointee who has previously clerked for two well-known conservative judges, was appointed to lead the Biden classified document probe last year.

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