Jill Biden says she thought Joe Biden was ‘having a stroke’ during 2024 debate

Former first lady Jill Biden said in an interview clip released Wednesday that she thought her husband, former President Joe Biden, was “having a stroke” during his critical June 2024 debate, which catalyzed the chain of events that eventually led him to drop out of the presidential election.“I don’t know what happened.

Former first lady Jill Biden said in an interview clip released Wednesday that she thought her husband, former President Joe Biden, was “having a stroke” during his critical June 2024 debate, which catalyzed the chain of events that eventually led him to drop out of the presidential election.

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“I don’t know what happened. I mean, when I, as I watched it, I thought, ‘Oh, my God, he’s having a stroke.’ And it scared me to death,” Jill Biden said in an interview with CBS News’ “Sunday Morning,” the full version of which is set to air Sunday.

“I was frightened, because I had never ever seen Joe like that before or since. Never,” she said.