Bill Clinton Rejects Claims About Joe Biden’s Declining Cognitive Health | EUROtoday

Former President Bill Clinton stated former President Joe Biden was “on top” of issues when he was requested about Biden’s alleged cognitive decline throughout an interview on “CBS Sunday Morning.”

While talking with correspondent Tracy Smith, Clinton was requested concerning the bombshell e book “Original Sin” written by CNN’s Jake Tapper and Axios journalist Alex Thompson, which claims that Biden’s aides lined up the politician’s declining cognitive and bodily well being throughout his ill-fated reelection marketing campaign.

A Biden spokesperson acknowledged in an announcement to Axios final month that “there were physical changes as [Biden] got older,” however insisted that “evidence of aging is not evidence of mental incapacity.”

After Smith requested Clinton if he had ever had “a moment with [Biden]” the place he felt that he was “unfit to run for president,” Clinton responded, “No. I thought he was a good president.”

“The only concern I thought he had to deal with was, could anybody do that job until they were 86?” Clinton continued, referring to Biden’s age. “We’d had several long talks. I had never seen him and walked away thinking ‘he can’t do this anymore.’”

Clinton added: “He was always on top of his briefs.”

Smith then pressed Clinton, asking once more if he ever witnessed any cognitive decline in Biden, prompting Clinton to firmly reply “no.”

Sharing that he noticed Biden “not very long ago,” Clinton stated that he “thought he was in good shape.”

Clinton went on to disclose that he didn’t learn Tapper and Thompson’s e book as a result of he believes that some individuals are utilizing it as a “way to blame” Biden for Trump being reelected for a second presidency time period.

“I didn’t want to because he’s not president anymore, and I think he did a good job,” Clinton defined. “And I think we are facing challenges today with our president in our history. Some people are trying to use this as a way to blame him for the fact that Trump was reelected.”

Biden’s well being was a serious concern amongst voters whereas he was within the White House, significantly following his disastrous debate efficiency in June 2024 whereas looking for reelection.

Biden finally withdrew his candidacy for a second time period, with then-Vice President Kamala Harris taking on because the democratic presidential nominee. Harris misplaced to Republican nominee Trump, who returned to the White House for a second time period in January 2025.

Last month, Biden introduced that he was identified with an aggressive type of prostate most cancers. The announcement subsequently sparked additional questions on what well being points the previous president was doubtlessly battling whereas he was within the White House.

Watch a clip from Clinton’s interview on “CBS Sunday Mornings” right here.