Harris Says Jill Biden Pressured Emhoff After 2024 Debate as Biden Quit Race Within 1 Month
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Updated · POLITICO · May 27
Harris Says Jill Biden Pressured Emhoff After 2024 Debate as Biden Quit Race Within 1 Month
3 articles · Updated · POLITICO · May 27
Kamala Harris wrote that Jill Biden pressed Doug Emhoff to keep backing Joe Biden after his debate with Donald Trump, a push that reportedly angered Emhoff.
Harris also said she feared Biden could not beat Trump after the debate, which she described as exposing serious weakness rather than a one-off stumble.
Jill Biden herself was deeply alarmed by Biden’s performance, saying she thought he might be having a stroke even as she later told supporters he had done "such a great job."
The June 2024 debate reignited concerns about Biden’s age and fitness, triggered calls for him to step aside, and he ended his campaign less than a month later.
Since Trump’s victory, former Biden allies and staff have increasingly criticized how White House and campaign leaders handled questions about Biden’s condition.
When a leader's health is in question, who decides what the public deserves to know?
What new standards are needed to assess the fitness of aging world leaders for office?