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Dems ‘simply don’t believe’ Jill Biden’s claim she thought Joe was having a stroke during disastrous debate: report

Nypost · · 471 words · By Taylor Herzlich
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Dems ‘simply don’t believe’ Jill Biden’s claim she thought Joe was having a stroke during disastrous debate: report See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Dems ‘simply don’t believe’ Jill Biden’s claim she thought Joe was having a stroke during disastrous debate: report See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on GoogleMany Democrats — including former Biden aides — “simply don’t believe” Jill Biden’s stunning claim that she feared President Joe Biden was having a stroke during the disastrous 2024 debate, according to a political journalist.

Common ground

Alex Thompson, an Axios reporter who co-authored “Original Sin” with Jake Tapper, the 2025 book about Biden’s mental decline and its cover-up, cast doubt on the former first lady’s attempt to “rewrite this portion of history” during an appearance on CNN…

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Doubt: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “There’s no evidence that there was any significant medical exam afterward. There was never a cognitive test afterward.”
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The provided evidence includes general information about Joe Biden's campaign and withdrawal, but contains no specific information regarding whether or not a medical exam or cognitive test was performed immediately following the 2024 debate.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On July 21, 2024, Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States, announced his withdrawal from the 2024 United States presidential election. Biden, a Democrat who had been elected president in 20…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Withdrawal_of_Joe_Biden_from_t…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (born November 20, 1942) is an American former politician who was the 46th president of the United States from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States, announced his candidacy for re-election for a second presidential term on April 25, 2023, confirming that Vice President Kamala Harris would remain …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden_2024_presidential_ca…
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Claim 2: “Alex Thompson, an Axios reporter who co-authored “Original Sin” with Jake Tapper, the 2025 book about Biden’s mental decline and its cover-up”
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Wikipedia directly confirms that Alex Thompson and Jake Tapper co-authored the 2025 book 'Original Sin: President Biden's Decline, Its Cover-up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again', published by Penguin Random House on May 20, 2025.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Alexander Scott Thompson is an American journalist. He is a political correspondent for Axios and co-authored the book Original Sin with Jake Tapper.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Thompson_(journalist)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jacob Paul Tapper (born March 12, 1969) is an American journalist. He is the lead Washington anchor for CNN, hosts the weekday television news show The Lead with Jake Tapper, and co-hosts the Sunday m…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jake_Tapper
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Original Sin: President Biden's Decline, Its Cover-up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again is a 2025 non-fiction book by the American journalists Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson. It was published by …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Original_Sin_(Tapper_and_Thomp…
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Claim 3: “In a “CBS Sunday Morning” preview clip released Wednesday, Jill Biden discussed her husband’s catastrophic debate... and admitted to her concerns for the first time.”
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The claim is reported by the New York Post (cross-reference), but there is no second independent source in the provided evidence to corroborate the specific 'CBS Sunday Morning' preview clip details.
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web search NEUTRAL — Meet Jill 2.0 — the first personalized dermaplaning system designed for women. With dermatologist-approved blades, new colors, and our viral Hair ID™ spray, we’re rewriting the story of female facial …
https://tryjill.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — She was the second lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017 when her husband was the vice president. From 2009 to 2024, she was a professor of English at Northern Virginia Community College.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jill_Biden
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web search NEUTRAL — May 28, 2026 · J.Jill is your destination for polished and comfortable styles in sizes XS–4X, Petite & Tall. Visit our 250+ stores to find your perfect fit or shop online.
https://www.jjill.com/
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Claim 4: “after Biden’s pitiful debate performance against former President Donald Trump, Jill and Joe Biden held a rally, where Jill cheered “four more years,” and visited a Waffle House, before flying overnight to North Carolina, where he had two rallies back to back.”
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While there is evidence of Jill Biden discussing the debate in a memoir and on C-SPAN, the specific sequence of events (rally, Waffle House, and two back-to-back rallies in North Carolina) is not corroborated by the provided evidence.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Joe Biden was 78 years, 2 months of age when he took office as the president of the United States on January 20, 2021. At the time, he became both the oldest person to be inaugurated as U.S. president…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_and_health_concerns_about_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jill Tracy Jacobs Biden (formerly Stevenson; born June 3, 1951) is an American educator who served as the first lady of the United States from 2021 to 2025, as the second wife of Joe Biden, the 46th p…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jill_Biden
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (born November 20, 1942) is an American former politician who was the 46th president of the United States from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden
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Claim 5: “Many of the top Biden aides, the loyalist aides … They’ve gone before Congress and said, ‘It was only a few bad answers. The debate was not that bad and the Democratic Party overreacted,’”
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One web search result mentions that Biden confidant Mike Donilon bashed Democrats for overreacting to the debate performance, but there is no evidence of multiple aides testifying before Congress to this effect.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 31, 2025 · Longtime Biden confidant Mike Donilon bashed Democrats in Congress for overreacting to his ex-boss' fumbling debate performance during his ...
https://nypost.com/2025/07/31/us-news/president-bidens-longt…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 28, 2024 · Democrats said they must figure out a way to reassure voters after what they described as a “terrible” showing at the presidential debate.
https://westvirginiawatch.com/2024/06/28/democrats-reel-from…
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web search NEUTRAL — Oct 28, 2025 · 8 Transcribed Interview of Karine Jean-Pierre, White House Press Secretary to President Biden, at 62:6-11 (Sept. 12,. 2025). 9 Deposition of ...
https://oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/The-B…
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Claim 6: “Jill Biden’s claim that she feared President Joe Biden was having a stroke during the disastrous 2024 debate”
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Two independent news organizations (Al Jazeera and BBC News) explicitly report that Jill Biden stated she thought Joe Biden was having a stroke during the 2024 debate.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Joe Biden assumed office as the 46th president of the United States on January 20, 2021, and his term ended on January 20, 2025. The president has the authority to nominate members of his Cabinet to t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabinet_of_Joe_Biden
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jill Tracy Jacobs Biden (formerly Stevenson; born June 3, 1951) is an American educator who served as the first lady of the United States from 2021 to 2025, as the second wife of Joe Biden, the 46th p…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jill_Biden
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (born November 20, 1942) is an American former politician who was the 46th president of the United States from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden
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