Jill Biden wondered if husband Joe had been drugged during 2024 debate disaster, before he said: ‘I really f—ed up, didn’t I?’

Nypost · May 28, 2026 · 714 words · By Emily Goodin

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Jill Biden wondered if husband Joe had been drugged during 2024 debate disaster, before he said: ‘I really f—ed up, didn’t I?’ See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Jill Biden wondered if husband Joe had been drugged during 2024 debate disaster, before he said: ‘I really f—ed up, didn’t I?’ See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Add The New York Post on GoogleJill Biden frantically wondered whether her husband, then-President Joe Biden, had been drugged ahead of his catastrophic 2024 debate performance against Donald Trump, the former first lady’s forthcoming memoir reveals.

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In “View from the East Wing,” out June 2, Jill Biden writes of her husband on the night of June 27, 2024, “I felt like we were watching an AI hologram of the man we knew, and the hologram was glitching,” according to an excerpt published Thursday by The…

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Claim 1: “In “View from the East Wing,” out June 2, Jill Biden writes of her husband on the night of June 27, 2024, “I felt like we were watching an AI hologram of the man we knew, and the hologram was glitching,” according to an excerpt published Thursday by The Atlantic.”

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While the existence of the memoir is confirmed, the specific 'AI hologram' quote is not explicitly repeated in the provided evidence snippets, though other sources mention her fear of a stroke. The claim relies on a specific excerpt from The Atlantic which is not fully corroborated by other independent sources in the provided set.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States' foreign policy under president Joe Biden's administration (2021–2025) emphasized repairing U.S. alliances, which Biden argued were damaged during the preceding first administration …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_policy_of_the_Biden_ad…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — As part of the Gaza war protests in the United States, protest vote movements in the 2024 Democratic Party presidential primaries were initiated to target President Joe Biden's and Vice President Kama…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war_protest_vote_movement…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a timeline of the presidency of Joe Biden during the fourth quarter of 2023, from October 1 to December 31, 2023. For a complete itinerary of his travels, see List of presidential tri…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Joe_Biden_pres…

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Claim 2: “When he walked off the stage in Atlanta, she claims, he whispered to her: “I really f**ked up, didn’t I?””

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to corroborate the specific quote attributed to Joe Biden after the Atlanta debate.

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Claim 3: “That, however, contradicts testimony from Joe Biden’s chief of staff Jeffrey Zients, who told Congress he wanted the president to take a cognitive test after the debate.”

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One web search result mentions Jeff Zients admitting Biden's memory and decision-making declined in office during testimony in September 2025, but the specific detail about wanting a cognitive test 'after the debate' is not explicitly corroborated by a second independent source in the provided text.

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web search NEUTRAL — Considered one of the top ice hockey prospects of his generation, he was selected first overall by the Blackhawks in the 2023 NHL entry draft and made his NHL debut that year. Bedard would go on to wi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connor_Bedard

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web search 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 ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_and_health_concerns_about_…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 27, 2024 · The National Hockey League (NHL) has announced that Chicago Blackhawks rookie Connor Bedard has captured the 2023-24 Calder Memorial Trophy.
https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/blackhawks-connor-bedard-w…

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Claim 4: “According to Zients, then-senior White House communications adviser Anita Dunn and national security adviser Jake Sullivan supported his efforts.”

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The provided evidence mentions Zients' testimony and other aides testifying, but does not specifically confirm that Anita Dunn and Jake Sullivan supported the effort for a cognitive test.

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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 18, 2025 ... Jeff Zients admitted Biden's memory and decision-making declined in office, clashing with 2024 claims he was “sharp” and fit to serve, ...
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/justice/3814797/bide…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 30, 2025 ... Biden aides, including Steve Ricchetti and Mike Donilon, are set to testify before the House Oversight Committee as part of a probe into ...
https://www.wvtm13.com/article/biden-aides-house-oversight-i…

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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 5: “In “View from the East Wing,” out June 2, Jill Biden writes of her husband on the night of June 27, 2024, “I felt like we were watching an AI hologram of the man we knew, and the hologram was glitching,” according to an excerpt published Thursday by The Atlantic.”

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The title 'View from the East Wing' and the release date of June 2 (specifically 2026) are confirmed by a cross-reference (Nypost) and multiple independent web search results.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The chief of staff to the first lady of the United States is a position within the Office of the First Lady in the White House Office, responsible for overseeing strategy, operations, and coordination…
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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 — Michael LaRosa is an American journalist and political advisor who was the press secretary for the First Lady in the Biden administration from 2021 to 2022. LaRosa previously worked as a spokesman for…
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Claim 6: ““I know exactly what happened in that debate,” Hunter told YouTube personality Andrew Callaghan in an interview released in July 2025, on the anniversary of Joe Biden ending his re-election bid.”

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Claim 7: “Former first son Hunter Biden has also suggested that his father’s dreadful debate night was due to the side effects of the sleep aid Ambien.”

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Claim 8: “Jill Biden frantically wondered whether her husband, then-President Joe Biden, had been drugged ahead of his catastrophic 2024 debate performance against Donald Trump, the former first lady’s forthcoming memoir reveals.”

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Multiple web search results confirm that Jill Biden's memoir describes her shock and fear over the president's performance and specifically mentions her worry that he may have been drugged.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (born November 20, 1942) is an American retired politician who was the 46th president of the United States from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, he represente…
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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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Claim 9: “During the CBS interview, Jill Biden insisted that her husband did not decline cognitively during his term in office, but was “slowing down.””

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Claim 10: “The excerpt emerged after the former first lady told CBS News in an interview airing Sunday that “I had never, ever seen Joe like that before or since. Never.””

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Two independent web search results confirm that Jill Biden told CBS News, 'I had never, ever seen Joe like that before or since.'

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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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Claim 11: “But longtime Biden physician Dr. Kevin O’Connor never administered such a test, and took the Fifth Amendment when testifying before Congress.”

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Two independent web search results confirm that Dr. Kevin O'Connor invoked the Fifth Amendment and physician-patient privilege during a congressional hearing/deposition regarding Biden's health.

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web search NEUTRAL — According to White House visitor logs, Dr. Kevin Cannard, a neurologist who specializes in treating Parkinson’s disease, made eight visits to the White House between last August and March.
https://www.allsides.com/story/joe-biden-parkinsons-speciali…

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web search NEUTRAL — Dr. Kevin O’Connor, erstwhile White House physician to former President Biden, invoked physician-patient privilege and the Fifth Amendment during a closed-door congressional hearing, refusing to answe…
https://whitehouse.news/2025-07-12-bidens-doctor-refuses-tes…

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web search NEUTRAL — Former President Biden's White House doctor, Kevin O'Connor, invoked the Fifth Amendment in response to questions during a House Oversight Committee deposition.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/the-doctor-was-in-out-biden…

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Claim 12: “Anthony Bernal and Annie Tomasini — known as the most powerful aides in the Biden administration, with full control over access to the president and his schedule — also took the Fifth.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding Anthony Bernal or Annie Tomasini invoking the Fifth Amendment.

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Claim 13: “The White House pushed back forcefully, claiming the 46th president had a bad night and was suffering from a cold.”

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Claim 14: “Per The Atlantic, the then-first lady writes that she should have asked for her husband to be blood-tested after the CNN forum, and suggested he take a cognitive test only to be overruled by White House staff.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant search results (clothing stores, dermaplaning) and general Wikipedia entries. There is no evidence in the provided set confirming the blood-test or cognitive test suggestion mentioned in the claim.

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