President Biden has angrily criticised a special counsel report on classified documents which questioned his memory and ability to recall dates and events.

The US leader held a surprise news briefing at the White House, telling reporters: “My memory is fine.”

Special Counsel Robert Hur found that Mr Biden had mishandled classified documents but would not be charged.

The report made several scathing remarks, including suggesting his memory had “significant limitations”.

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  • Ranvier@sopuli.xyz
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    9 months ago

    The examples were ridiculous too, like he doesn’t have perfect recall of the exact dates that staff members moved certain papers from one office to another 6-7 years ago? During an interview literally the evening after the latest Israeli Gaza conflict started between important foreign policy meetings? No shit. Who would.

    The report even talks about lots of other people who didn’t recall exact details or dates, but he doesn’t go accusing all of Biden’s aides of having poor memory too. What a ridiculous and unprofessional political hit job.

    • Jaytreeman@kbin.social
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      9 months ago

      I can remember exactly what was said. The weather. The general feeling of the conversation, but the date it happened? There’ll be a couple month long window, and sometimes I’m wrong about that

    • Count042@lemmy.ml
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      9 months ago

      I world remember the years I was vice president.

      I would also remember the year my son died.

      I’m not him, and I remember the years he was vice president. Don’t you?

      • rigatti@lemmy.world
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        9 months ago

        I haven’t read the report. Can you show me where it says he couldn’t remember the years he was vice president and when his son died?

    • jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de
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      9 months ago

      I’m more worried that he can’t remember who the current leaders of Germany or France are. I understand that the Republican party went all in on fascism so they can’t really question the leader, what I don’t understand why the Democratic party is also saying that the best person to lead the country out of 340 million people is also someone way past is prime.

      • BossDj@lemm.ee
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        9 months ago

        Because Obama is the last time we remember being happy. So association?