Jill Biden accused of revising debate night reaction by former spokesman
Jill Biden’s memoir sparks debate over Joe’s debate performance
Jill Biden’s new memoir reveals her deep concern about former President Joe Biden’s presidential debate performance and sparks controversy about his health. Former chief spokesman Michael LaRosa also accused the White House of covering up the problems rather than addressing them directly. He argues that the campaign’s current attempts to change public perception are too late.
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Former Jill Biden spokesman Michael LaRosa accused the former First Lady of trying to “change the tape” after revealing in a recent interview that she feared President Biden would suffer a stroke during his disastrous 2024 debate performance.
Jill is facing criticism for an apparent reversal of her feelings about her husband’s performance in the debate against then-candidate Donald Trump.
“They’re trying to change the tape in people’s minds of who he is… so he kind of changes his tune in terms of his real-time response,” LaRosa said. “He means, ‘Oh no, my reaction was as alarming and as harsh as everyone else’s in the house. I was shocked.'”
JILL BIDEN SHARED ON SOCIAL MEDIA, EXPLAINING THAT SHE WAS ‘SCARED’ WHEN WATCHING JOE’S DISASTER DISCUSSION
Former First Lady Dr. Jill Biden speaks at the 29th annual Milken Institute Global Conference at the Beverly Hilton on May 5, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Patrick T. Fallon/AFP)
He said that Jill was “the face and voice of the country’s initial response” and that if she had reacted at the time with the sentiments she later shared with CBS, “it would have been a more humane response.”
“You did such a good job, you answered every question, you had all the facts,” he told then-President Biden before a crowd of cheering supporters after the debate in June 2024.
“I don’t know what happened. I mean, as I was watching, I thought, ‘Oh my God, he’s having a stroke.’ And it scared the hell out of me,” he told CBS Sunday Morning in an interview that aired last week.
Republicans cited Biden’s debate performance as evidence that he was too dismissive to continue as the nation’s commander in chief, while Democrats argued that the debate was an outlier, a momentary aberration.
LIBERAL CNN host REVEALS DEMOCRATS ARE INVOLVED AFTER JILL BIDEN’S ADMITTION ON JOE’S DEBATE SHOW
Former President Joe Biden speaks to the crowd during a fundraiser with the South Carolina Democratic Party at the Columbia Museum of Art on February 27, 2026 in Columbia, South Carolina. The event marked the sixth anniversary of Biden winning the presidential primary in South Carolina. (Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
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While Jill Biden’s comments appear to continue to make the case almost two years later, Axios reporter Alex Thompson cast doubt on her characterization.
“Biden’s aides told Jake Tapper and me that they saw him act this way before and after. These moments became harder to predict and hide,” Thompson said, referring to comments collected during the meeting. he said. The writing of “Original Sin” A book covering President Biden’s term in office.
Fox News Digital’s Leo Briceno contributed to this report.
