Audio Confirms Biden Struggled to Recall Dates, Names, and Even Beau’s Death
Newly released audio from Special Counsel Robert Hur’s 2023 interview with President Joe Biden has reignited serious concerns over the President’s cognitive health and ability to serve. The damning recordings, published Friday by Axios, reveal lengthy pauses, confusion, and repeated reliance on his attorneys to fill in basic facts, including names, timelines, and official positions he once held.
H2: Biden Rambling, Whispers, and Silence Paint Grim Picture
According to Axios reporter Alex Thompson, the audio captures what the transcript alone could not:
“Biden’s dry-whisper voice and the long silences as he struggles to speak and remember details. Those often were supplied by his attorneys, who acted as caretakers of his memory.”
Among the most jarring moments is Biden rambling about shooting a bow and arrow in Mongolia — in response to a question about retaining classified documents related to Afghanistan.
His attorneys frequently interjected, prompting Biden or outright supplying answers for him.
H2: Biden Couldn’t Remember Vice Presidency, or Beau’s Death
The special counsel’s report, released earlier this year, highlighted that Biden forgot when he served as Vice President, and could not recall the year his own son Beau died. In the newly released audio, those moments are especially painful, featuring long pauses and disjointed phrases as Biden attempts — and fails — to recollect.
H2: Hur Report Confirmed Biden “Willfully Retained” Classified Material
Special Counsel Robert Hur concluded that Joe Biden willfully retained classified information, including SCIF-designated material improperly stored at the Penn Biden Center and in his garage near his Corvette, where Hunter Biden reportedly had access.
Despite these findings, Hur declined to bring charges, citing Biden as a “sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory.”
H2: DOJ Decision Sparks Outrage Amid Double Standard Claims
Critics are now calling out what they view as a two-tiered justice system. Trump faces multiple federal charges for classified documents stored at Mar-a-Lago, while Biden, despite acknowledging he kept notebooks with sensitive national security details, walks free under the label of forgetfulness.
H2: White House Spin Falls Apart as Audio Surfaces
A previous White House statement described the 2023 Hur interview as “voluntary” and “transparent,” but the newly released audio undermines any illusion of clarity or confidence. Biden’s defenders insisted his interview responses were measured and lucid — the audio tells a far different story.
Conclusion: A Presidency in Decline?
The leaked audio is more than a political embarrassment — it raises serious national security questions. If the President cannot recall when he held office or key family tragedies, how can he be trusted with nuclear codes, foreign negotiations, or crises requiring instant, precise judgment?
This isn’t about partisanship anymore — it’s about capability. And now, thanks to the audio, the American people can judge for themselves.