According to a forthcoming book by journalists Alex Thompson and Jake Tapper, President Joe Biden has shown significant cognitive decline since the start of his presidency, evident in his inability to remember names of key aides and public figures. Specific incidents include forgetting the names of his national security adviser and a former communications director, as well as misidentifying the wife of WNBA star Brittney Griner. The authors highlight that Biden's mental slippage was evident even during his 2020 campaign, and has only worsened as he approaches a potential 2024 re-election bid.
In December 2022, Biden couldn't recall his former top national security aide and communications director from his vice presidency - which had ended less than six years before.
Months earlier, in an incident curiously absent from the book, Biden had mistakenly called out for the late Rep. Jackie Walorski to identify herself at a bipartisan event in Washington, DC.
Biden also badly bungled the basketball star's wife's name at the White House, saying, 'These past few months have been hell for Brittney and for Charlee...'
The decline accelerated over the course of his term, journalists Alex Thompson and Jake Tapper write in their new book 'Original Sin,' set to be published May 20.
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