President Biden is under fire on the world stage for defending his clarity of mind in a surprise press conference while upsetting the leaders of Mexico and Egypt, international headlines report.
“Joe Biden’s mastermind of chaos: The rage of the ‘old man with a bad memory’ who leads the free world,” reads the Australian newspaper’s headline.
Biden held a press conference Thursday night, answering questions from the media about his mental clarity, memory, age and more, following Special Counsel Robert Hur’s report on Biden’s handling of classified documents. . As Biden defended his own mental health, he confused Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi with the “President of Mexico,” sparking concern at home and abroad.
British newspaper Mirror reported that “Biden hit back at claims of amnesia with a fiery speech before making another apparent gaffe.”
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During a series of campaign fundraisers headlined by President Joe Biden in New York City, pro-Palestinian demonstrators described him as a “dangerous man” who supports Israel’s war in Gaza. (Yuri Gripas/Abaka/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Mr. Hun conducted a months-long investigation into Mr. Biden’s possession of classified documents and ultimately decided not to press criminal charges against the president.
“We conclude that criminal charges are not warranted in this matter,” the report released Thursday said. “We would reach the same conclusion even if Justice Department policy did not prohibit criminal charges against a sitting president.”
The special counsel also described Biden as a “sympathetic and well-meaning elderly man with a poor memory,” and the president held a news conference later in the day to address concerns about his mental clarity.
This image from Special Counsel Robert Hur’s investigation released by the Department of Justice on Thursday, February 8, 2024, shows a man next to Joe Biden’s desk in his home office in Delaware in 2019. A box is shown in the picture. (U.S. Department of Justice)
Conservative lawmakers and commentators in the United States criticized the president for his gaffe at the press conference and expressed concerns about his ability to lead the country.
Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-Texas) said, “Let’s be clear: Biden is too cognitively impaired to be charged with a crime, but not cognitively impaired enough to be commander in chief?” he asked.
The popular conservative account End Wakeness said, “The Biden Department of Justice will not indict Joe Biden because he is too mentally ill to be held accountable for his crimes. Yes, that’s their defense. This is the man with the nuclear codes.”
Internationally, the media criticized Biden for the press conference and the findings of Xu’s report.
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Canada’s National Post reported that “Biden’s attempt to protect his memory backfired with a new gaffe following reports of classified documents.”
Heo’s report said Biden had “vague” memories of his previous inauguration and the death of his son, Beau, and appeared visibly enraged when asked about him during a press conference. was.
“In interviews with our office, Mr. Biden’s memory was even worse,” the report said. “He doesn’t remember when he was vice president, and he forgets the first day of the interview at the end of his term (“If it was 2013, when did you stop being vice president?”) and the interview I forgot about it on the second day. when his term began (“2009, Will I Still be Vice President?”).
President Joe Biden holds a press conference in response to Special Counsel Robert Hur’s briefing on age and memory. (Reuters)
“Even after several years, he didn’t remember. When my son Beau passed away.” the report continued. “And his memory was hazy when describing the Afghanistan debate, which was once so important to him. Among other things, he mistakenly said he had a ‘difference of opinion’ with General Carl Eikenberry. In fact, Mr. Eikenberry was an ally that Mr. Biden cited positively in his Thanksgiving memo to President Obama.
After the special counsel’s report, Biden lashed out at reporters who asked him about age concerns, saying, “That’s your decision!”
International headlines also reported on the Fuhr report, saying the president did not remember when his son died.
This image from Special Counsel Robert Hur’s investigation, released by the Department of Justice on Thursday, February 8, 2024, shows the contents found inside Joe Biden’s Delaware garage on December 21, 2022. It shows. (U.S. Department of Justice)
Fars News Agency, an Iranian government-affiliated news agency, published an article with the headline, “Special Counsel Says Biden is an “elderly man with poor memory” who cannot remember when his son died.”
“Biden’s anger at Prosecutor Heo: “Is my memory bad?” The Italian newspaper La Stampa said, “I know what the hell I’m doing,” and “I’m incompetent under the 25th Amendment.” The headline read, “Dismissal Incident” and was translated into English.
France’s Le Monde newspaper headlined: “Biden faces serious health doubts nine months before presidential election.”
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“Forget it, Joe Biden, 81, avoided court over secret document storage by citing ‘deteriorating memory,'” wrote British news outlet The Sun.
Fox News Digital reached out to the White House for comment on the international headlines, but did not immediately receive a response.
Fox News Digital’s Joseph A. Wulfsohn and Lindsay Kornick contributed to this report.
