Jill Biden: "I was frightened" by 2024 debate, thought husband was having a stroke
Jill Biden expressed her fear during Joe Biden's 2024 debate performance, believing he might be having a stroke. She described the experience as alarming, stating she had never seen him like that before. Following the debate, Joe Biden withdrew from the presidential race, endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee.
- ▪Jill Biden was frightened by her husband's debate performance in June 2024.
- ▪She thought Joe Biden was having a stroke during the debate.
- ▪Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race a month later, endorsing Kamala Harris.
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Exclusive Sunday Morning Jill Biden says she was "frightened" by Joe Biden's 2024 debate performance, thought he was having a stroke .chip { background-image: url('/fly/bundles/cbsnewscore/images/chip-bgd/chip-bgd-sunday-morning.jpg'); } May 27, 2026 / 3:33 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Former first lady Jill Biden said she was "frightened" by her husband Joe Biden's 2024 debate performance and thought he was having a stroke."I was frightened, because I had never ever seen Joe like that before or since. Never," Jill Biden told CBS News Sunday Morning's Rita Braver in an interview airing Sunday on CBS. "I don't know what happened," she said.
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