Democrats Fret About Robert Hur's Report on Joe Biden's Memory

WSJ Opinion: Potomac Watch

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🗓️ 12 February 2024

⏱️ 24 minutes

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The special counsel's report describing Joe Biden as a "well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory” means Democrats can't ignore the issue of the President's age and mental frailty. Will anyone step forward to urge him not to run again? Plus, Donald Trump riles U.S. allies by suggesting he might not help a NATO ally against Russian aggression. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:34.0	From the opinion pages of the Wall Street Journal,
0:40.0	this is Potomac Watch.
0:42.0	The fallout continues from the release last week of Special Counsel Robert Hur's report
0:48.0	on his investigation of President Biden's mishandling of classified documents.
0:53.7	How bad is the political damage?
0:56.0	Plus, Donald Trump riles US allies in Europe,
0:59.0	as he implies he might not come to the aid of a NATO treaty ally if it is attacked by Russia but hasn't
1:07.0	spent enough on defense.
1:08.8	What does this tell us about Donald Trump's foreign policy if he returns to the White House.
1:14.2	Welcome, I'm Paul Geego with the Wall Street Journal editorial page and I'm here
1:19.3	with my colleagues Kim Strasso and Kate Batchelder Odell welcome to you both.
1:27.0	Well the political news never stops these days and over the weekend there was more regarding
1:31.4	Donald Trump and Joe Biden.
1:32.6	Let's start with a follow-out from Special Counsel Robert Herr's report,
1:36.8	which explains his decision not to prosecute the president for willfully,
1:42.2	and he used that word willfully, retaining and sharing classified documents.
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