Biden Declines Questions, Seeks to Move Past Recent Gaffes
• Biden told reporters he would not take questions during his remarks at the White House, wanting to avoid distractions from his statement on the foreign aid package for Ukraine and other countries.
• This comes after Biden had a combative exchange with reporters last week when questioned about his mental fitness following the special counsel's report.
• The special counsel report cited Biden as a "well-meaning, elderly man with poor memory" in explaining why Biden would not face charges over classified documents.
• Biden pushed back hard when reporters asked him about concerns over his memory, age, and mental fitness, saying he knows "what the hell I'm doing."
• Biden mistakenly mixed up the presidents of Egypt and Mexico last week, fueling ongoing worries about his age and mental sharpness as he considers running for reelection.