Experts Question Whether Biden's Cognitive Health Impacts National Security Decisions
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National security experts question whether Biden's memory issues could impact his ability to respond decisively to a crisis. His "irreversible decline" projects weakness on the world stage, emboldening adversaries.
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Retired Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg says the administration takes a long time to make national security decisions, letting adversaries "get inside your ability to do something." This is a concern given Biden's "diminished capacity."
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Michael O'Hanlon of the Brookings Institution is less concerned about memory than Biden's "intellectual flexibility and the ability to take in new information." He showed adaptability on Ukraine but was "stuck" on past views about Afghanistan.
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Biden says his memory is "fine" and he's the "most qualified person" to be president, despite a new report describing him as an "elderly man with a poor memory."
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76% of voters in a poll agree Biden, now 81, is "too old" to serve another term, compared to just 48% who say that about 77-year-old Trump.