A year ago Friday, President Joe Biden took the debate stage against then-Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and drove one of the final nails in his reelection campaign’s coffin.
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AyearagoFriday,PresidentJoeBidentookthedebatestageagainstthen-RepublicanpresidentialcandidateDonaldTrumpanddroveoneofthefinalnailsinhisreelectioncampaign’scoffinastraditionalalliesturnedtheirbacksonthe46thpresidentandsubsequentlyralliedtoreplacehimasthefrontrunneragainstTrump.
Bidenenteredthereelectioncyclealreadyrackedbyclaimsandconcernsthathismentalacuityhadslippedandhewasnotmentallyfittocontinueservingaspresident,whichwasunderscoredbyspecialcounselRobertHur’sreportinFebruary2024thatrejectedcriminalchargesagainstBidenforpossessingclassifiedmaterials,citinghewas“asympathetic,well-meaning,elderlymanwithapoormemory.”
Thethen-presidentspentdayspreparingforthedebatefromCampDavidinMaryland,asvideosofhisrecentpublicgaffesandmisstepshauntedthecampaigninthedaysleadinguptothedebate.Trump,meanwh
