
An article in the Wall Street Journal titled “Behind Closed Doors, Biden Shows Signs of Slipping” garnered fierce backlash from Joe Biden’s campaign, with critics pointing out that the Journal relies on the testimony of Republican lawmakers to draw conclusions on the president’s mental acuity.
The story centers far-right House Speaker Mike Johnson’s impression that Biden had mis-remembered details of administration policy, reports that he uses note cards to organize his thoughts in meetings, and the words of various political figures who spoke to the Journal.