Biden's doctor thought cognitive tests were 'meaningless,' ex-aide Bruce Reed told investigators
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Bruce Reed defended former President Joe Biden's mental acuity to House investigators, attributing his poor debate performance to a stutter rather than cognitive decline concerns, a source said.
Elizabeth Elkind is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital leading coverage of the House of Representatives. Previous digital bylines seen at Daily Mail and CBS News.
A source familiar with his interview told Fox News Digital that Reed attributed Biden's disastrous 2024 debate performance against then-candidate Donald Trump to the former president's stutter, a condition that's been well-documented and Biden himself has publicly acknowledged. Follow on Twitter at @liz_elkind and send tips to elizabeth.elkind@fox.com
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