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The special counsel investigating President Joe Biden’s handling of classified materials, Robert Hur, released a report Thursday that described the president as an “older, well-meaning man with a poor memory.” Biden will not be accused of “willful” retention of classified documents, but the report has renewed concerns about the president’s mental acuity. At a late-night press conference, Biden forcefully objected to the report’s findings, saying, “My memory is good. » But incident could be ‘incredibly damaging’ for president, says author Jeanne Mayer said, because people recognize it as “potentially true and potentially a giant campaign issue.” Another octogenarian politician, Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, also had a bad week in Washington. The long-awaited bipartisan deal on border security and aid to Ukraine has collapsed, with Senate Republicans turning on their own leader. THE New Yorker staff writers Susan B. Glasser And Evan Osnos join Mayer to weigh in.
