Prosecutor Robert Hur's report criticizes the president's mental acuity. It has reopened the debate about his suitability for the November presidential elections.
Neither Biden nor the Democratic Party are reconsidering the candidacy. Replacing it is possible but unusual and unlikely, writes Julian Zelizer. The White House and its Democratic supporters have come out en masse to defend the president, Zelizer says. The fear is that an image of Biden will consolidate as that “well-intentioned old man with a bad memory”