New Book Excerpts Renew Dispute Over Biden’s MemoryBiden’s Grief Isn’t Proof of a Memory FailureNew Biden Memory Claims Intensify Questions About His Fitness
On November 9, 2026, former President Joe Biden’s spokesperson rejected claims in a new edition of Original Sin that Biden forgot his son Beau had died of cancer. The excerpts also describe an alleged lapse involving former senator Bob Dole.On November 9, 2026, Biden’s spokesperson forcefully rejected a new book’s claim that the former president forgot his son Beau had died. The excerpts also allege he forgot Bob Dole’s death.On November 9, 2026, a new edition of Original Sin detailed alleged memory lapses by Joe Biden, including claims he forgot his son Beau had died and Bob Dole was dead.