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EdmondDantes_

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5. The international travel was 12 days before the debate

Reply to obamanut2012 (Reply #4)

Tue Jun 2, 2026, 01:32 PM

17 hrs ago

And his case of covid was after the debate.

The administration was generally not having Biden doing public events or interviews as president for a reason. There's no shame in decline and I have seen in my own family how hard it is to see and acknowledge it. But that doesn't change the fact he was declining.

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Why? obamanut2012 17 hrs ago #4

The international travel was 12 days before the debate EdmondDantes_ 17 hrs ago #5

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