Joe Biden blames jet lag for debate performance | BBC News

US President Joe Biden has blamed his debate performance last week on jet lag, telling reporters that he "wasn't very smart" for "travelling around the world a couple of times" before the debate.
Biden, 81, last returned from travel on 15 June, nearly two weeks ahead of the 27 June debate.
The Democratic presidential candidate appeared to struggle through some responses during a debate with former President Donald Trump last Thursday.
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[@ChenLiYaun]

if it takes more than 2 weeks for you to recover from a jet lag, this is not the job for you

[@tsm784]

It takes one day per hour of time difference. So two weeks is reasonable.

[@SpiderSimpleton]

@@ChenLiYaun How would you know?

[@studentdrake]

I support beating Medicare.

[@roamanxo5882]

​@@tsm784 His last trip was to Central Europe. 6 hours time difference.

[@monarchist1838]

@@tsm784there is a bedroom on airforce one.

[@rooster1012]

Spent a week at Camp David resting and he was still jet lagged? Dementia is not curable.

[@Censortubes]

These are the people who say dudes can be chics.

[@shintarojaucian199]

yes it is degenerative and progressive mental disease 😁

[@johnslade7540]

Jet lag usually takes about one day per time zone flown to recover, it usually takes older adults longer to recover. So Biden flew about 8 time zones and it's not unreasonable to say he was still jet lagged.

[@wilwester]

​@@johnslade7540which is a BIG problem right? A president flies around a lot. If he gets this kind of jet lag to the point of looking like he has dementia. Thats a problem.

[@johnslade7540]

@@wilwester He was also sick with a bad cold, you could hear it in his voice. Just to be CLEAR, I would rather have Biden serve as President from a hospital bed on a ventilator, than Trump. Have you heard what Trump has recently said? He wants to put Liz Cheney before a military Tribunal for investigating his insurrection in 2021. We don't need a dictator.

[@SirJimmySavileOBEKCSG]

Took him nearly a week to come up with this excuse!

[@k3n_ng]

Biden can’t hear, see and speak indeed.

[@Joppi1992]

You'd be surprised how little they think of for themselves. What do you think all the advisors and strategists are there for? It's the same thing with Trump, Obama, everyone. Trump however is a pretty big outlier, although there are surely those people around him, but he's still known to ad-lib more than anyone, although he still gets talking points he's supposed to reach even if he does it in his own way.

[@John_Bradbury]

A person suffering from any sort of cognitive decline rarely accepts it.

[@SpiderSimpleton]

@@John_Bradbury Ask Trump. He veered off into bragging about golfing when asked how would he prove to Americans (that rejected his candidacy in 2020) that he's fit to serve.

[@SpiderSimpleton]

@@John_Bradbury Criminals like Trump deny things, too.

[@luckylittleoldme]

So true.

[@savinghistory642]

and get increasingly violent as the disease progresses.

[@mantasserelis9143]

3 1/2 years of jetlag. Must have been one hell of a flight

[@tabithatotten]

@@mantasserelis9143 A lot less than felon Trumps 70 year crime spree

[@anthonysokolsky6210]

@@tabithatotten Trump 2024! No election rigging allowed this time!!!!

[@tabithatotten]

@@anthonysokolsky6210 Trump needs Rikers STAT

[@SpiderSimpleton]

@@anthonysokolsky6210 Nah, just Trump crying to Unca Roberts to help him skew math like he cried to Unca Raffensberger.

[@PollyPurree]

​​@@tabithatottenTrump is a victim of third world dictatorship Lawfare

[@alexbarbosa4666]

They're laughing at us and think we're dumb enough to not notice.

[@davidrobertsemail]

Last week it was a conspiracy theory to suggest he was incapable now it’s out in the open. The media lie and then lie again.

[@SpiderSimpleton]

@@alexbarbosa4666 I know the people that donate to Trump's lawyers' bills are that dumb.

[@studentdrake]

You did vote for him in 2020.

[@andymac7584]

​@SpiderSimpleton who pays for Hunter Bidens crack?

[@davidrobertsemail]

@@studentdrake sure he got 81 million votes. It’s just a coincidence that they sent out 80 million ballots with zero security that year.

[@SecwetGwiwer]

His flight took 81 years.

[@SpiderSimpleton]

@@SecwetGwiwer Biden must've stopped flying long enough to kick Trump's ass in 2020. Had him crying to thenrubes and everything. It was glorious!

[@jeffparke9059]

Jet lagg?? it's a two hour flight. From Baltimore Maryland to Atlanta is less than 2 hours. Plus a week off. 🙄

[@nathanaelevans27]

he's blaming it cause he's from a different time zone,THATS GANGSTA

[@shamushamudeen8427]

No. It was brain lag

[@thomasmills9492]

JET LAG from two weeks before the debate ????????????? 2:23

[@sudu916]

Yeah,

[@flexermc4333]

It took him more then a week to realise how bad he did

[@revenant7734]

*badly

[@savinghistory642]

cos jill told him what a gooood boy he was

[@3rdvision-fj6hm]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 3 and a half years of jet lag

[@akincrow3910]

Damage control activated! 🤖🤖🤖🤖🤖🤖

[@Scratchy-w4d]

Jet lag? More like brain lag.

[@greathey1234]

Obama must be in panic mode

[@savinghistory642]

his cook best watch out

[@UncleBuZ]

Honestly, next time, just blame it on the full moon or Mercury in retrograde-it’s more believable.

[@davidsaviano9012]

He's had jet lag for a year and a half? Wow. Also ... how does jet lag explain 3.5 years of horrendous policies and a wide-open border?

[@joermnyc]

He was watching the latest season of Jet Lag: The Game on KZbin!

[@Optimistic_Fool]

No way to remove him except his cabinet conceeding to reality and admitting he is unfit.

[@sardesaisantosh]

Mr B needs to be in hospital and take rest for couple of years .

[@christiankeogh4166]

If you care about world peace and democracy you would want him to step down. Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin are meeting as we speak and are hoping to god that Biden is not replaced or that trump is elected. They need to replace him with a strong and dynamic democrat

[@savinghistory642]

name me a strong dynamic democrat

[@user-fi2bp8dx3u]

Thanks, BBC for stating North America and not America, America is the whole COntinent!

[@6YJI9]

WTF? North America is the continent, not America. You're definitely trolling.

[@pyeltd.5457]

The Americas is North and South America combined that is the whole continent 🌎 America is the country the USA🇺🇸🗽 Canada is the country Canada 🇨🇦 England is the universe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@CharlieBlackburne]

@@6YJI9 Gonna be pedantic and say America is the supercontinent?

[@user-fi2bp8dx3u]

@@6YJI9 CAn a troll say, eat a rooster? u know what I mean jajaja

[@Kwippy]

That is pretty much an admission that he isn't fit to do the job! What if war breaks out and "Oh dear I'm jet lagged, can't deal with that!" ?!

[@1milliondogs]

Airforce one has a private sleeping quarters. There really is no excuse.

[@johnmuthan286]

😂😂😂 so there were "fake" videos. Then the cold. Now jetlag

[@asadmalik2464]

How many times do we have to teach you this lesson old man?!

[@tabithatotten]

@@asadmalik2464 Trump is both old and a felon

[@musictemo]

🙂 Mr. Biden. You better stay home because there gonna be four tough years to come for America, for us your allias and for the world generally. So you probably will need to travel a lot and we don't need to be embarrassed after every flight you'll have.

[@kram4130]

He needs to pass the torch to the next democrat candidate if they’re serious about winning the election

[@savinghistory642]

i want him to stay in so we can get someone who loves america in there. FJB

[@sallythornton2774]

He lost the plot years ago along with all the other decrepit candidates 🙄

[@NorthCountry84]

Well, it’s not like it’s the first time. People have been talking about this for several years now

[@outdoorsy01]

He's already forgotten he blamed it on a cold. Wow

[@user-zq7xn5cu9b]

"Ты все пела и плесала так поди ка попляши!" Великолепный дед.

[@misterfunnybones]

The geriatric palliative care home has to deal with hundreds of "jet lagged" patients everyday!

[@PollyPurree]

What happened to his cold???

[@user-di1nr2mt3v]

It doesn't take 12 days to recover from jet lag. That international trip ended 12 days before the debate. What happened to I had a cold lie? If he did have a cold, did it last for 2 years. It is hard to have dementia and not have a telepropter to tell him what to say. Just having a bad night is an indication that his dementia is at the early stages and will be getting worse.

[@YoungGiftedNBlack]

They should organize another debate asap to afford him the opportunity to prove doubters wrong

[@marioh5172]

Which is unfortunately not really convincing. He was many days relaxing and preparing in Camp David.

[@DJDAVINCI]

Liar liar pants on fire...

[@tabithatotten]

@@DJDAVINCI Of fire not of

[@DJDAVINCI]

@@tabithatotten on fire 🤭😅

[@tabithatotten]

@@DJDAVINCI I dig what youre saying about Kenya. Friend of mine was there for the week. Not good not good

[@donreeves60]

Two full weeks since he last flew any great distance and a whole weeks holiday before the debate "jet lag" 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@KingScotto.]

Here comes the excuses 😂

[@sudu916]

It's interestong BBC didn't mention the 2 weeks on the thumdnail

[@Paisavision]

That’s like blaming global warming on my microwave

[@whitekuk4679]

Haha the guy looked like he was lost in space.

[@crosswordboss]

✅ I blame the American Voters! ☑

[@matt8870]

as a us voter i sadly agree with you but i feel it would be different if msnbc and cnn also abc and cbs would quit covering for him

[@JamesSmith-qs4hx]

We have nowhere to go once Europe & America is gone.... They still have their homelands. Remigration - You owe it to your kids. 🙏

[@greathey1234]

Jet lag, that's what I tell my girlfriend when I can't finish

[@jesse747400]

Jet lag after 12 days ??? Please

[@davidgarcia19877]

He needs to step aside

[@leet3207]

Er airforce one has a bed in the presidential suite!!!!! Jet lag my backside. 😂

[@Pyongyang99]

I also develop temporary dementia as a result of jet lag very standard stuff

[@Sonnypaul1]

The Camp David jet lag.

[@Hodarikoira]

His memory is flying away faster than his aging. The man needs dementia therapy not presidential campaign.

[@sweetvivian921]

🎉🎉🎉

[@crisdesousa7195]

first it was a cold. Now it’s jet lag.

[@CapAnson12345]

Dementia lag.

[@luckylittleoldme]

He will be pre-recording all his talks and have them cut and pasted to remove and hide any speech mumbles and gafs.

[@KingScotto.]

Everlasting jet lag 😂

[@placeswelive5388]

Yes, of course. Jet lag.

[@oliviern4112]

But airforce one was designed to avoid such excuses 😂, could be easier for u to said " I am old , what else would expect from a person like me " ,

[@dogpoofairy2517]

He was also attacked by Corn Pop before the debate.

[@LennyLaserdisk]

Feels like he has had jet lag over the past 4 years.

[@zeuvy9995]

Did she say fortnite? 1:03 😂😂😂

[@melvinkhurana6992]

😂😂

[@rooster1012]

Sad that you don't know what the word means, I don't blame you though I blame our education system for failing you so bad.

[@datthebigboss4532]

😂😂😂 good catch

[@sebastianguerre6868]

Fortnite means 2 weeks in British English and has been used for hundreds of years. Most Americans just say 2 weeks except for Taylor Swift obviously.

[@Kundai_D]

It means 2 weeks

[@huebdoo]

Then fire his team for enabling him to do this. Make no mistake on what this election means to the free world. If he doesn't understand this, he needs to step aside

[@thle8972]

He probably gets jet lag every day then.

[@Holden_McHock]

Fact check: his last flight was more than a week before the debate.........

[@savinghistory642]

he gets jet lag going down the stairs

[@alkismavridis1]

Come on man! Quit already. Save some of your dignity and legacy

[@jkking3213]

US is in desperate need of a better, younger candidate

[@klausjambor1897]

This is self-actualization.

[@ibrahimdumal3547]

He should respect himself and step aside.

[@RareAirTwo4]

With all due respect to Joe Biden, people can clearly see his cognitive decline. Out of respect for the American people and positon of commander in chief, the man should gracefully step aside and allow a competent candidate to run on his behalf. Anyone encouraging this man to keep running should be ashamed of themseles. Joe Biden should be in a top tier retirement community with 24/7 around the clock assistance.

[@user-wb1wk8uz8x]

It's a reflection of the USA today and how it's been since the 1960s. The ever-selfish baby Boomers and those who think like them including Biden and Trump are too self-absorbed to think of anything besides how wonderful they are and thus they think they are entitled to continue to do as they see fit and nothing else. That generation and those who think like them are now striving to hold on to what they are/have, and their old age only compounds their negative impact for the rest of us. It's been like this since the 1960s.

[@prfs5883]

He also lied here. What is the difference between him and Trump then?

[@j7ech402]

Imagine 5 years of this nonsense.. Vote Reform

[@user-nn1vk4rt8n]

I think it's the a , a , so, a anyway.

[@Censortubes]

The people who are running it are telling you, a potato is fine to stay in the office.

[@Bigsmallcountry]

Nice try

[@dinoyong9800]

Sure! He still hasn’t landed

[@TheSamugz08]

apparently now its not the cold, he supposedly had

[@user-yy9hk9od9u]

Jet lag doesn't give you dementia.

[@Cats2Fat]

Maybe constipation too.

[@richdiana3663]

Where were his handlers?

[@savinghistory642]

congratulating themselves on a job well done

[@Internatube]

Wow, I've never seen so much utter contempt for the American voters as I see from both candidates. "What dumb addlepated simpletons you all are. How dare you question my validity to run based on your own observations. Now shut up and make me your king"

[@Blackirish__]

Wow so what’s he blame for the last 3 years

[@mikafiltenborg7572]

⛔STOP ELDER ABUSE ⛔

[@Censortubes]

Old man yells at sky I’m not losing it!!

[@Mosthanin]

The presentation is a matter that does not have the ability to act. By bringing the victory of the election as a result of the regulation in this election Which is to receive defeat and is not a matter of competition that will affect the reception only

[@applerunner1184]

Bill Maher is spot on. Democrats - “We can’t abandon Biden”. The average voter - “What about me? You have abandoned me. I have no one to vote for”

[@jonnsonsam]

Don't believe your lying eyes.

[@artsafact_official]

Man he’s really this selfish?

[@rvdb7363]

He has the misguided idea that only he can beat Trump. He doesn't see that he no longer has what it takes (and neither does Trump).

[@Censortubes]

If jet lag takes him out this easy on the stage, how is he supposed to handle the world stage?

[@user-wb1wk8uz8x]

So, all the USA's adversaries' need to do is wait until you return from oversees to do something evil to the USA as you admit you will not be 100%. Or even 30% if the debate is any indication - which it is. Sad times in the USA indeed.

[@SpiderSimpleton]

@@Censortubes What's Trump excuse for being found guilty of 34 felonies? Oh, and Biden getting 80,000,000+ votes last time?

[@Censortubes]

@@SpiderSimpleton tell us how Pooh is xi twin ccp bot. Or rage again for me proving my point.

[@TabithaTabCat]

I blame his old age

[@Kyle-Jade]

Joe is lagging, its not the jet.

[@luciusdomitiusaurelianus1024]

What a bunch of malarkey LOL

[@lauraclarkson8935]

Look at World Astrology!

[@ericsparkman3645]

Someone else, someone else, someone else, someone else, someone else, someone else, someone else……both candidates suck, on both sides!

[@PalNok-nm6fv]

Same story respect the American 🇺🇸 President Joe. He is the most respectable capable for running the next period. Hello from 🇳🇴 all the best 4 election 😅

[@VPPAF]

he jets off for long weekends all the time he cant do the job its simple as that

[@William1866]

The trips ended 12 days before. And his "cold" was gone the next day, except he somehow turned orange.

[@randomguy7175]

Thank God he didn't blame putin 😅

[@bigbangger998]

Can't wait till movie is released "weekend at bidens"🤣🤣🤣