Biden fell asleep at Jimmy Carter's funeral.


US President Joe Biden fell asleep on the front row during the farewell ceremony for the 39th head of the country Jimmy Carter. This was reported by The Mirror on January 9.
Biden was criticized after he lowered his head during the funeral, prompting speculation that the 82-year-old politician had fallen asleep. Social media users were quick to point out the moment, noting that First Lady Jill Biden nudged him during the service.
A farewell ceremony was held in Washington for former US leader Jimmy Carter, who passed away on December 29, 2024, at the age of 100. All five living presidents - George W. Bush Jr, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, Donald Trump and Biden attended the event.
A day earlier, U.S. dignitaries honored 39th President Jimmy Carter at the Capitol's Central Hall in Washington, D.C., where members of Congress also bid him farewell. Republicans John Thune, leader of the Senate, and Mike Johnson, speaker of the House of Representatives, delivered remarks.
On the same day, U.S. President Joe Biden announced that he had become a great-grandfather for the eighth time. Journalists of the White House press pool noted that he did not recall what sex his granddaughter Naomi's baby was born.
Earlier, July 21, U.S. Vice President-elect from the Republican Party James David Vance noted that the current Vice President Kamala Harris lied to citizens about Biden's mental abilities for four years.
Before that, on July 6, it became known that the radio host of the station WURD Andrea Loful-Sanders admitted to receiving from the White House instructions and a list of questions that could be asked to the American leader during the interview. The radio station, in turn, fired the journalist.
The 82-year-old Biden is the oldest president in the history of the United States, the state of his health regularly becomes a cause for discussion and concern among citizens. Strange behavior and frequent mistakes of the American leader make many Americans question his mental health.
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