Jill Biden says she thought husband was 'having a stroke' during 2024 debate

Jill Biden says she thought husband was 'having a stroke' during 2024 debate6 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleSareen HabeshianWatch key moments from Biden and Trump's 2024 debateFormer US First Lady Jill Biden says she thought her husband, President Joe Biden, was having a stroke during his infamously faltering presidential debate in 2024."I was frightened, because I had never ever seen Joe like that before or since. Never," Jill Biden told CBS News, the BBC's US partner."I don't know what happened," she said. "As I watched it, I thought, 'Oh, my God, he's having a stroke.' And it scared me to death."President Biden faced intense pressure from fellow Democrats to step down as their candidate after a poor debate performance against then-Republican candidate Donald Trump. Biden ultimately dropped out of the race and endorsed then-Vice President Kamala Harris.The former first lady's interview with CBS News Sunday Morning's Rita Braver will air on Sunday. Following the June 2024 debate, months ahead of the presidential election, Democrats expressed unease at the president's shaky debate performance.Biden's campaign at the time insisted the president would not step down as the Democratic candidate and that he would debate Donald Trump again.During the debate in which both men sought a second term, Biden and Trump sparred on major topics like immigration, the economy and abortion rights.But Biden's "slow start" (as his own vice president, Kamala Harris called it) left some Democratic leaders worried.Biden had a raspy voice, which his team said was because he was ill, and a moment where he seemed to lose his train of thought.Analysts piled on the president across most major US media outlets, saying there's a growing concern about Biden's chances in the November 2024 election. Watch: Biden’s disastrous few weeks... in 90 secondsAnalysis: Biden...