President Biden triggered concern for his health yet again Monday night after appearing to repeatedly slur his words — often beyond the point of comprehension — during a Juneteenth event at the White House.
The 81-year-old president took the stage to deliver remarks near the end of a lively concert ahead of next week’s federal holiday, which commemorates the end of legal slavery in the US.
At points, however, the president’s statements were jumbled and barely understandable, according to footage shared widely on social media.
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At another point, Biden attacked Republicans as “old ghosts in new garments trying to take us back” and accused them of “banning books about black experiences” before making a gutteral noise that suggested he was either trying to clear his throat or cough something up.
During a more intelligible section of his remarks, Biden noted that he was “proud” to have signed legislation designating Juneteenth as a federal holiday in 2021.