Former President Clinton defended former President Biden’s mental acuity amid reports that the leader was experiencing a cognitive decline. But Clinton on Thursday did question Biden’s schedule and the strain of a series of events prior to his disastrous performance in the first presidential debate of the 2024 campaign season.

Former President Bill Clinton urged the public to stop focusing on the Biden administration and former President Joe Biden’s cognitive decline, suggesting they look to “the future” instead. Clinton is among the Democratic figures who have defended Biden’s leadership following scrutiny about the former leader’s cognitive abilities while in office.