Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy says 'no doubt' Biden suffered cognitive decline while in office

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https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/14/murphy-biden-cognitive-decline-2028-00349025


Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., during a Homeland Security Secretary Subcommittee hearing. | Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP

Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy said there’s “no doubt” that former President Joe Biden suffered cognitive decline in office and that it would have been better for the party if he hadn’t run for reelection.

“There’s no doubt about it,” said the Connecticut senator when asked by POLITICO if Biden experienced cognitive decline as president. “The debate is whether it was enough that it compromised his ability to act as chief executive.”

Murphy, who is widely viewed as a potential 2028 presidential contender, also said that it would have been helpful to Democrats if Biden had declined to mount a 2024 bid.

“I mean, isn’t that self-evident? We lost,” he quipped. “Obviously, in retrospect, we should have done something different. The likelihood is the odds were pretty stacked against us no matter what, but clearly people were looking for change and neither Biden nor Harris were going to be able to offer a real message of change.”

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