Hurricane-prone states The day in pictures Get the USA TODAY app Start the day smarter ☀️ U.S. Elections Sports Entertainment Life Money Tech Travel Opinion ONLY AT USA TODAY: Newsletters For Subscribers From the Archives Crossword eNewspaper Magazines Investigations Podcasts Video Humankind Just Curious Best-selling Booklist 24/7 Live Stream Legals OUR PORTFOLIO: 10Best USAT Wine Club Online Sports Betting Online Casino Reviewed Homefront Blueprint Southern Kitchen Best Auto Insurance Best Pet Insurance Best Travel Insurance Best Credit Cards Best CD Rates Best Personal Loans Home Internet FACT CHECK Jill Biden Add Topic # Fact check: Jill Biden never said Joe Biden had \'three strokes\' Camille Caldera USA TODAY ![\\"\\"](\\"/gcdn/presto/2020/02/11/USAT/dd44baef-7bfc-48b9-8c2d-5a6f09bce90c-bidens.JPG?crop=4038,2271,x0,y94&width=660&height=371&format=pjpg&auto=webp\\"/) PlayPause Sound OnSound Off 0:00 0:42 AD SKIP ClosedCaptionOpen ShareEnter Full ScreenExit Full Screen ## The claim: Jill Biden said that former Vice President Joe Biden has had three strokes. At the start of September, President Donald Trump took to Twitter to express outrage over speculations that he had \"suffered a series of mini-strokes.\" \"Never happened to THIS candidate - FAKE NEWS,\" Trump wrote. Now, posts on Facebook have suggested that it\'s actually his opponent, former Vice President Joe Biden, who has suffered from strokes. One user posted a quote, attributed to Jill Biden, about her husband\'s health: \"I can’t believe people are so mean to make fun of Joe when he gets lost for words, don’t they know he has had 3 STROKES?” The user behind the post did not respond to a request from USA TODAY for comment. More:Fact check: Claim that Jill Biden will require Americans to learn Spanish began as satire ## Jill Biden called attacks on husband\'s cognitive abilities \'ridiculous.\' The quote in the viral post is fake. There are no reports of Jill Biden making this statement or stating that her husband has experienced strokes. She last spoke about her husband\'s health on Aug. 19. On NBC\'s \"Today Show,\" Jill Biden called attacks on his cognitive abilities \"ridiculous.\" \"He doesn\'t stop from 9 in the morning until 11 at night, so that\'s ridiculous,\" she said. On ABC\'s \"Good Morning America,\" she said Joe Biden is \"totally engaged.\" \"I see Joe every single day and he\'s writing speeches, he\'s being briefed, he\'s making phone calls, he\'s on the Zoom constantly, he\'s doing fundraisers,\" she added. It is true that Joe Biden has experienced two life-threatening brain aneurysms — but they occurred in 1988, per The Delaware News-Journal. The last report from his doctor, Kevin O\'Connor, in December 2019, declared that Biden is \"a healthy, vigorous, 77-year-old male, who is fit to successfully execute the duties of the Presidency.\" ## Our rating: False Based on our research, the claim that Jill Biden said her husband, former Vice President Joe Biden, had \"three strokes\" is FALSE. There are no reports of that quote, and Jill Biden said in August that attacks on her husband\'s cognitive abilities are \"ridiculous.\" ## Our fact-check sources: * Donald J. Trump, Sept. 1, Tweet * Today Show, Aug. 19, Jill Biden reacts to Trump ad attacking husband\'s cognitive abilities: \'It\'s ridiculous\' * ABC News, Aug. 19, Jill Biden ‘elated’ after Joe Biden officially secures Democratic nomination * The Delaware News-Journal, Aug. 14, What Joe Biden learned from his life-threatening brain aneurysms * Kevin C. O\'Connor, Dec. 15. 2019, Report Thank you for supporting our journalism. You can subscribe to our print edition, ad-free app or electronic newspaper replica here. Our fact check work is supported in part by a grant from Facebook. This fact check is available at IFCN’s 2020 US Elections FactChat #Chatbot on WhatsApp. Click here, for more. Featured Weekly Ad About Us Newsroom Staff Ethical Principles Responsible Disclosure Request a Correction Press Releases Accessibility Sitemap Subscription Terms & Conditions Terms of Service Privacy Policy Your Privacy Choices Contact Us Help Center Manage Account Give Feedback Get Home Delivery eNewspaper USA TODAY Shop USA TODAY Print Editions Licensing & Reprints Advertise With Us Advertising Acceptance Policy Careers Internships Support Local Business News Tips Submitting letters to the editor Podcasts Newsletters Mobile Apps Facebook X Instagram LinkedIn Threads YouTube Reddit Flipboard 10Best USAT Wine Club Online Sports Betting Online Casino Reviewed Best- selling Booklist Southern Kitchen Jobs Sports Betting Sports Weekly Studio Gannett Classifieds Homefront Home Internet Blueprint Auto Insurance Pet Insurance Travel Insurance Credit Cards Banking Personal Loans LLC Formation Payroll Software © 2024 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC.
Jill Biden said that former Vice President Joe Biden has had three strokes