Reference News, July 22 report - According to Reuters, July 21 report, the son of former US President Biden, Hunter Biden, said that his father's disastrous performance in the presidential election debate with Donald Trump was due to taking zolpidem while traveling. Biden's disastrous performance led him to abandon his qualification as the Democratic presidential candidate.
In a video interview published by YouTube blogger Andrew Callahan on July 21, Hunter said: "I'll tell you what happened. I clearly know what happened in the debate. He (Biden) flew around the world, and the flight mileage was basically equivalent to circling the Earth three times. He is over 80 years old and was exhausted."
Hunter said: "They made him take zolpidem so he could sleep." Zolpidem is a drug used for short-term treatment of sleep problems.
The report stated that at that time, Biden had spent several days preparing for the debate with his aides at Camp David. Before going to Camp David, he had visited Europe twice and attended a fundraising event on the US West Coast.
In the debate against Republican presidential candidate Trump on June 27, 2024, Biden often struggled to express his ideas completely, and his performance sparked strong opposition to his qualification as a candidate in the 2024 election.
Less than a month after that debate, Biden announced his withdrawal from the presidential campaign. Vice President Harris then became the Democratic candidate and lost to Trump in the November 2024 election. (Translation/ Liu Xiaoyan)
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