Classified documents case sparks fresh questions about Joe Biden's competency

US president Joe Biden won’t face criminal charges in classified documents case, but the line he is an ‘elderly man with a poor memory’ will linger, writes David Smith

US President Joe Biden arrives on Air Force One at Stansted Airport in Essex, ahead of his meetings with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and King Charles III. Picture date: Sunday July 9, 2023.

Joe Biden is not a crook. But there may be something more unforgivable in the court of public opinion. The US president is old.

That is what will linger from Joe Biden’s pyrrhic victory at the hands of the US justice department on Thursday.