Frank Biden, Joe Biden’s youngest brother, said he believed his brother dropped out of the presidential election due to health concerns.
Frank Biden made the comments to CBS News and ABC News.
“I will have him back to enjoy whatever time we have left,” he told CBS News.
The outlet asked him if he thinks Joe Biden’s “overall health and vitality played a major role in this decision.”
“In my humble opinion, absolutely,” he told the outlet.
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WOW: Frank Biden, Joe Biden's brother, says the President's health 'absolutely' played a 'major role' in his decision to drop out & insinuates his brother may not have much longer to live.
"I will have him back to enjoy whatever time we have left."
The deception by this White… pic.twitter.com/fUSf4lSoxp
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) July 22, 2024
However, another Biden family member allegedly said Frank Biden’s claims are untrue.
Daily Mail reports:
But a Biden family source poured very hot water on Frank’s claims. ‘Frank Biden suffers from alcoholism and hasn’t spoken to his brother in weeks,’ the source told CBS. ‘What he said … is completely untrue.’
Biden is also said to not have made his decision based on his health or age, despite showing signs of cognitive decline.
He was in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, battling COVID when he and his closest aides composed the letter announcing he would step aside.
Frank Biden has caused tension with the rest of the family for using the president’s name when discussing his business.
On his brother’s inauguration day in 2021, he touted his relationship with the new White House occupant in an advertisement for a law firm where he worked as an advisor.
The back-and-forth with Frank came after Hunter Biden put out a statement where he praised his father for being able to ‘absorb the pain of countless everyday Americans’ after he withdrew from the presidential race.’
“One of President Biden’s two younger brothers, Frank Biden, said in his opinion the president’s health ‘absolutely’ played a role in his decision to end his 2024 campaign,” CBS News wrote.
Here’s a longer clip on YouTube:
Per ABC News:
Biden’s youngest brother, Frank Biden, told ABC News that his brother’s subsequent decision to withdraw was a “close call” reached only after several Biden family members held several discussions over the past week, led by first lady Jill Biden, and that the family has always been supportive of the president doing whatever he thought best for the country.
“It really boils down to this: it has to do with his overall health and vitality. Not anything cognitive. But he’s a proud guy, it pisses him off that he shuffles when he walks,” Frank Biden told ABC News.
Frank Biden also said it has “been really horrible [for the family] to see the dogs let loose on him,” referring to longtime allies who in recent weeks joined the calls for Biden to drop out of the race.
“Joe has one thing uppermost in his mind. It’s not him, not his ego, not his ambition. He has really reached a place where the only thing that matters to him is the health of this nation,” Frank Biden said.
A source close to the Biden family disputed Frank Biden’s account of President Biden’s decision, saying, “He hasn’t spoken to his brother in weeks. What he said about health being a factor in the president’s decision is completely untrue.”