Vance suggests Biden's spouse governed the country

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Vance suggests Biden's spouse governed the country
US President Donald Trump has consistently ridiculed his predecessor by referring to him as “Sleepy Joe.”

US Vice President J.D. Vance has implied that during his tenure, former president Joe Biden’s wife, Jill, was the one leading cabinet meetings while he rested.

Since taking office in January, President Trump has overturned various policies established by his predecessor and has frequently labeled the octogenarian as ineffective.

In a recent interview with Fox News, Vance was questioned about purported tensions within Trump’s cabinet, which arose from reports of a dispute between Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Trump's government efficiency czar, Elon Musk.

Vance confirmed that some aspects of the rumor were accurate, but he dismissed any claims of “misalignment” within the cabinet.

He emphasized that the team needs to address issues “without some random staffer leaking it” and expressed his annoyance over the leak.

“We're not going to have an administration where you have a president who sits there at cabinet meetings asleep while his wife runs the cabinet meeting and nobody's doing anything,” Vance stated.

Trump has often mocked Biden as “Sleepy Joe,” alluding to the former president's numerous public missteps during his time in office.

Biden's mental acuity became a significant topic in the lead-up to the 2024 presidential campaign, with Republicans frequently asserting that the octogenarian lacked the necessary mental capacity to govern effectively.

However, it was Biden’s poor performance in a CNN-hosted debate with Trump last June that visibly raised concerns about his mental condition. He struggled to maintain his train of thought, made several verbal errors, and had difficulty completing sentences.

Facing increasing pressure, he exited the presidential race and endorsed his then-Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee in July.

A few months after the contentious debate, Jill Biden was seen leading a cabinet meeting in place of her husband, raising questions among Republicans about who was truly in charge of the country at that point.

Allen M Lee contributed to this article for TROIB News