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‘How the hell dare he’: Biden angrily defends memory after alleged lapses

US President Joe Biden has attracted scrutiny over his age and mental competency [File: Evan Vucci/AP]

United States President Joe Biden has defended his memory after a special counsel report into his handling of classified documents renewed scrutiny of his fitness for office ahead of the presidential election in November.

In emotional and at times angry remarks, Biden took aim at Special Counsel Robert Hur for finding that his memory was so “severely limited” when interviewed by prosecutors that he could not remember the year he began serving as vice president under President Barack Obama or the year his son Beau died.

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