Politico: Biden asked to speak more often to demonstrate mental alertness. Der Spiegel: Joe Biden has begun to appear "weaker and more vulnerable" than ever before during his time in office.

Biden tried to refute perceptions that he was "old and distracted", but instead he confirmed those concerns, the article said. The US president's mishandling of classified government documents has been investigated by Robert Huhr, a special prosecutor for the US Department of Justice. The investigation was completed earlier this week.