There were signs of Biden's dementia in 2012

Psychiatrist Dr. Keith Ablow suggests Joe Biden was experiencing dementia in 2012

Over a decade ago, a psychiatrist spotted warning signs in Joe Biden’s behavior that are only now making headlines.

The New York Post reported that Dr. Keith Ablow, a former Fox News contributor and psychiatrist, first raised eyebrows about Biden’s mental sharpness during a 2012 vice presidential debate and wasn’t shocked by his faltering performance in a debate against President Trump last year.

Let’s rewind to 2012, when Ablow watched Biden face off against Republican Paul Ryan in a vice presidential debate. He noticed something off—Biden’s constant interruptions and peculiar laughter didn’t just seem like debate tactics; they felt unsettling.

But let’s not pretend laughter is always just a chuckle—Ablow pointed out that while Biden, now 82, often wields it as a debate weapon, back in 2012 it seemed misguided and misplaced. Was this a harmless quirk, or a window into something more troubling? The jury was out, but Ablow wasn’t buying the harmless narrative.

Fast forward to last year’s debate with Trump, and Ablow’s long-ago observations seemed eerily prescient. Biden’s halting, frozen moments on stage were, to Ablow, a continuation of the same concerns he’d flagged over a decade prior.

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