FLASHBACK: Biden shrugs off Hur report when pressed by Peter Doocy: 'I know what the hell I'm doing'

Former President Joe Biden early last year dismissed Special Counsel Robert Hur's report that sparked additional concern about his mental acuity.

Then-President Joe Biden addresses the Classroom to Career Summit in the East Room of the White House on November 13, 2024, in Washington, D.C. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

"Something the special counsel said in his report is that one of the reasons you were not charged is because, in his description, you are a ‘well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory,'" Doocy said to Biden at a press conference on Feb. 8, 2024.

Biden responded: "I'm well-meaning and I'm an elderly man and I know what the hell I'm doing. I've been president and I put this country back on its feet. I don't need his recommendation—"

Doocy then asked Biden how bad his memory was and if he could continue as president.

BIDEN REPEATEDLY SAYS 'I DON'T REMEMBER' REGARDING CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS IN NEWLY RELEASED HUR INTERVIEW AUDIO

Then-President Joe Biden speaks during the United Auto Workers union conference at the Marriott Marquis on January 24, 2024, in Washington, D.C. (SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

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Democrats and Biden's White House initially criticized Hur for his report, repeatedly insisting he was "sharp" and that the special counsel was politically motivated.

Later in 2024, amid Biden's re-election campaign, Democrats called on him to drop his candidacy over his performance in the June presidential debate against Trump, citing his age and mental acuity. Biden, now 82, ended his presidential campaign in July but finished his term, and his vice president, Kamala Harris, was defeated by Trump in November's general election.

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