Responds Sharply to President Trump’s

Joe Biden participates in the first presidential debate of the 2024 presidential elections in Atlanta, Georgia, on June 27, 2024 | Source: Getty Images
In a statement to ABC News, Biden strongly denied the allegation. “Let me be clear: I made the decisions during my presidency. I made the decisions about the pardons, executive orders, legislation, and proclamations. Any suggestion that I didn’t is ridiculous and false,” he said.
Biden also called Trump’s demand for an investigation into his mental fitness “nothing more than a mere distraction.”
The Justice Department has previously said that using an autopen is legal, as long as the president gives approval. Past presidents have used the device in specific situations, such as when traveling.
President Trump’s tone is a sharp shift from just weeks ago, when he publicly wished Biden well after news of his cancer