 And this is what that went, how that went. Part of the other concern is that it seems to fit into a pattern of decline that has been reported on recently. New York Times had a headline on July 2nd. Biden's lapses are said to be increasingly common and worrisome. Here's what they wrote. People who have spent time with President Biden over the last few months or so said the lapses appear to have grown more frequent, more pronounced, and after Thursday's debate, more worrisome.