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What Biden and Trump's memory lapses mean

Both President Biden and former President Donald Trump have experienced public memory lapses. Experts say that’s common for people in their age group and not necessarily a sign of cognitive impairment or early dementia.

NPR’s Jon Hamilton reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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