Questions surrounding former President Joe Biden’s 2024 debate performance continue to resurface, and now criticism is coming from someone who once worked closely with the Biden family.

Michael LaRosa, a former spokesman for Jill Biden, accused the former first lady of attempting to "change the tape" regarding her reaction to President Biden’s widely criticized debate against then-candidate Donald Trump.

The controversy stems from a recent interview in which Jill Biden revealed that she feared her husband may have been suffering a stroke during the debate. The admission has drawn attention because it appears to differ from the public reaction she displayed immediately following the event.

According to LaRosa, the former first lady is now trying to align her response with the concerns many Americans expressed after watching the debate unfold.

"They're trying to change the tape in people's minds about who she is," LaRosa said. "That's why she's sort of changing her tune a little bit about her reaction in real time."

He added that Jill Biden appears eager to convey that she was just as alarmed as viewers across the country.

"She wants to say, 'Oh no, my reaction was just as concerning and was just as severe as everyone at home. I was shocked,'" LaRosa explained.

The remarks are likely to fuel renewed debate over what those closest to President Biden knew about his condition and whether concerns that became obvious to millions of Americans were being acknowledged behind closed doors. After all, when an entire nation watches the same event and reaches the same conclusion, convincing people they didn’t see what they saw can be a difficult task.

As discussion over the 2024 election continues, these latest comments add another chapter to the ongoing effort to explain one of the most consequential debate performances in modern political history. For many Americans, the episode reinforced the importance of transparency and accountability from those seeking to lead the nation.