President Joe Biden released a proclamation this week declaring June 15 "World Elder Abuse Awareness Day," which resulted in critics pondering whether or not his statement was a personal cry for help.
Biden, 81, encouraged Americans to "improve our Nation's prevention of and response to elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation." This follows a critical performance at the G7 Summit in Italy, in which questions surrounding the president's cognitive health returned to global headlines.
In the proclamation, President Biden wrote: "During World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, we recommit to standing with elder abuse survivors, shedding light on this important issue, and creating a world in which no older person has to live in fear of violence, abuse, or neglect."
"Elder abuse goes against everything we stand for as a Nation - and my Administration is working relentlessly to stop it," Biden continued.
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