An investigation into who was really running the show during President Joe Biden’s administration turned up evidence of more cheat sheets, including reminders about some of his closest allies.
While President Donald Trump’s near-constant presence in the public eye has proven insufficient to satisfy corporate media, a similar thirst for answers and explanations has been found lacking, as his octogenarian predecessor has shown repeated signs of cognitive decline. Now, as Fox News Digital pursued an investigation into the Biden administration’s use of an autopen, five note cards were uncovered with notes for reference that even included a reminder about the identity of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
According to the report, the cards, described as “‘palm cards,’ which are hand-sized note cards frequently used by politicians for quick reminders or talking points during public events,” were found while investigating National Archive documents. Four of the five were specifically stamped with the message, “PRESIDENT HAS SEEN.”
EXCLUSIVE — Fox News obtained unearthed Biden note cards.
The docs show Biden was briefed with cue cards containing photos and bios of top Democrats — including Hillary Clinton and Chuck Schumer. pic.twitter.com/POzh9s7Qll
— Will Ricciardella (@WillRicci) September 30, 2025
One card included images of Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) and his family, along with their names, while another featured Biden’s longtime Democratic colleagues Senators Chuck Schumer of New York and Dick Durbin of Illinois.
Another card, designated one of six, featured recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom alongside brief bios. Included were actor Denzel Washington, chef José Andrés, and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
The card that did not include a stamp confirming Biden had seen it included questions attributed to ABC News’ Mary Bruce.
“2024: How do YOU view the path forward? How do YOU think about YOUR place in history?” read the first query, while the second stated, “Speaker McCarthy/Debt Limit: Depending on what happens with the House vote on the Speaker’s debt limit bill tomorrow, how do YOU anticipate moving forward?”
Bruce’s question was asked during the same April 2023 joint press conference when Biden was spotted holding one of his infamous cheat sheets when the first question had been designated to Courtney Subramanian of the Los Angeles Times. Months later, during a joint press conference with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Biden appeared confused before referring to the provided notes that some had likened to a “kindergarten worksheet.”
Responding to the report, a former Biden staffer referred to the cards as “standard operating procedure for briefing materials” and asked Fox News Digital, “Should the staff not have told the President that Chuck Schumer was attending?”
Worth noting, other embarrassing cheat seats included a breakdown of steps for Biden at events, like entering the room and then sitting down.
Weighing in on the discovery with a contrast of the current administration, White House spokeswoman Taylor Rogers told Fox News Digital, “President Trump gives unfettered access to the media and answers every question imaginable, without pre-screening the press questions or collecting reporters’ palm cards ahead of time like his incompetent predecessor.”
“Unlike Joe Biden, President Trump is actually running our country, and he doesn’t ever shy away from taking on the fake news to deliver the truth,” Rogers added as a senior White House official indicated that Trump’s press office “does not prepare any reporter palm cards,” nor does it “ask for reporters to submit their questions to the president ahead of time.”
While some reactions called out CNN’s Jake Tapper and Axios’ Alex Thompson for their book on the cover-up of Biden’s decline, “Original Sin,” including no mention of the cheat sheets, and others expressed envy that they could not so readily forget Clinton and Schumer, Fox News Managing Editor Will Ricciardella contended, “The bottom line: Presidents are judged in the moment. These cards show how those moments were engineered behind the scenes.”
6/ The bottom line: Presidents are judged in the moment. These cards show how those moments were engineered behind the scenes.
— Will Ricciardella (@WillRicci) September 30, 2025
It’s so weird how these several incidents were just somehow left out of @AlexThomp and @jaketapper book.
Not mentioned once. pic.twitter.com/tOXBgMU26O
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) September 30, 2025
My mother needed photos with note cards too and her late stages of dementia. Are they still trying to claim he was sharp as a tack?
— ElizaTino (@elizatino) September 30, 2025
The most damning part of this is that the media was complicit, giving the questions beforehand. RIP journalism.
— Stuart Poppadom (@StuartPoppadom) October 1, 2025
— Tabitha (@Tabitha2188) September 30, 2025
How far gone do you have to be to need a notecard to remind you who Chuck Schumer is?
— Moff’s Musings (@Moff_No1) September 30, 2025
I’m jealous, I wish I could forget who Hillary Clinton and Chuck Schumer are too.
— Jeff Creedon (@JeffCreedon) September 30, 2025
Native of Brooklyn, NY, Kevin Haggerty is a graduate of Hunter College where he studied Cultural Anthropology and Geography. An avid reader and truth seeker, he currently resides in Texas with his wife and their dog and, when he isn't researching current events and their impacts, you'll find him spending time with friends and family or working on his next novel.
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