On Friday, the Oversight Project released [1] audio recordings from the Las Vegas Metro Police Department’s protective detail for Joe Biden, obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request.
🚨BREAKING – AUDIO OBTAINED🚨
We just obtained the recording from the Las Vegas Police Department and have decided to immediately release it while we are simultaneously reviewing.
Links in next post. https://t.co/WUa7DjmFFA [2]
— Oversight Project (@OversightPR) August 9, 2024 [3]
These recordings verify earlier reports that Biden, after abruptly canceling a speaking engagement due to illness on July 17, first headed to the University Medical Center before being rerouted directly to Harry Reid International Airport.
“For everyone on the radio, right now POTUS is 421 [sick or injured person]. … So, for everybody’s knowledge, he’s 421 right now; we’re just trying to figure out what’s going on and we’re gonna go from there.”
It happened. They lied to us, folks.https://t.co/aGMX3VZABg [4]
— Rich Baris The People’s Pundit (@Peoples_Pundit) August 9, 2024 [5]
Here’s the first one converted to an MP4 to post here. pic.twitter.com/HKI0wtBiNW [6]
— A_Ga_Voter (@AGaVoter1) August 9, 2024 [7]
Here’s the 3rd one in the links- the middle one is quite large, will shrink first. pic.twitter.com/ZxZ9f4vZgj [9]
— A_Ga_Voter (@AGaVoter1) August 9, 2024 [10]
The general channel clips feature officers coordinating with additional units to manage traffic and secure routes following the sudden change in plans. The event channel recording is shared in full for public review.
In the four-minute clips, officers are instructed to respond Code 3, indicating an emergency response.
RedState [1]‘s Jennifer Van Laar [11] reported:

Four days later, Joe Biden ended his campaign without ever mentioning the medical emergency:
pic.twitter.com/RMIRvlSOYw [12]
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) July 21, 2024 [13]