US EditionFormer Biden chief of staff Jeff Zients testifies in probe of Biden mental decline
Jeff Zients testified about President Biden’s declining memory and decision-making, revealing he urged a cognitive exam after a poor debate and discussed autopen use in pardons.
- Jeff Zients, former White House chief of staff, testified behind closed doors on Thursday about Joe Biden's aging during a Republican-led House Oversight Committee investigation.
- Zients testified that over the course of Biden’s term, the former president’s decision-making became more gradual and his challenges with recalling dates and names increased, while investigators also conducted interviews with aides such as Annie Tomasini and Anthony Bernal.
- Zients said Biden had a cold before a disastrous debate last year, observed Biden’s mental freezes on stage, and acknowledged that he and other advisers thought Biden should exit the race.
- Zients stated he ensured Biden consulted a range of advisers, that Biden made final decisions alone, and that he retained full confidence in Biden's ability to serve as president.
- Zients suggested that Biden’s doctor, Kevin O’Connor, perform a comprehensive health evaluation with attention to cognitive function, which O’Connor said he would consider; meanwhile, some former aides refused to answer questions by invoking the Fifth Amendment, and Republicans proposed that Jill Biden should testify regarding the president’s health.
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Bombshell Testimony Reveals Biden Memory Decline
Concerns about former President Joe Biden’s memory and decision-making took center stage Thursday as former White House chief of staff Jeff Zients told Congress that the president’s mental sharpness deteriorated while in office, according to a source familiar with his testimony. In a closed-door interview with the House Oversight Committee, Zients reportedly said he urged White House physician Kevin O’Connor to perform “a full medical workup” af…
Former White House Chief Spills Alarming New Details On Biden’s Cognitive Decline
Former President Joe Biden’s chief of staff, Jeff Zients, admitted to congressional investigators this week that Biden’s memory had deteriorated and he needed constant hand-holding in the final years of his administration, according to multiple reports. Zients, one of the highest-ranking aides to speak openly about Biden’s decline, spent roughly six hours behind closed doors […]
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By Fred Lucas, The Daily Signal | September 18, 2025 Former President Joe Biden’s White House chief of staff told a congressional panel Thursday that he asked the White House physician about a full medical and cognitive exam after Biden’s disastrous June 2024 debate with Donald Trump. Jeff Zients is the last scheduled witness to take questions from the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee for its investigation into Biden’s fitness whi…
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