‘What are we doing here?’: Democrats were shocked at Biden’s decline but stayed quiet, according to new book
- A new book by Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson reveals concerns about former President Joe Biden's mental acuity, stating he sometimes forgot faces and important conversations.
- Concerns about Biden's health were noted by Democratic lawmakers and aides during the last two years of his presidency, highlighting his diminishing capabilities, based on over 200 interviews conducted for the book.
- Following a recent aggressive cancer diagnosis, Biden received public support from figures like Donald Trump, who expressed concern about his capability to govern.
- Biden withdrew from the presidential race in July 2024, allowing another candidate to pursue the presidency.
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CNN's Jake Tapper: Aides Struggled To Detect Biden’s Decline Because He ‘Always’ Seemed Cognitively Weak
CNN anchor Jake Tapper said on a Wednesday podcast that former President Joe Biden’s aides told him they found it difficult to determine whether his mental acuity was worsening due to his long history of appearing cognitively weak. Tapper and Axios reporter Alex Thompson published “Original Sin” on Tuesday, which reports that Biden’s inner circle […] CNN’s Jake Tapper: Aides Struggled To Detect Biden’s Decline Because He ‘Always’ Seemed Cognitiv…
Bad news for big-time Dem official: shock poll says even Joe Biden is more popular
Former President Joe Biden withdrew from the 2024 White House race after a disastrous debate performance against then-GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump. But close to a year later, and amid revelations that Biden’s cognitive decline was an open secret in Washington, D.C. while he was president, a poll shows that Biden is still more popular than a top Democratic lawmaker who remains a big fish on Capitol Hill.
‘We Were Trying To Crack This’: NYT’s Ezra Klein Blames Sources For Media’s Failure To Cover Biden’s Decline
Ezra Klein claimed that corporate media outlets were doing their best to figure out whether Joe Biden was in decline, but they were unable to prove it.
Whoopi Goldberg 'Can't Point to Anything' Showing Biden was Unfit for Office
Whoopi Goldberg is confused about why Democrats and Republicans have said former President Joe Biden's staffers covered up his mental decline, saying she "can't point to anything" that proved him unfit for office.
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