Staff Reports
The recent uproar over President Joe Biden’s mental acuity has taken another twist down the rabbit hole of evasion and double-talk by the White House, leaving both the media and the public scratching their heads in disbelief.
According to the New York Post, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre finally caved under pressure this week and admitted that Biden did, indeed, meet with Parkinson’s specialist Dr. Kevin Cannard on January 17, contradicting her previous stance just a day earlier.
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The trouble began during a typical White House briefing when CBS News’ Ed O’Keefe pressed Jean-Pierre about Dr. Cannard’s multiple visits to the White House and whether they were related to Biden. Rather than provide a straight answer, Jean-Pierre danced around the issue, citing security and privacy concerns as convenient excuses to dodge the question, as reported by Fox News.
O’Keefe’s frustration boiled over as he called out Jean-Pierre for her evasiveness, highlighting a pattern of misinformation from the administration, including a previous incident where Jean-Pierre had to backtrack on a statement about Biden’s post-debate medical check-up.
The debacle reached a new low when Jean-Pierre, under further interrogation, disclosed that Dr. Cannard was present during Biden’s physical on January 17, despite her earlier attempt to downplay the significance of the meeting. The press secretary’s admission only fueled suspicions of a broader cover-up regarding Biden’s health.
In the wake of these revelations, House Speaker Mike Johnson has weighed in, condemning the administration’s lack of transparency as “the biggest political cover-up in U.S. history,” emphasizing the gravity of the deception surrounding Biden’s cognitive well-being. It seems the White House’s tangled web of half-truths and deflections is unraveling faster than they can spin it.
