Posted on 01/01/2025 9:06:15 AM PST by DFG
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Despite swirling rumors that his demise has negatively affected his cognitive abilities, White House officials insisted today that former President Jimmy Carter is still sharp and focused behind closed doors.
The clarification came during a New Year's press briefing, as the White House sought to dispel any speculation that President Carter had lost any of his mental acuity and ability to make sound decisions.
"He's as sharp and decisive as he's ever been. I can barely keep up with Jimmy," said black and gay White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, who is gay and black. "I know there have been a lot of people spreading misinformation and wild conspiracy theories on social media that Jimmy Carter's death has impacted his mental faculties, but that simply isn't the case. Contrary to what you see online, President Carter is perfectly coherent and alert behind closed doors."
With news breaking last week that Carter had passed away at the age of 100, speculation quickly spread on social media that the former president no longer had the cognitive clarity to make important decisions, allegations Jean-Pierre dismissed as baseless. "Preposterous," she continued. "Carter is as sharp as a tack. Any video clips you see circulating on social media showing otherwise are clearly doctored, heavily edited, or entirely fabricated. When you speak with him privately, he's just as ‘with it' as he was when he was alive."
At publishing time, Joe Biden had released a statement saying he had enjoyed celebrating New Year's Eve with President Carter, Senator Dianne Feinstein, and former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger.
...and KJP “can’t keep up with him.” /s
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The Bee would have owed me a new keyboard, but I saw this before I took my first sip of coffee. LAMO
Missed slightly on this one - it should read: “White House REPORTERS Insist Jimmy Carter Is Still Sharp And Focused”
I hear he’ll be voting for Kamala in 2028
He’s dead, Jim.
The smell, the lack of movement, the flies.
Biden?
No I mean Carter.
Chris Mathews who worked at the White House for Carter said, “I had a premonition that Carter had passed, when an unexplained tingle went down my leg.”
Rat Burger has indicated he will declare President Carter’s vote valid out of respect for the former President.
Lol.
Morning Joe says Carter is sharp as a tack... the best version of him yet.
At MSNBC, Joe Scarborough is saying **** you if you don’t believe Carter is alive and sharp as a tack.
Hilarious
lol.......
Joe Scarborough on former President Carter.
MSNBC host Joe Scarborough on Wednesday ensured ‘Morning Joe’ viewers that we are witnessing the best “verison” of Jimmy Carter: “I don’t know if people know this or not, Carter used to be a hot head. Sometimes that peanut farmer would get in front of the reasoning, sometimes he would say things he didn’t want to say. This is — and I don’t — you know what I don’t really — start your tape right now because I’m about to tell you the truth. And F-— you if you can’t handle the truth. This version of dead Carter intellectually, analytically, is the best Carter ever. Not a close second. And I have known him for years. The Brzezinski have known him for 50 years. If it weren’t the truth I wouldn’t say it.”
There's a pill for that now.
I heard he was still running circles around Joe and Kamala.
Well, the current White House staff are accustomed to using a pretty low bar to measure sharp and focused.
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