Posted on 05/19/2025 7:33:59 AM PDT by Red Badger
CNN’s Van Jones warned Sunday that Democrats will suffer long-term political consequences for covering up President Joe Biden’s physical and mental decline.
Biden’s decline and its cover-up have been major news topics ahead of the release of a book on the subject titled “Original Sin” by CNN anchor Jake Tapper and Axios reporter Alex Thompson. When Tapper asked on “State of the Union” how Jones felt after reading an advance copy of the book, Jones attacked those who were aware of the extent of Biden’s decline but did not speak up about the president’s diminishing capabilities.
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“This book is extraordinary. I don’t care who you are, left, right or otherwise. Anybody who cares about this country and about just the dynamics of power, this is ‘The Emperor’s New Clothes’ playing itself out in real time,” Jones said. “Everybody knew, but everyone was afraid to say — except for [former Obama administration official] David Axelrod — for two years, that something was wrong here. And so, you know, I was shocked. I love Joe Biden. I don’t like him, I love him. I got a chance to work with him when I was a part of the Obama administration and loved him more every day. ”
“I was shocked to see his condition when he came out [for the June 27 debate]. And so was the world. And that wasn’t the first time he was in that condition,” he continued. “The book makes it very very clear, there are people who knew and said nothing. And that is a crime against this republic. And I think the Democrats are going to pay for a long time for being a part of what is now being revealed to be a massive cover-up.”
Certain Biden cabinet officials felt the former president would not be dependable at 2 a.m. in an emergency situation by the last year of his term, CNN reported, based on “Original Sin.” Biden’s aides also privately discussed the possibility of the president requiring a wheelchair in a possible second term due to his deteriorating physical health, according to the book.
Furthermore, Biden could not consistently remember the names of aides and lawmakers by the end of 2022, the New York Post reported, based on the forthcoming Tapper-Thompson book. “Original Sin” also reports that cabinet secretaries believe they were purposely kept away from Biden by his inner circle as part of a wider effort to hide his decline from other Democrats and the broader public.
While Jones said he believed nearly everyone was stunned by Biden’s disastrous debate performance, political analyst Mark Halperin has suggested that it should not have been surprising, given that the former president’s decline was clear beforehand judging by both his public appearances and the lack thereof. For instance, he frequently points to a September 2022 event during which Biden publicly appeared to call on the late Republican Indiana Rep. Jackie Walorski, apparently forgetting that she died in a car crash one month earlier.
Democrats, including Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, have recently struggled to answer questions about Biden’s evident mental acuity issues. Many 2028 Democratic presidential hopefuls are also aiming to distance themselves from comments they made in 2024 in which they minimized concerns about Biden’s decline.
Moreover, former Vice President Kamala Harris still denied Biden exhibited any cognitive decline even after she took his place atop the Democratic presidential ticket in July. While many Democrats may have been shocked by the extent of Biden’s decline, approximately 75% of voters believed Biden was too elderly for a second term as early as September 2023, according to an ABC News/Washington Post poll.
Tapper himself has also received criticism for writing “Original Sin” after his coverage of Biden’s decline prior to the debate, which critics charge was too charitable to the Biden White House’s spin.
Ugh a double-bagger.
“haven’t heard from oldest daughter since 11/6/2024 due a minor celebration of PDJT winning”
Sorry to hear that. Our oldest daughter is a liberal whacko much to our disappointment. But fortunately we all know what to avoid and have managed to keep the family intact.
So "everybody" was shocked to learn that the Emperor was naked???
NO.
All truth-seekers knew exactly what was going on.
All honest people knew all along that the Emperor's new clothes were delusion at best and a blatant lie in fact.
ALL honest people committed to truth have known what Joe Biden was from the very beginning and exactly what his backers and supporters were doing and where they were taking the USA.
This crime against the Republic makes the clear case that any automated signature needs to be made illegal by law and any autopen signature not only invalid but a criminal offense.
It was obvious that Biden was impaired while he was running for President in 2020. OBVIOUS!!!
From day one, it was obvious. Why should we believe anything they say now. Every news organization either helped cover it up or ignored it...
“Biden’s aides also privately discussed the possibility of the president requiring a wheelchair in a possible second term due to his deteriorating physical health, according to the book.” Right, to push him down elevator shaft.
I don't know if he ever uttered the words "cheap fake" to dismiss any raw uncut video that accurately depicted Biden's obvious dementia but everyone in the media who did has no leg to stand on to say they were not part of the coverup.
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Grifters gotta grift.
They can’t help themselves.
I hope the democrats NEVER recover from this.
Dear Lord, Please blow this whole thing wide open and expose it ALL.
Looks like a mop used on the bathroom floor of an assisted-living center.
We reached but no response. And, she is a mental health ‘professional” so.........
Yes! Remember the way the Press so casually reported that the Biden campaign was “putting a lid on” the activities of the candidate. Their coverage was without any interest or curiosity as to what was going on. They covered for him. What did they know or suspect? What should they ever be trusted again?
PS: When media shills like Jones and CNN get caught in lie after lie, they will have no credibility until the year 7510.
RATS need someone perfectly sane to divert attention. Like AOC.
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