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Debate brings scrutiny of whether aides shielded signs of Biden’s aging
Washington Post ^ | July 7, 2024 | By Yasmeen Abutaleb, Tyler Pager and Aaron Schaffer

Posted on 07/07/2024 1:28:57 PM PDT by jerod

President, aides grapple with accusations they strongly reject that they were not candid with the public about how his age affected his ability to do the job.

When special counsel Robert K. Hur concluded in a February report that President Biden should not be prosecuted for mishandling classified documents in part because a jury would view the president as “a sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory,” Biden and his aides hit back hard.

The 81-year-old president called an impromptu news conference where he angrily denied that he was forgetful. “I’m well-meaning and I’m an elderly man and I know what the hell I’m doing … My memory is fine. Take a look at what I’ve done since I’ve become President,” Biden shot back.

But at the same news conference — about 12 minutes long — after discussing the complexities of the current state of the Israel-Gaza war, Biden referred to President Abdel Fatah El-Sisi, the leader of Egypt, as the president of Mexico. That followed a week in which Biden described contacts he’d had as president with former German chancellor Helmut Kohl, who died in 2017, and former French president Francois Mitterrand, who died in 1996...

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: District of Columbia
KEYWORDS: aaronschaffer; districtofcolumbia; jeffbezos; tylerpager; washingtoncompost; washingtonpost; yasmeenabutaleb
The knives are out... Who knew what, and when did they know it?
1 posted on 07/07/2024 1:28:57 PM PDT by jerod
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To: jerod
Debate brings scrutiny of whether aidesthe Washington Post shielded signs of Biden’s aging

There. Fixed it.

2 posted on 07/07/2024 1:34:56 PM PDT by Opinionated Blowhard (When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.)
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.......his tax-paid aides grapple with accusations they were not candid with the
tax-paying public about Biden’s infirmities limiting his ability to do his job..........

They hit back hard when S/C Robert K. Hur reported that Biden should not be prosecuted for mishandling classified documents b/c a jury would view him as “a sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory.”


3 posted on 07/07/2024 1:36:05 PM PDT by Liz (This then is how we should pray : Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name . )
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To: jerod

The media people (they are people, responsible for their sins) and the Dem shills (ditto) and must be punished.

If the draggy DC system fails once again then....


4 posted on 07/07/2024 1:38:19 PM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls.)
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To: frank ballenger

Run with it damn it!


5 posted on 07/07/2024 1:39:12 PM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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BREAKING: Comer Calls on Biden’s Physician to Testify
WRT His Involvement in Biden’s Shady Business Dealings —
$200,000 Payment Under Scrutiny may have influenced diagnosis
The Gateway Pundit ^ | July 7, 2024 | Jim Hoft
Posted on 7/7/2024, 1:36:48 PM by Macho MAGA Man

The committee is investigating if Dr. Kevin O’Connor’s involvement in the Biden family’s financial activities influenced his medical assessments of Joe Biden.

In light of recent concerns surrounding Joe Biden’s health, House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is calling on President Biden’s physician, Dr. Kevin O’Connor, to testify about his medical assessments of Joe Biden and his private business dealings with the Biden family. Dr. O’Connor has been Biden’s official physician since he took office in January 2021 and is in daily contact with Biden. Biden’s poor health has been particularly scrutinized ever since Special Counsel Robert Hur released a damning evaluation in his report on Biden’s stolen classified documents investigation earlier this month. He described Biden as an “elderly man with a poor memory” after hours of questioning.

Dr. Kevin O’Connor was responsible for “evaluating” the 81-year-old. But instead of conducting a truly independent and honest examination, O’Connor decided to gaslight the public in his written letter announcing the results earlier this year. O’Connor concluded, despite Biden’s obvious physical struggles, he is “fit for duty and fully executes all of his responsibilities without any exemptions or accommodations.” The doctor proclaimed that Biden “Feels well, and this year’s physical identifies no new concerns.” O’Connor also said this year’s physical included consultation with several Presidential Specialty Consultants who “concurred” with his findings.

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6 posted on 07/07/2024 1:51:42 PM PDT by Liz (This then is how we should pray : Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name . )
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Folks at the Washington Post knew all along or they’re so stupid they shouldn’t be employed as ‘news people’.

I’m going with ‘knew all along’ and covered their silly stupid eyes and mumbled works to keep the truth from hitting their ears. It’s no wonder the paper will go under - and deserves to go under.

Not saying there were ‘hints’ everywhere or anything, but there were hints everywhere and they did their stupid group-think think and ignored millions of hints to keep those news packets coming...


7 posted on 07/07/2024 1:52:46 PM PDT by GOPJ (Abortion is A STATE ISSUE. PERIOD. JD Vance needs to say that - it's up to each state.)
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To: frank ballenger

“If the draggy DC system fails once again then....”


It didn’t fail. It worked as intended.


8 posted on 07/07/2024 2:23:16 PM PDT by Ken H (Trump 2024)
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To: jerod

It was only “sheilded” from those who refused to look. You don’t get around much if your head is stuck in the sand like an ostrich.


9 posted on 07/07/2024 2:30:41 PM PDT by ThePatriotsFlag (Accepting a false premise initiates conversational defeat.)
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“ they were not candid with the public about how his age affected his ability to do the job.”

WAPO, it’s not his age that affected his ability to do the job. It’s his mental decline. I predict that the WaPo is going to attempt the equivalency that Trump is also old.


10 posted on 07/07/2024 2:36:41 PM PDT by Freee-dame ( )
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To: Ken H

Excellent point.


11 posted on 07/07/2024 2:39:55 PM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls.)
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To: Opinionated Blowhard
When special counsel Robert K. Hur concluded in a February report that President Biden should not be prosecuted for mishandling classified documents in part because a jury would view the president as “a sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory,”...

So Hur determined that he was demented in February... Now it's July and the progression of his dementia can't be hidden anymore... They'll all be jumping on Kamala's bandwagon this week.

12 posted on 07/07/2024 2:52:45 PM PDT by jerod (Nazis were essentially Socialist in Hugo Boss uniforms... Get over it!)
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But Republicans are already accusing Biden and the White House of engaging in a coverup, signaling they would use Democrats’ handling of Biden’s aging not only against him but also against Vice President Harris should she replace him at the top of the ticket.

"Already"? Like for a decade or so? And they followed with the inevitable "Republicans pounce" line. Not much has changed in DC...

13 posted on 07/07/2024 3:00:29 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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No it doesn't. His aides and media shills kept trying to, but he's such a lying, corrupt, doddering old fool that it was clear they were lying. They so believed their own ability to cover it up that they went gung-ho on televised debates. Even with the rules set up to try to obscure his incompetence, Biden destroyed the last little bit of the illusion, even among most of the Demagogic Party's stooges out there.

14 posted on 07/07/2024 6:59:51 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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