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An eye-popping exposé from the Wall Street Journal has laid bare what many Americans have known deep down: President Joe Biden’s mental sharpness has taken a nosedive, and the White House has been spinning tales to cover it up for his entire administration. It turns out that they have crafted an intricate web of deception to shield the president from prying eyes, all in a futile attempt to mask his cognitive decline.
The report shines a spotlight on how the Biden administration has had to navigate the president’s advanced age and cognitive issues like a secret service operation gone rogue. Access to Biden has been tightly restricted, with senior advisers acting as his personal bodyguards against potential embarrassment. Instead of engaging with the public or Congress, Biden’s meetings have been carefully curated to limit the president’s exposure to the realities of his declining faculties. Apparently, keeping conversations short and focused was essential to prevent him from, heaven forbid, losing track of the topic at hand.
Enter Jake Sullivan and Lael Brainard, who have taken on the roles of Biden’s surrogates for some serious discussions. It appears they frequently stepped up to play the roles that many had expected Biden himself to fill. While the administration touted a cabinet full of talent, a closer look reveals that it was often Sullivan and Brainard holding the reins of important policy dialogues—probably to spare Biden from the mental workout of actually having to think.
On days when the president appeared to be running on empty, meetings could be completely scratched. In an effort to avoid any slip-ups, aides would repeat instructions to him that would seem self-evident to the average Joe. Whether it’s reminding him of basic stage cues or talking points, the Biden team turned governance into a game of reciting Bob the Builder.
Damning Report Exposes How Democrats Lied to the Public About Biden’s Cognitive Decline
https://t.co/h7HYlNmQnm— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) December 19, 2024
The embarrassment hit a tipping point when Biden faced off against President-elect Donald Trump during the debates. That showdown made it unequivocally clear that Biden’s mental faculties were not just a political talking point but a stark reality that even the most loyal Democrats could not ignore. His lackluster performance was a public spectacle, ripping the facade off the administration’s narrative that he could still hold his own in a serious contest. This disastrous debate ultimately led prominent Dems to voice calls for him to step aside—a decision he finally made, perhaps too late to salvage his party’s hopes.
To make matters worse for the Democrats, they threw their support behind Kamala Harris, one of the most dismal presidential candidates in recent memory. There was no way she could hope to challenge Trump without a serious advantage, which they couldn’t muster, not even with a corruption-laden push from the justice system against him. The way things transpired this election season proved the age-old adage about insanity—doing the same thing repeatedly and expecting different results. With Biden’s crumbling image and Harris at the helm, it seems the Democrats offer a choice no one really wanted.
