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American people, against anyone, anyone on any day of the week.” In a November interview, Vice President Kamala Har-
ris explained how the president was fully engaged, saying of Biden: “Not only is he absolutely authoritative in rooms around the globe, but in the Oval Office, meeting with mem- bers of Congress, meeting with leaders in industry, meeting with community leaders.” White House physician Kevin O’Connor, the only
known person who has personally examined the president, attested after conducting his annual exam of Biden that the president was in outstanding shape. In his February 2023 health summary memoranda to the
public, O’Connor stated that while Biden had several minor conditions, including atrial fibrillation, a heart condition (which is stable), spinal arthritis, and seasonal allergies, the president was in overall stellar health. “President Biden remains a healthy, vigorous, 80-year-
old male, who is fit to successfully execute the duties of the presidency to include those as chief executive, head of state, and commander in chief,” the statement read. Biden himself has chimed in on his tendency to confuse
his words, chalking it up his blue-collar, straight-talking, no-malarkey roots. “No one ever doubts I mean what I say,” he has said. The
problem is, he claims, that “sometimes I say all that I mean.” In another instance, when asked about his age at a White
House news conference, Biden answered, “I can’t even say — I guess, how old I am, I can’t even say the number. It doesn’t — it doesn’t register with me.”
W
hile biden might have trouble grasping the number, it has become clear that the president’s age has been regis- tering with the American electorate.
Despite repeated public assurances from the White
House spokesperson, Biden’s physician, the vice president, and other prominent allies that the commander in chief is in booming health, skepticism over the president’s cognitive abilities has only intensified, as what appears to be signs of his deteriorating mental state continue to draw increased scrutiny, seemingly with each new public appearance. An August AP-NORC poll found that 77% of Americans
think he’s too old to serve effectively in his next term, includ- ing 69% of Democrats. Outside of Biden’s own physician, few are more qualified
to evaluate the condition of the president than Rep. Ronny Jackson. Before being elected to Congress, the Texas Repub-
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lican interacted with Biden as the White House doctor. Jackson joined the White House Medical Unit in the mid-
2000s under President George W. Bush, and served as physi- cian to the president from 2013 to 2018 under both Barack Obama and Donald Trump. Jackson’s stint in the White House overlapped with Biden’s eight years as vice president, when he regularly saw the second in command. Jackson told Newsmax that over the past three years, he has witnessed a dramatic and rapid decline in the
77% of Americans think he’s too old to serve effectively in his next term, including 69% of Democrats.
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