The White House intentionally hid from the public Joe Biden’s rapidly diminishing mental condition for his entire presidency, according to a bombshell report.
Biden’s team hired a vocal coach, put other officials into roles usually occupied by the president, scrapped meetings on his ‘bad days,’ and avoided calls with other politicians, according to an explosive report in The Wall Street Journal.
It exposed an extensive and deliberate cover-up that also saw the administration gaslighting those who dared to claim Biden’s abilities had deteriorated since he was Barack Obama’s vice president.
Despite the efforts of aides Biden’s decline became increasingly obvious, especially after Special Counsel Robert Hur last year released a report depicting a forgetful and frail then-81-year-old.
Hur decided not to charge Biden for keeping classified documents in his Delaware garage because he ‘would likely present himself to a jury, as he did during our interview of him, as a sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory.’
According to the Wall Street Journal, Biden could not even repeat back to his staff lines they fed him while preparing for his interview with Hur.
Biden would also cancel important national security meetings, with aides explaining to attendees that he had ‘bad days and good days’.
A well-connected Democratic strategist confirmed to DailyMail.com that the majority of Biden’s executive power is ‘concentrated by people who are not external facing,’ including his close advisors Bruce Reed, Steve Ricchetti, and Mike Donilon.
For years, Biden’s lower-level staff have griped that the behind-the-scenes ‘triumvirate’ – known as the ‘Biden whisperers’ – have had an outsized influence over the president.
As his presidency comes to an end, many in Washington agree that it has been hard to tell who is actually in charge of running the country.
Egregious examples of the White House cover-up included one from Congressman Adam Smith, from Washington, who was chair of the House Armed Services Committee.
He could not get in touch with the president ahead of the bungled withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021 to share his serious concerns about the plan.
The White House worked extensively to try and hide President Joe Biden’s mental and physical decline, including placing others in roles that are oftentimes held by the president
When 13 U.S. service members and 170 Afghans were killed, he made critical comments publicly and was reprimanded by Secretary of State Antony Blinken, a close Biden ally.
Biden finally called Smith to apologize nit, despite his key role in Congress, it was the only personal call he received in the president’s entire four years.
Close aides also worried about the comparison between Biden and his wife Jill Biden, who is eight years his junior and conducted an energetic, packed schedule that only highlighted the president’s ‘plodding’ pace, the Wall Street Journal reported.
In late June this year, Biden’s decline was on full display when he debated Donald Trump. Gaffes, fumbles and blank stares from the president filled the hour-and-a-half televised event. It proved catastrophic for his campaign.
And staff was worried about the comparison between President Biden and his wife Dr. Jill Biden , who is eight years his junior and held an energetic, packed schedule that only highlighted her husband’s more mild pace
The face-off with Trump is what led the public, and even senior Democrats in Washington, to call for Biden to end his bid for reelection.
Just a month after the debate, Biden ended his White House bid and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, who Trump defeated on November 5.
Aides would often have to repeat cues to Biden at events both official and on the campaign trail – and images captured instruction cards that gave detailed and remedial instructions on where to walk, sit and look.
Biden’s team even tapped Jeffrey Katzenberg, a Hollywood mogul and campaign co-chairman, to find a voice coach to improve his wavering and fading voice.
And when his voice failed him, the team would help Biden avoid needing to take calls or participate in public events.
Additionally, Biden was shielded by senior advisers who were put into roles that others felt the President should occupy, including National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, senior counselor Steve Ricchetti and National Economic Council head Lael Brainard as well as her predecessor.
A person who witnessed what happened with Biden in the last four years told the Journal that a small group of aides stuck close to him at all times and provided intense ‘hand holding.’
‘They body him to such a high degree,’ the source claimed.
At the same time, press aides who were tasked with compiling news clips were instructed by senior staff to leave out any negative stories about the President.
A person who witnessed what happened with Biden in the last four years told the Journal that a small group of aides stuck close to him at all times and provided intense ‘hand holding’
Biden’s debate with Donald Trump in June is what led the American public and Democratic politicians to call for him to drop his reelection bid
The protective circle around Biden was heightened because the old man began his White House career at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, and his staff took extensive steps to make sure he did not catch the virus.
But it was also designed to prevent Biden from making gaffes or taking missteps to damage his image or create headaches for Democrats.
Biden has been an undisciplined public speaker throughout his more than 50-year political career.
He also had a childhood stutter that he often cites for the reason he would stumble over his words or that his speeches could feature a wavering voice.
Just a month after the debate, Biden ended his White House bid and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, who Trump defeated handily on November 5
Joe and Jill Biden walk on the South Lawn of the White House
Biden is leaving office with a bad taste in his party’s mouth for being ‘selfish.’
Many state that he was only looking out for himself by staying in the 2024 presidential race past the point of being fit for another term.
And others are furious over his decision to pardon his son Hunter, 54, earlier this month for the felony charges related to lying on a federal form to purchase a firearm in 2018.
Democrats are worried the pardon will give a blanket excuse for President-elect Trump to issue pardons for himself and his family.
