There doesn’t seem to be a conclusion to the story of Joe Biden’s mental breakdown. It’s impossible to go longer than an hour before a new revelation is made about the scandal. The biggest news was dropped during the Fourth of Independence celebrations.
Biden’s condition, and the cover-up that led so many to deny it so long, are revealed in a bombshell report that began taking shape more than half a year back. New York Magazine reported that friends of the President recalled meetings with him in which he could not even remember their names. The article contains some bizarre quotes and descriptions.
In January, I began hearing similar stories from Democratic officials, activists, and donors who came away from interactions with Joe Biden disturbed by what they had seen. For @NYMag, I wrote about the conspiracy of silence to protect the president: https://t.co/clKmksK9D8
— Olivia Nuzzi (@Olivianuzzi) July 4, 2024
Some people who met the president in a social setting were left with a disturbed impression. The president didn’t remember the names of longtime friends of the Bidens, who spoke on condition of anonymity. A guest at a White House reception last year recalled with horror realizing the president wouldn’t be able to make it through the event. It was obvious that he would be unable to. The guests were not sure if they would vote for Biden because they were now considering an idea they had dismissed previously as right-wing propagandist propaganda: the president might not be acting president at all.
A telltale sign of Alzheimer’s is when a person becomes oblivious of friends or other aspects of their life that have been ongoing for a long time. Anyone who has had to deal with someone with dementia knows what this excerpt is about. Biden’s behavior is described throughout the report as being aloof, forgetting important things, and unable to complete events.
Olivia Nuzzi, the author of the article, also described one of her meetings with the President.
As I extended my right hand to greet President Obama, my heart stopped. It was as if his eyes were open but not fully on. His face was waxy. He smiled. It was a beautiful smile. It made me feel sad in a manner I cannot fully describe. I thought and wrote that he was an honest man. According to the standards I used for most of the politicians that I covered, if ambition was his sole sin, as it appeared to be, then he committed no crime at all. He took my hands in his and I was surprised by the way it felt. Cool, but not cold. The basement was so hot that people complained about sweating. It was a ridiculous black-tie event. When I said, “Hello,” his sweet smile remained frozen. He spoke slowly in a soft voice. He asked, “And what is your name?”
It’s not just that Biden is senile. It was necessary to not believe one’s ears and eyes to believe that the president was healthy. It’s not that we didn’t know, but rather it was that we all did. All of them knew.
They whispered when they talked about what they saw, heard, and knew. They were terrified and horrified. They were terrified, but they also felt burdened. They needed to discuss it (although not in public). They had to know they weren’t alone or crazy. They knew that the situation was bad and knew that others would also be aware of it. Yet, they still had to pretend outwardly that everything was fine. The president was fine. The election will be fine. The elections would be fine. They would be fine.
The article’s title indicates that there was a “conspiracy to silence” to protect Joe Biden. Democrats rationalized to themselves that Donald Trump’s threat overshadowed their concern about whether or not the President of the United States is mentally competent to perform his duties. This goes beyond the arguments over the election of 2024. This is a scandal of its own, with a long list of accomplices.
This piece describes a political conspiracy. The people who orchestrated it extend well beyond Joe Biden. They include his most likely replacement—Kamala Harris. It cannot be fixed just by swapping her in and moving on. There must be a political price to pay for all involved. (1) https://t.co/RC2PpwTLnq
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) July 4, 2024
The press insists it didn’t know. If that’s the case, then the White House—including Kamala Harris—has successfully conspired to hide vital information from the media about the president. What does the media, which considers itself sacred and crucial, intend to do about that? (2)
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) July 4, 2024
Let’s forget Donald Trump for just a minute. The country doesn’t have a President right now. It’s not enough to say that Jill Biden said her husband was fine. Repercussions are needed. Resignations are needed. The 25th Amendment must be invoked immediately. It’s time to stop ignoring this.