Media members, Democratic Party officials and other leaders have enthusiastically endorsed President Biden throughout his term, amid questions swirling about his ability to serve a second term and his mental health before ultimately withdrawing from the race. continued to defend.
The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday that Biden's health problems became apparent during his first months in office, citing the following information: Interviewed about 50 peopleincludes current and former White House staff who have had direct contact with the president.
One former aide recalled national security officials explaining why the spring 2021 meeting was canceled altogether.
“He has good days and bad days, and today was a bad day, so we're going to address this tomorrow,” he recalled officials saying.
The White House denied the Journal's report in a statement provided to Fox News Digital this week, saying Biden's policy accomplishments provide “irreconcilable evidence” of his qualifications and leadership. .
“President Biden meets with his Cabinet members daily and most of them multiple times a week, and remains in close contact with Washington about implementing important legislation and strengthening national security. “Whoever the president is, they can spend as much time as they want, but that doesn't mean the president is fully involved with other people,” White House press secretary Andrew Bates said in a statement. That doesn't mean it hasn't.”
Media members, Democratic Party officials and other leaders passionately defended President Biden throughout his term, amid questions surrounding the president's ability to serve a second term. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Senator) (AP)
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The top leadership and some media outlets have proudly defended the president against concerns about his competency throughout his term.
MSNBC's Joe Scarborough says 'you guys' to viewers who can't understand the 'truth' that president is 'the best Biden ever'
MSNBC's “Morning Joe” host Joe Scarborough passionately defended Biden in March amid widespread concerns about the president's ability to serve a second term.
He took aim at Americans who questioned the president's fitness and said “F–you” during a live broadcast.
“I've been saying this for years, he's persuasive. But to say he was persuasive was an understatement. He's far more than persuasive. In fact. , I think he's better intellectually and analytically than he's ever been because he's lived a long time. 50 years,” Scarborough said. “Start the tape now, because I'm going to tell you the truth. If you don't understand the truth, you stop. This version of Biden is the best Biden ever, intellectually and analytically.”
“It's not a close call, but I've known him for years, and the Brzezinski family has known him for 50 years. If that wasn't true, I wouldn't say it. “I wouldn't say that,” Scarborough added.
After the June debate that ultimately led to the president's resignation, Scarborough lamented the president's series of missed layups against President-elect Donald Trump. Scarborough also dismissed a WSJ report published in June about the president's abilities, calling it a “Trump hit piece.”
MSNBC's Joe Scarborough spoke out in defense of President Biden in response to concerns about his ability to serve. (Screenshot/MSNBC)
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Vice President Kamala Harris has no regrets after repeatedly defending Biden's suitability.
Vice President Kamala Harris has repeatedly defended her boss against attacks on her job performance. Two weeks before the election, Harris sat down with NBC News' Hallie Jackson and asked if she could be “honest” with Americans concerned about Biden's age.
“Joe Biden is very accomplished, experienced and capable in all the ways that anyone would want to be president,” she said in an interview.
She said her presidential debate performance in June was just a “bad night.”
In her first sit-down interview as a presidential candidate in August, Harris said she had no regrets about telling Americans about Biden's health.
“I've worked with President Biden for almost four years and I can say this is truly one of the greatest honors of my career. He cares so much about the American people. “And I spent many hours with him in the Oval Office and the Situation Room, and he has the intellect, the commitment that I think the American people deserve in a president.” , and judgment and temperament,” she said.
Harris joined “The View” in early January 2024 and also defended Biden. She accused Republicans of pushing the theory that the president is mentally unfit because he has “nothing to fall back on.”
In a November 2023 interview with the New York Times, Harris said, “Age is not just a chronological fact.” She claimed that Biden “has absolute authority in boardrooms around the world.”
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Karine Jean-Pierre laughs off Biden's fitness question on CNN
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, who has repeatedly dismissed questions about Biden's suitability and competency throughout her tenure as press secretary, told CNN in June 2022 that she dismissed Biden's questions and that she He also said that it was difficult for him to keep up with the president. Former CNN host Don Lemon.
“Don, you're asking me this question,” exclaimed a visibly stunned Jean-Pierre. “Why, he's the President of the United States.”
The press secretary then laughed and said it was sometimes difficult to even keep up with Biden.
“That's not the question we should be asking,” she added. “Look at his work. Look at how he serves the American people.”
President Joe Biden speaks about the latest developments in Syria from the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on December 8, 2024. Syrian opposition fighters entered the Syrian capital Damascus on Sunday. President Bashar al-Assad has reportedly fled the country, ending more than 50 years of family rule. (Photo by Pete Marovich/Getty Images) (Pete Marovich/Getty Images)
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Gen. Mark Milley says Americans can feel 'comforted' about age concerns after interactions with Biden
Gen. Mark Milley appeared on CBS News' “60 Minutes” in October 2023 and urged Americans to be at ease when pressed on concerns about Biden's age. Mr. Milley will retire from his post on the Joint Chiefs of Staff in September 2023 and was nominated by President Trump to the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
“How you interpret that is up to you, but I interact with him a lot, I pay attention, I speak up, I do my homework, I read the newspaper, I read all the pre-read materials, and he is very He's very passionate about serious issues like “war and peace and life and death,'' Milley said.
“So if the American people are worried about the person who has access to make war and peace decisions and make decisions about nuclear weapons and things like that, I think they can rest easy.” “Yo,” he continued.
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FOX News' Martha McCallum told Sen. Chris Coons (D-Delaware), a close ally of President Biden, that she regrets not speaking out about Biden's job performance in a recent interview on her show. I asked him if he was there.
“I don't hang out with the president on the weekends. We don't spend time together socially or in person. My experience with him leading up to that debate is that I think he's capable. I have come to believe that our country is well equipped to lead,'' Coons said.
Coons, who assumed the president's Senate seat after Biden was elected vice president, has repeatedly defended the president against attacks on his age. Fox News Digital reached out to Cabinet officials and their departments to ask if they think Biden is fit to serve as president this week and whether they stand by past statements expressing confidence in Biden's ability to continue.
DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said in a statement in September that he had “full confidence in President Biden's ability to do his job.” DHS said Monday that the secretary stands by those comments.
U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas speaks with Politico magazine senior writer Ankush Khardri at Politico's annual AI and Technology Summit in Washington, DC, on September 17, 2024. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
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Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo described Biden as “one of the finest presidents in American history, and he continues to effectively guide our country with a steady hand.”
A spokesperson for her office said it stands by her comments.
The White House did not respond to requests for comment.
Fox News' Jeffrey Clark and Anders Hagstrom contributed to this report.
