First appeared on FOX: of The White House would have to notify Congress if the president takes any medication that could alter attention, judgment or mood, under a bill introduced Thursday by a Tennessee Republican.
“Joe Biden’s embarrassing outbursts and incomprehensible speech reflect the immeasurable damage his policies have inflicted on our country,” Rep. Andy Ogles told Fox News Digital on Thursday.
“Biden’s frequent slurred speech, lengthy pauses and inability to string together coherent five-word sentences are revealing signs of mental and physical decline,” he said. “It’s unfair to the American people that someone who literally cannot speak should occupy the White House.”
Ogles said the bill, known as the No Juicing Joe Act, was passed because the White House “refused” to test Biden’s cognitive abilities “because they know he would fail miserably.” Biden is scheduled to debate Republican nominee and former President Donald Trump later this month.
Normandy exposes Biden’s ‘permanent state of confusion’ as questions over recognition grow
Rep. Andy Ogles has introduced a bill he calls the “No Juicing Joe Act.” (Chip Somodevilla/Staff, Michael M. Santiago/Staff)
“The president, the most powerful person on earth, must be accountable to the people, and it is the duty of Congress to provide accountability,” Ogles said.
Ogles noted that past presidents have dealt with health issues, sometimes including medication that affects behavior, such as President John F. Kennedy being treated by Dr. Max Jacobson, known as “Dr. Feelgood,” and President Woodrow Wilson being incapacitated after a stroke that led to the creation of the 21st Amendment.
“It is symbolic that Republican officials cannot stop expressing how intimidated they are by President Biden’s State of the Union performance,” White House spokesman Andrew Bates said in an emailed statement to Fox News Digital.
“But after losing every public and private negotiation with President Biden, and watching him succeed where Republicans across the board have failed on everything from rebuilding America’s infrastructure to reducing violent crime to winning in the race against China, it’s no wonder those same Republican officials are mistaking confidence for a drug.”
White House urges Democrats to recall Wall Street Journal report on President Biden’s mental acuity
The Republican National Committee’s research arm posted several videos on Thursday that appear to show President Biden in a “state of constant confusion.” (Fox News)
Last week, the Republican National Committee’s (RNC) research arm posted several videos about X. President Biden Following his recent speech marking the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings, the president is in a “state of perpetual confusion.”
The RNC research account is Former President Trump’s election campaign And the Republican National Committee quickly published several posts about the president’s X at Normandy, including one video that showed Biden leaning over at one point, uncertain whether it was time to sit down.
Questions about Biden’s mental fitness circulated last week. The Wall Street Journal An explosive report that interviewed 45 lawmakers and administration officials about Biden’s mental state.
At 81, Biden is the oldest person to hold the presidency and has faced skepticism from voters and Republicans about his ability to do the job, with many Republicans and even Democrats saying the president has let his age show in private meetings.
Biden shows signs of decline in private meetings with congressional leaders: Report
Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) will leave the U.S. Capitol on April 20, 2023. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Most of the people the outlet interviewed who criticized Biden’s performance were Republicans. Some Democrats They said the president let his age show in some of the interactions.The people interviewed were present at or were simultaneously briefed on the meeting with Biden, and they included administration officials and other Democrats who did not express concerns about the president’s handling of the meeting.
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But White House officials have denied many of the accounts from people who have met with the president or been briefed on the calls, saying such criticism is driven by partisan politics.
Fox News Digital’s Landon Mion contributed to this report.
