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Biden admin officials noticed stamina issues in president's first few months in office: report
Members of President Biden's staff noticed his fading stamina and increasing confusion within the first few months of his term, according to a new report from the Wall Street Journal.
The Journal based its report on interviews with nearly 50 people, including current and former White House staffers who interacted directly with the president, as well as lawmakers.
One former aide recalled a national security official explaining why a meeting in the spring of 2021 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 the official saying.
Democratic lawmakers in Congress reported that Biden was less available than past presidents. He had few meetings with members of Congress, and those meetings were often brief, they said.
After praising him for dropping out of his re-election campaign, mainstream media turned on President Biden following Vice President Kamala Harris' election loss, stating he didn't leave soon enough. (AP )
"The Biden White House was more insulated than most," Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., told the Journal. "I spoke with Barack Obama on a number of occasions when he was president and I wasn’t even chairman of the committee."
"I really had no personal contact with this president. I had more personal contact with Obama, which is sort of strange because I was a lot more junior," Rep Jim Himes, D-Conn., echoed.
Even members of Biden's own Cabinet soon stopped requesting calls with the president, perceiving from interactions with staff that calls were unwelcome, WSJ reported.
A source familiar with the Journal's reporting said the outlet had on-record interviews with a number of Cabinet members who rejected claims that Biden lacks mental acuity. Those Cabinet members included Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and EPA Administrator Michael Regan and others, the source said. The Journal did not include their comments in its report......
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Where is the gecko when we need him. Has he been hiding under a rock since the election. I have been telling him Biden has been losing it since the 2020 election. Now the White House staff is leaking like a sieve and telling everyone Biden has been losing his marbles since 2020.
