Since Joe Biden announced his run for President in 2020 there have been questions about his age and mental condition. In response, Team Biden has been engineering a massive covering-up – hiding the real Biden from public view.
Past concerns were successfully brushed aside for several reasons. He seemed fairly robust. And thanks to the Covid pandemic, his staff could keep him hunkered down in the basement of his Delaware home for pre-recorded statements and friendly interviews.
Throughout his 2020 campaign and his years in the White House, Biden established a reputation as the least exposed President in modern history – limited interviews, rare press conferences, use of a teleprompter even on the road, and those ubiquities cheat sheets with instructions more suitable for a child than a President.
The pandemic ended but Biden remained a bubble-wrapped President – the cover-up continued and even accelerated as his condition worsened. Despite the efforts to guard Biden from unguarded moments, the public occasionally got glimpses of the obvious deterioration in his physical and mental condition.
The issue of age and mental acuity was a significant part of the political debate in 2020. But all those around him – who knew better – repeatedly lied to the American people and engaged in a grand conspiracy. According to the false narratives, Biden was not only of sound body and mind, but was described as a super senior – more energetic and smarter than those around him. White House press secretary Karine Jean Pierre reported that she and others could not keep up with him. The left-wing news media played along despite an increasing number of senior moments that could not be hidden from the public.
Team Biden pointed to the boss’s State of the Union Speech as evidence of both his current vitality – and his ability to serve four more years. It may have temporarily lowered the level of concern, but it did not end it.
Then came the debate – and the lid was blown off years of lies and cover-ups. Questions that should have been raised, considered and resolved a year earlier rose to the surface. Biden’s tragic performance on the debate stage shattered the tenuous bonds of unity within the Democratic Party.
Biden’s inner circle continued the false narrative of an energetic and vibrant President – claiming the debate performance was an anomaly without any serious underlying aging or health issues. However, the outer ring of Democrat officeholders, operatives and donors understood what they saw and panicked – calling on Biden to withdraw.
The news media also fractured. A surprising number of Biden-friendly pundits and commentators finally reported the truth. Essentially, but unintentionally, revealing their own role in the cover-up. Many now admitted that the Joe Biden they saw on the debate stage was the same Joe Biden they had seen every day for months and years.
The pressure to withdraw from the race intensified – and speculation rose as to who might take his place. For a time, it appeared that Team Biden would have to succumb to the pressure – but they did not. Instead, Biden said with steely-eyed certainty that he was staying in – and there was nothing the critics and the panicked partisans could do about it.
Many of those who once called for his replacement were forced into silence. They were given no choice. Bad as it may be, they had to pledge fealty to Biden as their standard bearer. The Democratic Party strategy will be a return to the BIG LIE—the cover-up. The American people will again be asked to deny what they have seen – and will again see — with their own eyes. We are asked to disregard the MANY personal testimonials about Biden’s serious mental acuity problem coming from Democrat friends and colleagues.
So… again we hear Team Biden folks — such as Vice President Harris, press secretary Jean Pierre, spokesman John Kirby, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and many more — taking to the airwaves to proclaim that the Biden they see is a vibrant leader on top of his game.
And yet, every day there are more and more one-time supporters coming out against Biden’s decision to remain as the Democrat candidate. A most notable example was actor and mega donor George Clooney. He said he realized Biden was in no condition to carry on after being with him at the fundraiser Clooney hosted just a few weeks ago. The Biden he saw at his fundraiser was the same Biden he saw at the debate. Other donors at Clooney’s event have since expressed similar observations.
But … as long as Biden refuses to withdraw, the Party faithful will have to fall in line. They will again have to lie about Biden’s condition in an ebbing hope of beating Trump. They will go back to their past strategy of covering up … lies … and gaslighting. Pragmatically, they have no choice. Biden painted them in a corner by lying his way into the nomination – and so far, he is offering no way out.
It is impossible to believe that Biden and continue to resist the growing pressure from all sides. Perhaps if he was in his right mind he would acquiesce.
So, there ‘tis.