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Dec 31, 2023
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Robert Delahunty

We Need a Full Accounting of Biden’s Presidential Incapacity

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John Yoo
John Yoo
Senior Research Fellow
John Yoo
Robert Delahunty
Robert Delahunty
Robert Delahunty
Summary
There must be severe consequences for the concerted effort to suppress the public’s knowledge of Biden’s cognitive deficits.
Summary
There must be severe consequences for the concerted effort to suppress the public’s knowledge of Biden’s cognitive deficits.
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A major report in the Wall Street Journal has revealed that the White House staff concealed Joe Biden’s deteriorating mental condition, perhaps for the entirety of his presidency. Democratic leaders, including Vice President Kamala Harris and former House speaker Nancy Pelosi, appear to have enabled this deception with the collaboration of the mainstream media.

Congress can begin the task of rebuilding Americans’ faith in the institution of the presidency by investigating and holding hearings on the extent of this cover-up. It should involve inquiry into Biden’s true physical and mental condition during his term in office, the discussions and actions of ...

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