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HIDIN' BIDEN: WSJ Drops Bombshell Report, 'How the White House Functioned With a Diminished Biden in Charge'

posted by Hannity Staff - 12.19.24

The Wall StreetĀ Journal dropped a bombshell report on Thursday revealing several ways President Biden’s aides protected Joe and hid his decline from the public.

Keeping meetings short, restricting access to the POTUS, and highly scripted public appearances all played a role in hiding Joe Biden’s cognitive decline.

…until it all came crashing down during his debate with Donald Trump.

From The WSJ:

To adapt the White House around the needs of a diminished leader, they told visitors to keep meetings focused. Interactions with senior Democratic lawmakers and some cabinet membersā€”including powerful secretaries such as Defenseā€™s Lloyd Austin and Treasuryā€™s Janet Yellenā€”were infrequent or grew less frequent. Some legislative leaders had a hard time getting the presidentā€™s ear at key moments, including ahead of the U.S.ā€™s disastrous pullout from Afghanistan.

Senior advisers were often put into roles that some administration officials and lawmakers thought Biden should occupy, with people such as National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, senior counselor Steve Ricchetti and National Economic Council head Lael Brainardand her predecessor frequently in the position of being go-betweens for the president.

Press aides who compiled packages of news clips for Biden were told by senior staff to exclude negative stories about the president. The president wasnā€™t talking to his own pollsters as surveys showed him trailing in the 2024 race.

The report is extensive ā€” but not surprising.

Fox News contributor andĀ Outkick founder Clay Travis shared the article on X, suggesting that this may be the first of many articles to expose how Biden’s staff hid his decline.

“The Joe Biden wasnā€™t physically or mentally able to do the job articles are underway. Hereā€™s @WSJ deep dive that just dropped about how they tried to hide him from his own cabinet and lawmakers:” Travis shared with the article.

Read the full WSJ report below:

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