Dec 30, 2024, 2:47 PM

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BY JASON RANTZ

The other American people deserve the fact about their president’s ability to lead. The Biden administration has spent years hiding, obfuscating and absolutely mendacity about the cognitive and physical fitness of the commander in chief. This is not just a violation of acceptance of acceptance As it is true, it is a national security threat. In the lies about Joe Biden’s intellectual decline, it’s time to ask the question: Should it be illegal for a press secretary or senior officials to lie about the president’s cognitive abilities?The answer is yes, surely it should.

President Joe Biden’s intellectual aptitude has been a fear for years, but among the left-wing media.   The New York Times published a defense against age criticism, citing ten experts who agreed that he had “a lot going for him” and that he had suffered cognitive decline. MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough said: “The president is very smart. It is the most sensible of all. Meanwhile, CNN defended Biden against “cheap deepfakes” allegedly published through “right-wing media” that showed the president wandering aimlessly.

Suddenly, however, the coverage is changing, with The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post revealing an administration that worked overtime to cover up Biden’s cognitive decline. According to these reports, Biden’s senior advisers limited his schedule, carefully managed his public appearances and prepared detailed cheat sheets to ensure he can stick to basic talking points. These aren’t the actions one takes with a fully capable president — they’re the actions of handlers trying to shield a struggling leader from public scrutiny.

But it was some of the very people working behind the scenes to shield the public from the truth about Biden who went to friendly media outlets to lie about the president’s cognitive abilities.

Despite mounting evidence over the years, top administration officials continued to lie to the American people about Joe Biden.

Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre repeatedly dismissed concerns about Biden’s fitness. She told us she can’t even keep up with the president’s schedule! She decried videos showing the decline as “cheap fakes,” and blamed everything from a cold to jetlag to explain away Biden’s behavior. She said she found it “confusing” that people would question his mental acuity.

“It is as clear as ever that I knew he was in my commitment, in my experience with him. And I know that when I walk into the Oval Office or see him on Air Force One, I’m going to have to be on top of my game,” he lied to the press after the Biden debate debacle.

Similarly, National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby defended Biden’s mental cognition. Noting he’s spent countless hours with him, Kirby claimed he never saw Biden show any cognitive issues that were on display at the presidential debate.

Vice President Kamala Harris, asked about Biden’s ability to purge another Guydate, responded: “Joe Biden is a bold and dynamic leader who has shown his ability to deliver for the American people. ” He also defended the president after the release of special counsel Robert Hur’s report as a “sympathetic and intentional old guy with a bad memory. “

“The way in which the president’s habit has been characterized in this report may not be more wrong in the facts,” he said, adding that the report “clearly politically, free” and “inaccurate and in addition to the case. “

These statements were not just spin — they’re lies designed to mislead the public.

The consequences of this deception go far beyond partisan politics.

Whether it is Joe Biden or Donald Trump, the cognitive and physical aptitude of a president has a direct effect on national security, foreign policy and the daily life of Americans. If management is hiding the truth, how can Congress, our allies or other American people make sure that critical decisions are made competent? Same worrying, in cases like Biden, it is not entirely transparent who is, in fact, making critical decisions.

That’s why it’s illegal for any high-ranking official to knowingly lie about the president’s health. There is precedent for such a law.

Company executives face serious consequences for making false or misleading statements about their company’s financial fitness due to the Exchange Act. If shareholders deserve the truth, why do American citizens? HIPAA prevents physical care providers from falsifying or misleading medical information. U. S. C. § 1001, it is already a crime to lie to federal investigators. Extending this provision to public statements about the president’s fitness would be a certain responsibility.

Critics will argue that such a law infringes on free speech or complicates privilege, but this is a matter of public trust.

Transparency about the president’s fitness is not a luxury, it is a necessity. If a corporate CEO lied about his ability to lead, he would be ousted within days. Why is the president’s staff kept at a point of decline when the problems are infinitely higher? It’s not like there’s a low legal bar; It is not easy to find that someone knowingly lied.

But if there is evidence to show that this is the case, prosecution will have to be committed to the high-risk staff member(s). The Wall Street Journal report provided some evidence.

If the president takes a day off, meetings may simply be scrapped entirely. On one such occasion, in the spring of 2021, a national security official explained to another aide why a meeting had to be postponed. “He has smart days and bad days, and today was a bad day, so tomorrow we’re going to deal with that,” the former assistant recalled.

You didn’t need a post-election report from The Wall Street Journal to know there was something wrong with Biden. I’ve been discussing the issue on Fox News and KTTH for years. He struggled to walk up a flight of stairs (or to just stay upright), and he frequently would get lost when responding to basic questions. We all knew something was wrong, but we were criticized as “right-wingers” spreading lies about Biden.

The Biden administration’s behavior has set a dangerous precedent and something should be done. By lying about Joe Biden’s mental fitness, they’ve jeopardized public trust in government and undermined national security. Making it illegal to lie about the president’s health would be a bold step toward restoring honesty and accountability in our government.

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