Feinstein’s team attempted to conceal her wheelchair and created a barrier to protect her from the press.
Is Sen. Dianne Feinstein Hiding Her Health Issues From The Public?
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, 89, has been absent from Senate votes for weeks after contracting shingles, which led to Ramsay Hunt syndrome, facial paralysis, and hearing loss. She also suffered from encephalitis, swelling of the brain. After two months of absence, she returned to work in a wheelchair, but her staff claims she’s just fine. However, a staff photographer for the Los Angeles Times wrote that he was “shouted at” when he tried to photograph Feinstein, and Senate security is going to great lengths to protect her from the press.
“For two days in a row last week, the Senate sergeant-at-arms office has said her arrival at the Capitol ‘is closed press,’ shutting doors and using the Capitol police to chase journalists out of hallways and public spaces. This unprecedented act of restricting press freedom only raises more questions,” the photographer wrote.
Feinstein’s staff has been using every trick in the book to keep her out of sight and at a distance from the press. They form a human barrier between her and the press corps, with one staffer pushing her wheelchair while others shout at photographers to move out of the way. One member of her protective bubble is Nancy Corinne Prowda, the eldest daughter of Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA).
“Since Feinstein returned to Washington, I’ve found myself regularly watching as Prowda runs interference and shields the senator from reporters, sometimes placing herself between them,” the photographer wrote.
Feinstein’s office denies that it is shielding the senator from the media, but her mental acuity has been in question since she returned to the Senate. She gave a bizarre answer when asked by reporters about her lengthy absence and how her colleagues reacted upon her return.
“No, I haven’t been gone,” she said. “You should follow the – I haven’t been gone, I’ve been working.”
Is Sen. Feinstein hiding her health issues from the public? Her staff’s efforts to protect her from the media have ratcheted up, and she’s escorted on paths to and from the Senate chamber, where cameras aren’t allowed. The Daily Wire app will keep you updated on this developing story.
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