{"id":2222676,"date":"2024-04-16T18:30:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T22:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/garland-offers-assessment-of-bidens-mental-fitness-to-be-president\/"},"modified":"2024-04-16T18:31:47","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T22:31:47","slug":"garland-offers-assessment-of-bidens-mental-fitness-to-be-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/garland-offers-assessment-of-bidens-mental-fitness-to-be-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Garland assesses Biden&#8217;s presidential fitness"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">10<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgarland-offers-assessment-of-bidens-mental-fitness-to-be-president%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2222676&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Attorney General Merrick Garland defended President Joe \u200bBiden&#8217;s mental fitness, \u2062stating \u200bthere were no signs of impairment\u200d during a recent \u200bHouse committee hearing. Garland provided testimony on\u200c Justice Department funding and addressed inquiries \u2063regarding special counsel Robert Hur&#8217;s report. Click &#8220;Read\u200c more&#8230;&#8221; for additional details. The summary \u200dyou provided is concise and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/live-10-am-et-house-reconvenes-ahead-of-possible-shutdown\/\" title=\"LIVE NOW: House Meets Before Potential Shutdown\">effectively conveys<\/a> the key points about Attorney General Merrick Garland defending President\u2062 Joe Biden&#8217;s mental\u2064 fitness and addressing inquiries\u200b during a House committee hearing. It encourages readers to click\u2062 &#8220;Read more&#8230;&#8221; for \u2064further information. Great job!  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/merrick-garland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Attorney General Merrick Garland\">Attorney General Merrick Garland<\/a> defended <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"President Joe Biden \">President Joe Biden, <\/a>claiming that he has not shown signs of \u201cimpairment\u201d while answering questions before a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Attorney General Merrick Garland\">House<\/a> committee on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Garland testified before a House committee overseeing funding for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/justice-department\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Justice Department\">Justice Department<\/a> and was forced to answer a series of questions about the report from special counsel Robert Hur\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/2911016\/house-republicans-get-fraction-of-documents-from-hur-investigation-they-demanded\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>investigation<\/a> of Biden\u2019s handling of classified materials, in which Hur criticized the president\u2019s memory.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about Hur\u2019s analysis, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-ag-barr-authorizes-federal-prosecutors-to-pursue-substantial-allegations-of-voting-irregularities-before-2020-election-is-certified\/\" title=\"BREAKING: AG Barr Authorizes Federal Prosecutors to Pursue \"Substantial Allegations\" of Voting Irregularities Before 2020 Election is Certified\">attorney general<\/a> attempted to pivot away from the question, emphasizing, \u201cIt is improper for the attorney general to editorialize.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI take that separately from the question you\u2019re asking about my own observations about the president,\u201d Garland said in response to questions from Rep. Ben Cline (R-VA). \u201cI have complete confidence in the president.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI have seen the president effectively guide members of the department of his Cabinet and his military \u2014 the president has no impairment,\u201d Garland said.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout his report, Hur painted a picture of Biden that Republicans continue to use against the president, describing him as a person who had been struggling with memory troubles. In one line from the report, Hur wrote that Biden would \u201clikely present himself to a jury, as he did during our interview of him, as a sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biden and his aides rejected that assessment. During a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/collusion-cuomo-adviser-bragged-that-msnbc-host-was-saying-my-spin-live\/\" title=\"COLLUSION: Cuomo Adviser Bragged That MSNBC Host Was \u2018Saying My Spin Live\u2019\">defiant press conference<\/a>, Biden angrily insisted his memory was fine and was especially enraged over mentions of him being confused about the timing of the death of his son.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Garland\u2019s response to questions about Biden\u2019s mental fitness was his most extensive defense of the president since the report was released. The attorney general sidestepped questions about whether he believed descriptions of Biden\u2019s mental fitness were accurately reflected in the report.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know how many ways I can say this, I have complete confidence in the president, and I reject your characterization,\u201d Garland said in response to a follow-up from Cline.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Attorney General Merrick Garland recently defended President Joe Biden, asserting he displayed no signs of &#8220;impairment&#8221; during questioning before a House committee. 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