{"id":2262484,"date":"2024-06-07T16:50:01","date_gmt":"2024-06-07T20:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/is-bidens-cabinet-lying-to-cover-his-decrepit-mental-state\/"},"modified":"2024-06-07T16:53:51","modified_gmt":"2024-06-07T20:53:51","slug":"is-bidens-cabinet-lying-to-cover-his-decrepit-mental-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/is-bidens-cabinet-lying-to-cover-his-decrepit-mental-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Biden&#8217;s Cabinet Covering Up His Mental Decline?"},"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\">16<\/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%2Fis-bidens-cabinet-lying-to-cover-his-decrepit-mental-state%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=2262484&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>Ction\/&#8221; ><span>2024 Election<\/span><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/big-tech\/\" ><span>Big Tech<\/span><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/biden-administration\/\" ><span>Biden \u200dAdministration<\/span><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/cabinet\/\" ><span>Cabinet<\/span><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/democrats\/\" ><span>Democrats<\/span><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/elites\/\" ><span>Elites<\/span><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/foreign-policy\/\" ><span>Foreign Policy<\/span><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/the-wall-street-journal\/\" ><span>The Wall Street Journal<\/span><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tag\/us-news\/\" ><span>U.S. News<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dei-disaster-petition-circulating-within-secret-service-community-warns-of-potential-insider-threats\/\" title=\"DEI Crisis: Secret Service Petition Raises Concerns About 'Insider Threats\">article discusses concerns<\/a> \u200cabout President Joe Biden&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-british-judge-rules-julian-assange-cannot-be-extradited-to-the-us-to-face-18-counts-of-espionage\/\" title=\"Breaking: British Judge Rules Julian Assange Cannot Be Extradited to the US to Face 18 Counts of Espionage\">mental state<\/a> and the cover-up attempts by his Cabinet members. The Wall Street Journal recently published \u2063a detailed report\u2064 on Biden&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-majority-of-likely-midterm-voters-say-biden-not-in-charge-of-agenda\/\" title=\"Poll: Majority of Likely Midterm Voters Say Biden Not in Charge of Agenda\">apparent cognitive decline<\/a>, based on interviews\u200d with 45 people close to\u200d the\u2063 president.\u200d However, members of Biden&#8217;s Cabinet \u2063have come forward to attack the report and \u2064defend the president. They describe him as knowledgeable, detail-oriented, and \u2063effective, which raises questions about whether they are lying to\u2062 protect him. The article argues that, as public\u2063 servants, their highest duty is to the Constitution, not to the president. The author urges readers to support independent media sources, like The Western Journal, in order to counter the lies and cover-ups pushed by the mainstream media\u200d and the elites. The article ends with a call to action, asking readers to join \u200cthe fight\u2062 for America&#8217;s future in the upcoming \u20622024 election.  <\/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<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>  <\/p>\n<h2>Is Biden&#8217;s Cabinet Lying to Cover His Decrepit Mental State?<\/h2>\n<p> <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/sshort\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/sshort\/%20\"><span>Samuel Short<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   June 7, 2024 at 12:53pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>The Biden administration is called to defend the indefensible when it comes to the man at the top.<\/p>\n<p>With President Joe Biden\u2019s apparent cognitive decline <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/hot-mic-catches-biden-explaining-french-president-first-one-leave-d-day-event\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">making headlines<\/a> again this week, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/policy\/joe-biden-age-election-2024-8ee15246\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Wall Street Journal<\/a> published an article on Tuesday detailing that what the public sees is much the same as what has been observed when the cameras aren\u2019t around.<\/p>\n<p>The Journal laid out its process for interviewing more than 45 people close to the 81-year-old president over several months:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe interviews were with Republicans and Democrats who either participated in meetings with Biden or were briefed on them contemporaneously, including administration officials and other Democrats who found no fault in the president\u2019s handling of the meetings. Most of those who said Biden performed poorly were Republicans, but some Democrats said that he showed his age in several of the exchanges.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The result: \u201cSome who have worked with him \u2026 including Democrats and some who have known him back to his time as vice president, described a president who appears slower now, someone who has both good moments and bad ones,\u201d the Journal said.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s doubtful any conservative found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/new-report-biden-not-person-signs-cognitive-decline-kick-hard-show-slipping-away\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this report<\/a> to be earth-shattering, but since the article was published, members of Biden\u2019s Cabinet have come forward to attack it and defend the president.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/bidens-cabinet-fires-back-scathing-report-exposing-mental-acuity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a> reported on some of their comments on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>While any official might be expected to defend the person who appointed him or her, what they said goes above the call. These people weren\u2019t just supporting their boss \u2014 they appeared to be flatly lying to the American people.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/americas-governor-desantis-promotes-new-energy-legislation-will-trigger-every-green-zealot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Energy<\/a> Secretary Jennifer Granholm told Fox News the Journal article was \u201cBS.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe president is utterly on his game,\u201d Granholm said. \u201cHe is the wisest, most knowledgeable person in the room. He asks the toughest questions and has the keenest insights on the complex questions brought to him. He is sharp, thoughtful and wise.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Secretary of State Anthony Blinken expressed similar sentiments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow as then \u2014 in strategy discussions and in meetings with foreign leaders \u2014 his depth of knowledge, fluency with policy and politics and ability to cut to the chase and argue his case are exceptional,\u201d Blinken told Fox News. \u201cHe\u2019s invariably one step ahead of us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Attorney General Merrick Garland was also incredibly generous.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a member of the president\u2019s Cabinet and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/us-militarys-fentanyl-crisis-may-putting-national-security-risk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Security<\/a> Council, I have consistently seen firsthand his ability to navigate issues of extraordinary complexity that are of the utmost importance to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-got-it-newsmax-reporter-emerald-robinson-national-security-source-confirms-a-piece-of-hardware-has-been-secured-in-germany\/\" title=\"We Got It! - Newsmax Reporter Emerald Robinson: National Security Source Confirms \"A Piece of Hardware Has Been Secured\" in Germany\">national security<\/a>,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said Biden is \u201cdetail-oriented, probing and exacting\u201d in his questioning during their dialogues, while Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen described the president as \u201cextremely well-informed, in command of the facts and very effective in advancing American interests.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/donald-trump-reveals-plans-barrons-college-education-changed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Education<\/a> Secretary Miguel Cardona said Biden\u2019s handling of multiple issues is \u201castounding.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To be clear, the Cabinet\u2019s job is to carry out the president\u2019s wishes. Members do not have the discretion to execute their own agendas.<\/p>\n<p>However, there is a greater calling in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.gov\/about\/oath\/oathsofoffice.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">oath<\/a> to the Constitution of the United States of America.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Is Biden\u2019s Cabinet lying to protect him?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>As President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azquotes.com\/quote\/1952\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John Adams put it<\/a>, we are \u201ca government of laws and not of men.\u201d Toeing the line is not justified if in trying to fulfill one\u2019s duties to the executive, the founding document falls by the wayside.<\/p>\n<p>Nobody believes Biden is playing 4-D chess by appearing to be a buffoon <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/prominent-pollster-tells-biden-must-stop-hiding-public-stand\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in public<\/a> while demonstrating his genius behind closed doors. His Cabinet is protecting him and deceiving us.<\/p>\n<p>Partisanship can be blinding. This is an election year, and any move Biden\u2019s Cabinet would make to further shake confidence in the president inevitably would harm his re-election prospects.<\/p>\n<p>One of the hardest things in the world for any of us \u2014 left or right \u2014 is to be principled even when it means we turn away from those we support and care about.<\/p>\n<p>Members of the Cabinet are not putting their principles first by being dishonest about the president. In doing so, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/disruptive-protests-not-constitutional-right\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Constitution<\/a> comes last.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>An Important Message from Our Staff:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>In just a few months, the world is going to change forever. 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He holds a BA in History from Middle Tennessee State University and an MA in History from University College London. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Commentary: Is Biden&#8217;s Cabinet Covering for His Mental State? By Samuel Short, June 7, 2024. The Biden administration faces scrutiny over President Joe Biden&#8217;s alleged cognitive decline, highlighted in recent Wall Street Journal coverage. 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