{"id":2289853,"date":"2024-07-06T11:13:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-06T15:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-you-need-to-know-about-bidens-white-house-doctor-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-06T11:15:25","modified_gmt":"2024-07-06T15:15:25","slug":"what-you-need-to-know-about-bidens-white-house-doctor-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-you-need-to-know-about-bidens-white-house-doctor-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"What you need to know about Biden\u2019s White House doctor &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Fwhat-you-need-to-know-about-bidens-white-house-doctor-washington-examiner%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=2289853&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>The article discusses President\u2063 Joe Biden&#8217;s refusal \u200dto undergo neurological testing despite concerns\u200c about his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/project-veritas-strips-cnn-naked\/\" title=\"Project Veritas Strips CNN Naked\">cognitive decline<\/a>. It highlights his close relationship with his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/voters-skeptical-of-joe-bidens-cognitive-health-poll-finds\/\" title=\"Voters Skeptical of Joe Biden\u2019s Cognitive Health, Poll Finds\">personal physician<\/a>, Dr. Kevin\u200c O&#8217;Connor, and\u2064 the culture of secrecy surrounding the \u200bdoctor&#8217;s decisions. Despite pressure from \u2063both \u200dhis \u2062own \u2064party\u2063 and the public, Biden \u200dhas not\u200d agreed to undergo testing,\u2062 leaving many questioning the \u2064transparency of his health.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">\n<div class=\"tdb-search-form-inner\"><input class=\"tdb-head-search-form-input\" placeholder=\" \" type=\"text\" value name=\"s\" autocomplete=\"off\"><button class=\"wpb_button wpb_btn-inverse btn tdb-head-search-form-btn\" title=\"Search\" type=\"submit\"><span>Search<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">What you need to know about Biden\u2019s White House doctor<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/ehallas\/\">Emily Hallas<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-06T11:10:39-04:00\">July 6, 2024 11:10 am<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1696126\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>It\u2019s been more than a week since President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a>\u2019s disastrous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/debates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>debate<\/a> performance rocked Democrats\u2019 hopes to keep former President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> out of the White House. <\/p>\n<p>While <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3070482\/california-congressman-biden-post-debate-strategy-arrogant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>concerns<\/a> from his own party have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/magazine-features\/3068833\/bidens-post-debate-collapse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>surged<\/a> over the president\u2019s cognitive decline, Biden has refused to heed calls to undergo neurological testing. <\/p>\n<p>On Friday, the presumptive Democratic nominee for president rebuffed questions that he should consider listening to top Democratic leaders and take a cognitive test. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cLook. I have a cognitive test every single day. Every day I have that test. Everything I do,\u201d Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/abc-news-anchor-george-stephanopoulos-exclusive-interview-biden\/story?id=111695695\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told<\/a> ABC\u2019s George Stephanopoulos during a 22-minute interview. \u201cYou know, not only am I campaigning, but I\u2019m running the world. \u201c<\/p>\n<p>It appears unlikely that the president will bow to pressure anytime soon. Should he change his mind and submit to neurological testing, he would turn to Dr. Kevin O\u2019Connor, who has been the president\u2019s personal physician since 2009.<\/p>\n<p>Here are three things to know about the doctor who has the power to change the course of the 2024 election. <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">The White House physician and Biden share a tight-knit bond<\/h2>\n<p>O\u2019Connor and Biden have known each other for years, forging a connection based on mutual religious beliefs and similar upbringings, and now, 15 years of shared experiences. The two men are so close, that it was the doctor whom Beau Biden asked to look out for his dad \u201cno matter what happens.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In 2009, O\u2019Connor became then-Vice President Biden\u2019s personal White House physician. When Biden left the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/White-House\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>White House<\/a> in 2017, O\u2019Connor became the family\u2019s personal physician. When Biden took office in 2021, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-meeting-with-pregnant-wife-of-marine-killed-in-kabul-scripted-and-shallow-total-disregard-to-the-loss-family-claims\/\" title=\"Biden Meeting With Pregnant Wife Of Marine Killed In Kabul \u2018Scripted And Shallow,\u2019 \u2018Total Disregard To The Loss,\u2019 Family Claims\">president brought<\/a> the family doctor back with him to the White House. <\/p>\n<p>Both men are rooted in Catholicism, and Biden made it a point to include his doctor in a rare 2021 meeting with Pope Francis. Neither man has an Ivy League pedigree, rare in the world they inhabit. <\/p>\n<p>Joe Biden\u2019s 2017 memoir recounts a story that offers a window into the two\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mom-welcomes-baby-17-keeps-family-tradition-of-giving-all-kids-names-beginning-with-c\/\" title=\"Mom Welcomes Baby 17, Keeps Family Tradition of Giving All Kids Names Beginning With \u2018C\u2019\">tight-knit relationship<\/a>. O\u2019Connor helped care for Beau when he was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2013. As Beau was wheeled into brain surgery, it was O\u2019Connor he asked to look out for his father, \u201cNo matter what happens.\u201d Take care of Pop,\u201d the president\u2019s son begged. \u201cFor real. Promise me. For real.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not the only time O\u2019Connor is mentioned in Biden\u2019s memoir. <\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/president\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>president<\/a> also recounted a time when he canceled a political trip over O\u2019Connor\u2019s worries he wasn\u2019t up to the task. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President Joe Biden struggles during the CNN presidential debate on June 27, 2024, in Atlanta. (Justin Sullivan\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI get it. It\u2019s not good press. It\u2019s embarrassing,\u201d O\u2019Connor told Biden, as the then-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">vice president<\/a> debated attending the 2015 <a href=\"https:\/\/obamawhitehouse.archives.gov\/the-press-office\/2015\/02\/28\/readout-vice-president-bidens-call-uruguayan-president-elect-tabare-vazq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>inauguration of the new president of Uruguay<\/a>, despite battling sickness, according to Biden\u2019s memoir. \u201cBut you know what else is embarrassing and not good press? Collapsing on camera.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Connor\u2019s close relationship with his patient was highlighted in another rare interview the doctor gave his alma mater\u2019s publication when Biden was still vice president. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve never had a better commander than Joe Biden,\u201d O\u2019Connor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nyit.edu\/news\/profiles\/kevin_oconnor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told<\/a> <em>New York Tech<\/em>. \u201cAll politics aside, he approaches his craft with such honor. He\u2019s 100 percent \u2018family first.\u2019 He\u2019s \u2018genuinely genuine.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">A culture of secrecy<\/h2>\n<p>While some White House doctors have spent time in the public eye, O\u2019Connor has remained in the background, never embracing the opportunity to talk to the press like some of his peers. Even when Biden was diagnosed with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/COVID-19\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>COVID-19<\/a> in 2022, the doctor declined to take questions at the White House briefing room podium. <\/p>\n<p>Americans have yet to receive an answer from the White House doctor as to why he hasn\u2019t tested the country\u2019s most important patient for cognitive decline. O\u2019Connor refused to tell the <em>Washington Post<\/em> the reason behind his decision, and the lack of transparency surrounding his dealings with the president has raised alarm bells for many, even in the president\u2019s own party. Biden has also contradicted the White House\u2019s official claims at times, telling Democratic colleagues he had seen the doctor after the White House said he hadn\u2019t. The White House later backtracked its claims, saying the president had received a \u201cbrief check\u201d as opposed to a full physical. <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">O\u2019Connor is prepared for the worst<\/h2>\n<p>During an interview O\u2019Connor did for his alma mater, the White House physician comes across as affable and humble. The conversation also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Yf7e7wUYTOA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>provides <\/a>a revealing insight into O\u2019Connor\u2019s state of mind as he cares for Biden. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t forget where you come from,\u201d he said during a conversation he recorded for the New York Institute of Technology\u2019s College of Osteopathic Medicine. \u201cI have no idea what I\u2019m going to do next because I\u2019ve never had a plan. Just hopefully, someone will notice I try really hard.\u201d <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The doctor said his job is the \u201cworst-day-in-your-life business.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cLiterally the whole world is going to second-guess it,\u201d O\u2019Connor told his alma mater, referring to decisions he makes as he cares for Biden. <\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1696126\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1696126\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn more about Biden\u2019s personal physician and his relationship with the president, as well as the concerns surrounding Biden\u2019s cognitive decline and the lack of transparency from the White House doctor<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2289854,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/biden-doctor-kevin-oconnor.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,4312,4133,32076,32127],"class_list":["post-2289853","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-doctor","tag-news","tag-washington-examiner","tag-white-house"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/biden-doctor-kevin-oconnor.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2289853","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2289853"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2289853\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2289854"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2289853"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2289853"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2289853"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}