{"id":2290310,"date":"2024-07-08T04:03:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-08T08:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-bidens-mental-incapacity-is-only-half-the-problem\/"},"modified":"2024-07-08T04:08:21","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T08:08:21","slug":"joe-bidens-mental-incapacity-is-only-half-the-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-bidens-mental-incapacity-is-only-half-the-problem\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Biden\u2019s Mental Incapacity Is Only Half The Problem"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fjoe-bidens-mental-incapacity-is-only-half-the-problem%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=2290310&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>President Biden&#8217;s cognitive incompetence and performance over the last three-plus years have left America with a broken border, spiraling \u200bcrime, high inflation, and a chaotic world. Despite \u2063calls for him to be replaced as the Democratic candidate for the upcoming \u200delection, Biden \u2064and\u200c his supporters have defended his leadership by claiming his\u200c debate\u200b performance \u200cwas \u200djust a &#8220;bad night&#8221; and that he still tells the truth and \u200cis a better option than Trump. However, the \u200creality is that unknown individuals\u200b are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/social-media-users-track-stock-trading-as-congress-considers-member-ban\/\" title=\"Social Media Users Track Stock Trading As Congress Considers Member Ban\">making policy decisions<\/a> for the Biden \u200dadministration, leading to disastrous outcomes for the country. From border security\u200d to foreign affairs, Biden&#8217;s\u2062 administration has received \u2062low \u2064favorability ratings and has faced criticism\u2064 for its flawed policies and incompetent leadership.\u200c Despite his \u2064mental\u2063 failings,\u2062 Biden and his team continue to\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/deep-state-operatives-are-lying-to-americans-and-the-press-about-intelligence-because-they-can\/\" title=\"Deep State Operatives Are Lying To Americans And The Press About Intelligence Because They Can\">push false narratives<\/a> to mask \u2064his\u200c record, leading to misleading statements\u200b about troops dying and foreign policy successes. The disastrous consequences of the administration&#8217;s decisions, such as the Afghanistan\u200c withdrawal and the Middle East crisis, highlight \u200bthe failures of the \u2062Biden administration and the need\u200d for better leadership.  <\/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>\n<p>President Biden\u2019s cognitive incompetence renders him unfit for office. But so too does his performance over the last three-plus years that left America with a broken border, spiraling crime, high inflation, and a world on fire. <\/p>\n<p>Since Joe Biden came out at the presidential debate as mentally incapacitated, the country\u2019s focus has been on his continued service as commander-in-chief and whether Democrats should replace him as their candidate for November\u2019s election. In fighting off calls that he be replaced, Biden and his apologists have taken two tacks. First, they are pretending his debate performance did not reveal his underlying cognitive decline, framing it as merely a \u201cbad night,\u201d caused by jet lag, over-preparedness, bad make-up, a cold, or a combination of all. Simultaneously, Biden and those defending the president posit that for all his shortcomings, Biden is still the better option because he tells the truth, Trump is a danger to our democracy, and Biden has a team helping run America.<\/p>\n<p>The only aspect of either tack that tracks reality is that an unknown inner circle is making policy decisions for the Biden administration. But rather than assure Americans that Joe Biden should remain in office, the fact that other stealth leaders are assisting in the direction of the executive branch should damn not just Joe Biden but Democrats at large because the Biden administration has been disastrous for the country.<\/p>\n<p>Never have the consequences of an administration change given Americans such a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-lost-all-credibility-on-social-distancing-after-biden-celebrations\/\" title=\"Dems Lost All Credibility On Social Distancing After Biden Celebrations\">stark contrast<\/a> in the effects of competing policies as that seen over the last four years. The near immediate and absolute reversal by President Joe Biden of Trump administration policies so quickly whiplashed the state of the country and the world that neither political spin nor a blackout by the propaganda press could blind voters to the damage the Biden administration has wrought on the country.<\/p>\n<p>Before the president\u2019s disastrous debate, his administration\u2019s flawed policies and incompetent leadership \u2014 on everything from border security to the economy to foreign affairs \u2014 left him dragged with the worst unfavorable ratings of any incumbent president ever seeking reelection, with only 37 percent of Americans <a href=\"https:\/\/news.gallup.com\/poll\/646547\/age-issues-working-trump-advantage-pre-debate.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">viewing<\/a> Biden favorably. But following his dementia-filled performance at the debate, Biden\u2019s mental competency became a bigger issue.<\/p>\n<p>Ironically, in seeking to reframe the narrative, the president leaned into his weaknesses, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/biden-addresses-lackluster-debate-performance-age-debate-skills\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">telling<\/a> a crowd at a campaign rally the next day, \u201cFolks, I don\u2019t walk as easy as I used to. I don\u2019t speak as smoothly as I used to.\u00a0I don\u2019t debate as well as I used to,\u201d before declaring: \u201cI know how to do this job.\u00a0I know how to get things done.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Not only does Biden not know how to do his job, but neither does the cabal running the country in his stead. And while his puppeteers may \u201cknow how to get things done,\u201d the country suffers daily for every task completed.<\/p>\n<p>Yet just as Biden and his handlers seek to bronze over his mental failings, they are pushing false narratives to rehabilitate the president\u2019s disastrous record. Biden\u2019s first attempt here came during his disastrous debate when he falsely proclaimed: \u201cTruth is, I\u2019m the only president this century, that doesn\u2019t have any, this decade, that doesn\u2019t have any troops dying anywhere in the world, like he did.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As even CNN <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/06\/27\/politics\/fact-checking-the-cnn-presidential-debate\/index.html\">confirmed<\/a>, however, Biden was blatantly lying. And the \u201ctruth is,\u201d 13 members of the armed forces\u00a0were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/08\/26\/asia\/afghanistan-kabul-airport-blast-intl\/index.html\">killed in the suicide bombing<\/a> during the botched Afghanistan withdrawal, three more soldiers were killed in Jordan earlier this year, and two U.S. Navy Seals died during an operation near Somalia.<\/p>\n<p>The president likewise sought to bolster his record as commander-in-chief by boasting to George Stephanopoulos during his first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=k8LoAsHz-Mc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">interview<\/a> following the debate, \u201cI\u2019m the guy that shut Putin down. No one thought could happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Not only has Biden not \u201cshut Putin down,\u201d but Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine occurred on the president\u2019s watch and had its roots in the <a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2023\/07\/11\/obama-russia-ukraine-war-putin-2014-crimea-georgia-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">failures<\/a> of the Obama-Biden administration. Conversely, Putin stayed put during the Trump administration, after having invaded Crimea during Joe Biden\u2019s time as vice president. <\/p>\n<p>The disaster in the Middle East also lies firmly at the door of the Biden administration, which released $6 billion to Iran in exchange for American hostages and <a href=\"https:\/\/mast.house.gov\/2023\/11\/biden-handed-over-16-billion-to-iran\">provided<\/a> the terror-sponsoring regime access to another $10 billion. Two months later, Iran-sponsored Hamas invaded Israel, killing more Jews than the world had seen since the Holocaust, and kidnapping 100-plus more. Since then, the Biden administration has \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/biden-administration-iran-oil-hamas-israel-gaza-df192c53\">kept the billions flowing to Iran,<\/a>\u201d with the current president <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/biden-administration-iran-oil-hamas-israel-gaza-df192c53\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reversing<\/a> Trump\u2019s \u201cmaximum pressure\u201d strategy by pulling back on sanctions \u2014 increasing Iran\u2019s oil exports by some 80 percent. Meanwhile, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/how-hamas-secretly-built-mini-army-fight-israel-2023-10-13\">Iran\u2019s funding for Hamas has exploded<\/a> to $350 million over the last year, even as the Gaza terror organization continues to hold Americans hostage.<\/p>\n<p>Yet, like an arsonist firefighter bragging to the local television station of his heroics, Joe Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/abc-news-anchor-george-stephanopoulos-exclusive-interview-biden\/story?id=11169569\">boasted<\/a> to Stephanopoulos on Friday, \u201cIn terms of successes, yes. I also was the guy who put together a peace plan for the Middle East that may be comin\u2019 to fruition.\u201d That supposed \u201cpeace plan,\u201d beyond being not yet attained, does nothing to end the growing conflict in Lebanon and Yemen, with the open purse Biden provided to Iran <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/who-are-houthi-rebels-what-to-know-yemen-militants-attack-ships-red-sea\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">funding<\/a> both Hezbollah and the Houthi.<\/p>\n<p>These catastrophic consequences are just one of the more graphic encapsulations of the damage done by the Biden administration. The border crisis provides a second stark visual proving policies matter and elections have consequences. And while the inflation Democrats caused may not be seen in corporate media reports, voters feel it nonetheless \u2014 whether Joe Biden is running the country or it\u2019s an oligarchy in his stead. <\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Margot Cleveland is an investigative journalist and legal analyst and serves as The Federalist\u2019s senior legal correspondent. Margot\u2019s work has been published at The Wall Street Journal, The American Spectator, the New Criterion, National Review Online, Townhall.com, the Daily Signal, USA Today, and the Detroit Free Press.     She is also a regular guest on nationally syndicated radio programs and on Fox News, Fox Business, and Newsmax. Cleveland is a lawyer and a graduate of the Notre Dame Law School, where she earned the Hoynes Prize\u2014the law school\u2019s highest honor. She later served for nearly 25 years as a permanent law clerk for a federal appellate judge on the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals.      Cleveland is a former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/5-media-lies-about-the-latest-special-counsel-revelations\/\" title=\"5 Media Lies About The Latest Special Counsel Revelations\">full-time university faculty member<\/a> and now teaches as an adjunct from time to time. Cleveland is also of counsel for the New Civil Liberties Alliance.       Cleveland is on Twitter at @ProfMJCleveland where you can read more about her greatest accomplishments\u2014her dear husband and dear son. The views expressed here are those of Cleveland in her private capacity.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Biden&#8217;s cognitive decline makes him unsuitable for the presidency, as does his track record of failures over the past few years. Despite efforts to downplay his mental state and defend his presidency, the reality is that Biden&#8217;s administration has been disastrous for the country. The policies implemented by his administration have led to a broken border, rising crime rates, high inflation, and global unrest. The fact that Biden is not fully in control of decision-making only adds to the argument that he is unfit for office. Despite attempts to spin the narrative and highlight supposed successes, the truth is that Biden&#8217;s presidency has been marked by failures and false claims. From foreign policy blunders to economic missteps, the Biden administration has left a trail of destruction in its wake. The American people have felt the impact of these policies, whether Biden is actively leading the country or not<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":499,"featured_media":2290311,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-07-at-3.55.29%E2%80%AFPM.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546],"tags":[32320,34185,34186],"class_list":["post-2290310","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist","tag-joe-biden","tag-mental-incapacity","tag-political-issues"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-07-at-3.55.29%E2%80%AFPM.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2290310","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\/499"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2290310"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2290310\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2290311"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2290310"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2290310"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2290310"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}