{"id":2290868,"date":"2024-07-08T22:14:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-09T02:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-doctor-insists-parkinsons-disease-specialist-visits-were-not-for-president-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-08T22:18:46","modified_gmt":"2024-07-09T02:18:46","slug":"biden-doctor-insists-parkinsons-disease-specialist-visits-were-not-for-president-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-doctor-insists-parkinsons-disease-specialist-visits-were-not-for-president-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden doctor insists Parkinson&#8217;s disease specialist visits were not for president- Washington Examiner"},"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\">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%2Fbiden-doctor-insists-parkinsons-disease-specialist-visits-were-not-for-president-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=2290868&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 summary is about a statement from President Joe Biden&#8217;s personal \u200dphysician, Dr. Kevin O&#8217;Connor, denying\u2064 that a Parkinson&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-spike-in-florida-coronavirus-cases-despite-no-mask-mandate\/\" title=\"No Spike in Florida Coronavirus Cases Despite No Mask Mandate\">disease specialist<\/a> who visited the White House\u2063 multiple times was there to examine the president. Dr. O&#8217;Connor clarified that the specialist regularly visits the \u200bWhite House as part of general neurology \u200dpractice and has treated \u200bmany patients in support of White\u200c House operations. While confirming\u2062 that the specialist had examined President Biden for his annual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/putin-critic-alexei-navalny-says-health-is-worsening-in-prison\/\" title=\"Putin Critic Alexei Navalny Says Health Is Worsening In Prison\">check-ups<\/a>, Dr. O&#8217;Connor emphasized that \u200bthe president has not seen a neurologist outside of these check-ups.  <\/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 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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\/naomi-lim\/\">Naomi Lim<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-08T22:09:36-04:00\">July 8, 2024 10:09 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1697809\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>In a rare letter, President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a>\u2018s personal physician, Dr. Kevin O\u2019Connor, has denied that a Parkinson\u2019s specialist who has been to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>White House<\/a> eight times in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/antifa-seen-cowering-behind-the-police-last-night-in-dc-after-being-confronted-by-the-proud-boys\/\" title=\"Antifa Seen Cowering Behind the Police Last Night in DC After Being Confronted by the Proud Boys\">past year<\/a> was on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jill-bidens-press-secretary-jumps-ship\/\" title=\"Jill Biden&#039;s Press Secretary Jumps Ship\">executive campus<\/a> to examine the president.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Kevin Cannard \u201cregularly\u201d visits the White House as part of its \u201cgeneral neurology practice,\u201d O\u2019Connor said in the letter, which was a response to widespread speculation earlier Monday about the reason for Cannard\u2019s frequent appearances in visitor logs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPrior to the pandemic, and following its end, he has held regular neurology clinics at the White House Medical Clinic in support of the thousands of active-duty members assigned in support of White House operations,\u201d the White House physician wrote Monday. \u201cWe value the contributions he has made across the many patients he has treated in support of the White House and its personnel over these years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But O\u2019Connor did confirm Cannard is the neurologist who has examined Biden for his three presidential annual check-ups.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis findings have been made public each time I have released the results of the president\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-thom-tillis-says-he-will-undergo-surgery-for-prostate-cancer\/\" title=\"Sen. Thom Tillis Says He Will Undergo Surgery For Prostate Cancer\">annual physical<\/a>,\u201d O\u2019Connor wrote. \u201cPresident Biden has not seen a neurologist outside of his annual physical.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Connor\u2019s letter was circulated among reporters by the White House after an at-times combative briefing with press secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/karine-jean-pierre\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Karine Jean-Pierre<\/a> earlier in the day. During her briefing, Jean-Pierre declined to confirm Cannard had even been on campus, despite his name appearing on public visitor logs, citing security and privacy concerns.<\/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>Cannard\u2019s White House visits were first reported after Biden\u2019s opening debate against former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a>, in which the incumbent appeared to lose his train of thought and stood with his mouth agape. His performance has caused elected Democrats to candidly discuss whether he should remain the party\u2019s nominee this cycle.<\/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_1697809\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1697809\"}});<\/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>President Joe Biden&#8217;s personal physician, Dr. Kevin O&#8217;Connor, has clarified that the Parkinson&#8217;s disease specialist who has visited the White House multiple times in the past year was not there to examine the president. Dr. Kevin Cannard regularly visits the White House as part of his general neurology practice, according to O&#8217;Connor. While Cannard has examined Biden during his annual check-ups, he has not seen the president outside of these appointments. The White House physician&#8217;s letter was released in response to speculation about the reason for Cannard&#8217;s frequent visits, which were first reported after Biden&#8217;s debate performance against former President Donald Trump<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2652,"featured_media":2290869,"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":[3620,4312,34075,34305],"class_list":["post-2290868","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-doctor","tag-parkinsons-disease","tag-specialist-visits"],"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\/2290868","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\/2652"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2290868"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2290868\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2290869"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2290868"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2290868"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2290868"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}