{"id":2291949,"date":"2024-07-10T13:28:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-10T17:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/powell-says-he-hasnt-noticed-cognitive-decline-from-biden-during-meetings-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-10T13:30:32","modified_gmt":"2024-07-10T17:30:32","slug":"powell-says-he-hasnt-noticed-cognitive-decline-from-biden-during-meetings-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/powell-says-he-hasnt-noticed-cognitive-decline-from-biden-during-meetings-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Powell says he hasn\u2019t noticed cognitive decline from Biden during meetings &#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\">28<\/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%2Fpowell-says-he-hasnt-noticed-cognitive-decline-from-biden-during-meetings-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=2291949&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\u200c is\u2063 about Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell stating that he has\u200b not noticed any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/project-veritas-strips-cnn-naked\/\" title=\"Project Veritas Strips CNN Naked\">cognitive decline<\/a> in meetings \u200bwith\u200b President Joe Biden. This statement was made during\u200b a House Financial Services Committee hearing about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dollar-hits-more-than-one-month-high-on-china-fears-yen-drifts\/\" title=\"Dollar surges to over one-month high amid China concerns, yen remains steady.\">monetary \u200bpolicy<\/a>. Powell, who occasionally\u200b meets with the president in his role leading the \u2063Federal Reserve, responded under oath to a question about Biden&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-short-history-of-how-anthony-fauci-has-kept-failing-up-since-1984\/\" title=\"A Short History Of How Anthony Fauci Has Kept Failing Up Since 1984\">mental acuity<\/a>. The exchange prompted a point \u2063of order from Rep. Al Green, who argued that \u200dthe question violated decorum rules. Powell,\u2064 a Republican nominated \u200dby former President Donald Trump and later renominated\u2064 by Biden, made \u2064the comment amidst\u200d ongoing questions about \u2062Biden&#8217;s mental fitness for office.  <\/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\">Powell says he hasn\u2019t noticed cognitive decline from Biden during meetings<\/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\/zachary-halaschak\/\">Zachary Halaschak<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-10T13:18:27-04:00\">July 10, 2024 1:18 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1696133\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Federal Reserve Chairman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jerome-powell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Jerome Powell<\/a> testified that he hasn\u2019t noticed any sort of cognitive decline in meetings with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a>, a statement made amid a torrent of questions about the president\u2019s health.<\/p>\n<p>Powell, who occasionally meets with the president in his role leading the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/federal-reserve\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Federal Reserve<\/a>, was testifying Wednesday before the House Financial Services Committee about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/monetary-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>monetary policy<\/a> when he was unexpectedly asked about the trajectory of Biden\u2019s mental acuity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have a remaining quick question: In your meetings with the president, have you noticed any mental or cognitive decline?\u201d Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) asked Powell.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo,\u201d the Fed chairman responded under oath.<\/p>\n<p>Immediately following the exchange, Rep. Al Green (D-TX) interjected with a point of order. He said the question was a violation of the rules with relationship to decorum. He demanded that the words be taken down \u201cin so far as they negatively reflect upon a candidate for president of the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lawler ultimately withdrew his words.<\/p>\n<p>Powell, a Republican, was first nominated to lead the Fed by former President Donald Trump, and Biden later renominated him.<\/p>\n<p>The comment comes at a time when those working with Biden have been asked about his mental acuity and fitness for office. Some Democrats have called upon the president to step aside from the top of the party\u2019s ticket after a debate against Trump during which he appeared halting and, at times, confused.<\/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>Just before the exchange with Powell, actor George Clooney, who recently co-hosted a splashy fundraiser for Biden, wrote an op-ed in the <em>New York Times<\/em> in which he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3076281\/george-clooney-calls-for-biden-to-step-aside-after-fundraiser\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>called on Biden to step aside<\/a> and said every single lawmaker or governor he has spoken with has privately said that Democrats can\u2019t win in November with Biden at the top of the ticket.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s devastating to say it, but the Joe Biden I was with three weeks ago at the fund-raiser was not the Joe \u201cbig F-ing deal\u201d Biden of 2010,\u201d Clooney wrote. \u201cHe wasn\u2019t even the Joe Biden of 2020. He was the same man we all witnessed at the debate.\u201d<\/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_1696133\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1696133\"}});<\/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>Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell stated that he has not observed any signs of cognitive decline in President Joe Biden during their meetings, despite ongoing questions about the president&#8217;s health. Powell, who meets with Biden occasionally in his role at the Federal Reserve, made this statement while testifying before the House Financial Services Committee about monetary policy. The question about Biden&#8217;s mental acuity was raised by Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) during the hearing, to which Powell responded that he had not noticed any decline. This exchange was followed by a point of order from Rep. Al Green (D-TX) who objected to the question, stating that it was a violation of decorum. Powell, a Republican who was nominated by former President Donald Trump and later renominated by Biden, made this statement amidst concerns about Biden&#8217;s fitness for office. The discussion about Biden&#8217;s mental acuity comes at a time when some Democrats have called for him to step aside from the party&#8217;s ticket, citing concerns about his performance in debates and public appearances<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2683,"featured_media":2291950,"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\/powell-biden-mental.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,34538,8180,8975,32076],"class_list":["post-2291949","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-cognitive-decline","tag-meetings","tag-powell","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/powell-biden-mental.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2291949","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\/2683"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2291949"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2291949\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2291950"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2291949"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2291949"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2291949"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}