{"id":2293276,"date":"2024-07-12T08:03:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-12T12:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/physician-in-congress-says-presidents-cognitive-decline-obvious-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-12T08:04:36","modified_gmt":"2024-07-12T12:04:36","slug":"physician-in-congress-says-presidents-cognitive-decline-obvious-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/physician-in-congress-says-presidents-cognitive-decline-obvious-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Physician in Congress says president\u2019s cognitive decline obvious &#8211; 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\">22<\/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%2Fphysician-in-congress-says-presidents-cognitive-decline-obvious-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=2293276&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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-times-issues-multiple-corrections-for-article-falsely-claiming-900000-u-s-children-have-been-hospitalized-for-covid-19-during-pandemic\/\" title=\"New York Times Issues Multiple Corrections For Article Falsely Claiming 900,000 U.S. Children Have Been Hospitalized For COVID-19 During Pandemic\">article discusses<\/a> a statement made by Rep. Dr. Greg Murphy,\u2062 a physician in Congress from North Carolina, regarding President Joe Biden&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/collusion-fda-approves-new-alzheimers-drug-just-in-time-for-biden-reelection-campaign\/\" title=\"FDA Approves New Alzheimer&#039;s Drug Amidst Biden Reelection Campaign\">cognitive \u200ddecline<\/a>. In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fraud-alert-analysis-of-3000-counties-reveals-joe-biden-received-5-6-more-votes-in-counties-using-dominion-voting-machines\/\" title=\"FRAUD ALERT: Analysis of 3,000 Counties Reveals Joe Biden Received 5.6% More Votes in Counties Using Dominion Voting Machines\">video posted<\/a> on his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a>, Rep. Murphy expressed \u2064concerns about the President&#8217;s \u2062ability to serve as a strong and clear-minded leader. \u200bHe highlighted the \u2062importance of having a commander in chief who can think well \u2063for the American people, especially in times of crisis. Rep. Murphy, who has been a physician for 35 years, emphasized that he has witnessed many individuals suffer from \u200dcognitive \u2063decline. He also criticized the lack of transparency surrounding \u2064Biden&#8217;s health, suggesting that it has been concealed by the White\u2063 House and\u2062 other political figures. Additionally, several members of \u200bCongress from Murphy&#8217;s party have publicly called on Biden not to seek a second term \u2063due to\u200d concerns \u2062about 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\">Physician in Congress says president\u2019s cognitive decline obvious<\/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\/alan-wooten-the-center-square\/\">Alan Wooten | The Center Square<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-12T08:00:00-04:00\">July 12, 2024 8:00 am<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1700521\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) \u2013 President Joe Biden\u2019s health has \u201cobviously had a decline\u201d and left America without a commander in chief \u201cto stand strong, to think well, to think hard for the American people in times of crisis,\u201d says North Carolina\u2019s lone practicing physician in Congress.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn my tenure, I\u2019ve seen many, many individuals succumb to cognitive decline,\u201d Rep. Dr. Greg Murphy, R-N.C., says in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepGregMurphy\/status\/1811465473843953987\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>the 81-second video<\/strong><\/a> posted about 2 p.m. Thursday to his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-cdc-releases-mask-wearing-psa-with-harry-potter-wonder-woman-pennywise\/\" title=\"WATCH: CDC Releases Mask-Wearing PSA With Harry Potter, Wonder Woman, Pennywise\">social media channel<\/a>. \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/national\/article_501bf5d4-34f4-11ef-8ebe-47062b338a2f.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Tragedy, two weeks ago<\/strong><\/a>, when we saw the president of the United States exhibit those qualities of decline of cognition.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Murphy said he takes great pride in his role as a physician for 35 years. In his specialty, the urologist says he\u2019s taken care of \u201ca lot of older individuals.\u201d He recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/north_carolina\/article_6ce6b884-17b2-11ef-ada0-ab6296cfe883.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>took a short leave from Washington himself<\/strong><\/a>, announcing May 21 he would have surgery for pituitary macroadenoma, a tumor at the base of his skull.<\/p>\n<p>Murphy, <a href=\"https:\/\/patientsactionnetwork.com\/physicians-118th-congress\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>one of 19 practicing physicians in Congress<\/strong><\/a>, said Biden\u2019s health has been hidden by \u201cthe White House, by many people in politics, even people of celebrity status.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As the day began, 10 members of Congress from his party had publicly called on Biden to not pursue a second term. They are Sen. Peter Welch from Vermont; and Reps. Lloyd Doggett of Texas, Ra\u00fal Grijalva of Arizona, Seth Moulton of Massachusetts, Mike Quigley of Illinois, Angie Craig of Minnesota, Adam Smith of Washington, Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey, Pat Ryan of New York, and Earl Blumenauer of Oregon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s obviously had a decline in the ability to think, to react, to assimilate data,\u201d Murphy said. \u201cWhat we\u2019re facing now is a country that \u2013 we were always at risk, we were always in peril of other forces coming in from the outside. We now have a president that, by and large, the majority of individuals do not feel he is up to the task.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven more concerning is the fact that the media, the White House, political figures on that side, have lied to the American people. And so, I\u2019m concerned about the president\u2019s health now. He\u2019s in my prayers. But we need a president of the United States that is able to stand strong, to think well, to think hard for the American people in times of crisis. And sadly enough, today we don\u2019t have one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biden, his wife Jill, Vice President Kamala Harris and others have steadfastly said he will not drop out of the presidential race. All three have appeared on the campaign trail in North Carolina since Biden\u2019s June 27 debate against former President Donald Trump.<\/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_1700521\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1700521\"}});<\/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>A physician in Congress has stated that President Joe Biden&#8217;s cognitive decline is evident and that the country is lacking a strong leader. Rep. Dr. Greg Murphy, who has been a practicing physician for 35 years, expressed concern about Biden&#8217;s ability to think and react effectively in times of crisis. He criticized the White House and others for hiding Biden&#8217;s health issues and called for a president who can stand strong and think clearly for the American people. Several members of Congress from his party have publicly called on Biden not to seek a second term. Biden, however, has stated that he will not drop out of the presidential race<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2293277,"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\/Joe-Biden-NATO-press-conference.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[34538,4402,18910,3669],"class_list":["post-2293276","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-cognitive-decline","tag-congress","tag-physician","tag-president"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Joe-Biden-NATO-press-conference.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2293276","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2293276"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2293276\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2293277"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2293276"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2293276"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2293276"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}