{"id":2323739,"date":"2024-08-13T11:55:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-13T15:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blagojevich-calls-harris-co-conspirator-in-hiding-bidens-mental-decline-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-13T11:56:59","modified_gmt":"2024-08-13T15:56:59","slug":"blagojevich-calls-harris-co-conspirator-in-hiding-bidens-mental-decline-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blagojevich-calls-harris-co-conspirator-in-hiding-bidens-mental-decline-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Blagojevich calls Harris \u2018co-conspirator\u2019 in hiding Biden\u2019s mental decline &#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\">24<\/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%2Fblagojevich-calls-harris-co-conspirator-in-hiding-bidens-mental-decline-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=2323739&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>Former Illinois \u200cGovernor Rod Blagojevich \u200dhas criticized Vice\u200d President Kamala Harris, \u200dlabeling her a &#8220;co-conspirator&#8221; in an alleged cover-up regarding President Joe Biden&#8217;s mental decline. Speaking on Fox News, Blagojevich claimed that the \u2062Democratic \u2064Party misled voters about Biden&#8217;s &#8220;cognitive incapacity&#8221; during his presidential\u2062 campaign and suggested that this deception\u200c should make voters more \u2064skeptical\u2064 ahead of the 2024 elections. He accused Harris of participating in the cover-up and highlighted her inconsistent positions on various political issues. Blagojevich humorously\u2062 proposed that\u200b the Democratic Party should change\u2064 its logo from\u2062 a donkey to Pinocchio due to what he perceives as dishonesty. He also noted that former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has expressed doubts about Biden\u2019s campaign commitments, further reflecting a lack of\u200b confidence within the \u200bparty. \u2064Blagojevich, who has a history of corruption charges and was pardoned by former President Donald Trump, emphasizes the need for voters to be \u2063cautious regarding claims \u2062made by the Democratic Party in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-cruz-donald-j-trump-aint-going-anywhere\/\" title=\"Sen. Cruz: Donald J. Trump ain\u2019t going anywhere\">upcoming election cycle<\/a>.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/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\"><\/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\/\"><\/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\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Blagojevich calls Harris &lsquo;co-conspirator&rsquo; in hiding Biden&rsquo;s mental decline<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1728947\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/rod-blagojevich\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Rod Blagojevich<\/a> (D-IL) called out Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a> for being a &ldquo;co-conspirator&rdquo; in hiding President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden&rsquo;s<\/a> mental decline.<\/p>\n<p>Blagojevich, who spent eight years in prison on corruption charges, argued that his party lied to voters about Biden&rsquo;s &ldquo;cognitive incapacity&rdquo; when the president was originally staying in the race. He contended that voters are valid to doubt the party&rsquo;s statements. Blagojevich added that voters ought to be &ldquo;more than just skeptical&rdquo; going into the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>2024 election cycle<\/a>, as he claimed the party is &ldquo;now lying about how they forced&rdquo; Biden out of the 2024 race.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Kamala Harris, the <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>, was a co-conspirator in the lies and in the cover-up,&rdquo; Blagojevich said on Fox News&rsquo;s <em>The Ingraham Angle<\/em> on Monday. &ldquo;They covered up from We The People, the mental capacity of the president. She lies when she flip-flops on issues. Just a month ago, when she was the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-knows-he-messed-up-on-fracking-at-debate-and-is-now-doing-damage-control-the-daily-wire\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Knows He Messed Up On Fracking At Debate And Is Now Doing Damage Control | The Daily Wire\">vice presidential candidate<\/a>, she opposed fracking, she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ga-gop-sen-david-perdue-in-runoff-battle-with-democrat-jon-ossoff\/\" title=\"Ga. GOP Sen. David Perdue in runoff battle with Democrat Jon Ossoff\">supported defunding<\/a> the police, she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/by-the-way-kamala-harris-is-a-dangerous-authoritarian\/\" title=\"By The Way, Kamala Harris Is A Dangerous Authoritarian\">supported abolishing private health insurance<\/a>, and she was the border czar who was responsible for allowing 10 million to 20 million people to storm into our country.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2546504&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=b0121eca0fe0f70273c7f3aa68031115\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Blagojevich added that voters should consider anything said by the Democratic Party as &ldquo;lies&rdquo; in his election cycle, and he joked that the party ought to change its logo from a donkey to Pinocchio &ldquo;because they lie.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has argued in a recent podcast appearance that Biden&rsquo;s prewithdrawal letter reiterating his intention to stay in the 2024 race <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3117951\/pelosi-biden-letter-insisting-was-staying-race-didnt-sound-joe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>&ldquo;didn&rsquo;t sound like&rdquo; him<\/a>. Blagojevich contended that Pelosi&rsquo;s comments reflect the doubt she is beginning to have in her own party.<\/p>\n<p>Blagojevich was convicted on corruption charges in 2011 for attempting to extort campaign donations from a children&rsquo;s hospital and for attempting to sell former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/barack-obama\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Barack Obama&rsquo;s<\/a> U.S. Senate seat. Former President Donald Trump, who claimed in 2012 that Blagojevich&rsquo;s was &ldquo;outrageous,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/1501449\/trump-commutes-prison-sentence-of-rod-blagojevich\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>commuted his 14-year sentence in February 2020<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D-IL), right, endorses Chicago businessman Willie Wilson, left, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020, for the Senate seat currently held by then-incumbent Dick Durbin (D-IL) during a news conference in Chicago. (AP Photo\/Charles Rex Arbogast)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When Blagojevich was asked if Trump should go into deep-blue cities to reach out to voters at this point in the 2024 race, the former governor argued such a move was &ldquo;a great idea,&rdquo; citing the high crime in cities such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/chicago\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Chicago<\/a>. He argued that black voters appreciate Trump&rsquo;s &ldquo;honesty and authenticity&rdquo; in these cities and that Trump ought to continue reaching out to this voting demographic.<\/p>\n<p>After Trump was first indicted in April 2023, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/309269\/donald-trump-arrest-former-illinois-democratic-governor-pardoned-by-trump-calls-indictment-apocalypse-of-our-democracy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Blagojevich decried it as the &ldquo;apocalypse of our democracy.&rdquo;<\/a> He also argued that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg should be thrown in prison for this indictment.<\/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_1728947\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1728947\"}});<\/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\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich has accused Vice President Kamala Harris of being a &#8220;co-conspirator&#8221; in concealing President Joe Biden&#8217;s mental decline. Blagojevich, who served eight years in prison for corruption, claimed that the Democratic Party misled voters regarding Biden&#8217;s &#8220;cognitive incapacity&#8221; during his initial campaign. He suggested that voters have valid reasons to question the party&#8217;s claims and should approach the upcoming 2024 election with skepticism. On Fox News&#8217; The Ingraham Angle, he stated, \u201cKamala Harris was involved in the lies and cover-up,\u201d asserting that they concealed the president\u2019s mental state from the public. He criticized her for changing her stance on various issues and remarked on her past responsibilities as border czar amid significant immigration influxes.<\/p>\n<p>Blagojevich also advised voters to regard any statements from the Democratic Party as potentially false and humorously proposed that they change their logo from a donkey to Pinocchio due to their dishonesty. Additionally, he referenced former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi\u2019s recent comments about Biden\u2019s prewithdrawal letter not sounding like him as indicative of growing doubts within her party.<\/p>\n<p>Having been convicted in 2011 for attempting to extort donations from a children&#8217;s hospital and trying to sell Barack Obama\u2019s Senate seat, Blagojevich had his sentence commuted by former President Donald Trump in February 2020 after Trump labeled his conviction as \u201coutrageous.\u201d When asked if Trump should engage with voters in predominantly Democratic cities during this election cycle, Blagojevich supported the idea due to high crime rates there and noted that black voters value Trump&#8217;s &#8220;honesty.&#8221; Following Trump&#8217;s indictment in April 2023, he condemned it as detrimental to democracy and called for accountability against Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2323740,"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\/08\/Rod-Blagojevich-scaled-1024x682.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[3620,37995,4021,37996],"class_list":["post-2323739","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-biden","tag-blagojevich","tag-harris","tag-mental-decline"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Rod-Blagojevich-scaled-1024x682.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2323739","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\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2323739"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2323739\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2323740"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2323739"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2323739"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2323739"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}