The Biden administration is accused of a “cover-up” regarding the health of former President Joe Biden, according to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt. “I can tell you there was certainly a lack of transparency from the former president, from the entire former administration,” Leavitt told reporters on Friday.
“And frankly, a lot of people in this room, when it came to the health in the competence of the former President of the United States, Joe Biden — there was one of the greatest cover-ups and, frankly, political scandals this nation has ever seen. It’s been unraveled in some recent books that are being written by journalists who engaged in that cover-up in scandal, which is quite ironic,” she added.
New books have shed light on President Biden’s mental and physical condition during his time in office. One of them, “Uncharted: How Trump Beat Biden, Harris, and the Odds in the Wildest Campaign in History,” released Tuesday and written by former 60 Minutes producer Chris Whipple, claims the White House deliberately limited Biden’s interactions with longtime colleagues. According to the book, this strategy backfired and contributed to a noticeable decline in his mental sharpness.
Leavitt’s remarks came as President Donald Trump was receiving an annual physical at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Friday. The White House says it will provide a readout of the appointment. “But this president is clearly committed to transparency,” Leavitt said. “You in this room see him and hear from him on a daily basis. You in this room know from covering him. It’s hard to keep up with him. He is a machine working around the clock every single day. And the physician, after today’s physical, will provide an update on the report in the effort of transparency.”
