Joe Biden let slip he had been given a checkup just a few days after final Thursday’s debate debacle when he spoke to a Wednesday night time White Home assembly of Democrat governors involved about Biden’s candidacy. Earlier within the day White Home Press Secretary Karine Jean Pierre maintain advised reporters that Biden had not been examined by White Home docs since February.
Biden advised donors Tuesday he virtually fell asleep in the course of the debate.
Politico reported on Biden’s admission on the assembly with the governors, “When a gov requested @POTUS tonight how he’s feeling, he advised them he’d simply gotten a check-up and is okay, per 3 individuals w/ data of the assembly. He had a short examination days after the controversy bc of his chilly.”
NEWS: When a gov requested @POTUS tonight how he’s feeling, he advised them he’d simply gotten a check-up and is okay, per 3 individuals w/ data of the assembly.
He had a short examination days after the controversy bc of his chilly.
w @ec_schneider @SallyGold https://t.co/JysTdSbZTD
— Eli Stokols (@EliStokols) July 4, 2024
Earlier Wednesday Jean Pierre mentioned Biden had not been examined by a physician.
WH press sec says Biden has not had any medical exams since his annual bodily in February. pic.twitter.com/pox0oeywWJ
— The Submit Millennial (@TPostMillennial) July 3, 2024
CBS Information reporter Weijia Jiang bought affirmation by the White Home that Biden had been examined by a physician, “President Biden had a medical verify up days after the controversy for his chilly, a WH official confirms. Immediately, @PressSec mentioned he had not had any medical exams since his final bodily in February: “We had been capable of discuss to the to his physician about that, and that could be a no.” Q: “He hasn’t had any type of medical examination?” @PressSec: “No.”…Throughout his assembly with Governors on the White Home, the President advised them he had a checkup after the controversy.”
Throughout his assembly with Governors on the White Home, the President advised them he had a checkup after the controversy.
— Weijia Jiang (@weijia) July 4, 2024
ABC Information reporter Rachel Scott additionally bought affirmation:
Politico was first to report this information.
Throughout White Home press briefings – reporters requested if the president had any medical exams since his final annual bodily in February
“We had been capable of discuss to his physician about that and that’s no,” press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre mentioned
— Rachel Scott (@rachelvscott) July 4, 2024
On Tuesday, Jean Pierre additionally mentioned Biden had not been examined by a physician (White House transcript excerpt):
Q Was he taking any medicine that will have interfered along with his efficiency?
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: He was not taking any chilly medicine. That’s what I can converse to. I’ve requested the doc- — his physician, and that’s what he acknowledged to us.
Q After the controversy, did the president get exam-ed by a physician, or did he get a neurological scan?
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: A neurological scan? Look, what I can say is that — simply to take a step again, it was a nasty night time. We perceive that it was a nasty night time. And the president has spoken to this, and he understands that.
And so, I can’t converse to something past what I simply shared. The president has common annual physicals that we launch in an intensive report. We’re going to proceed to do this. I don’t have anything past that.
Q So, was the final time he was seen by a physician, then, in February?
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: I simply don’t have something past that — past the query of a neurological examination.
Jean Pierre mentioned Biden’s White Home physician traveled with Biden to the controversy in Atlanta final Thursday:
Q Did — did Dr. O’Connor watch the controversy?
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: I imagine Dr. O’Connor traveled with us to the controversy, so —
Q So, did he have any considerations after seeing the president’s —
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: No, in no way.
Q — debate perform- —
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: By no means.
(Be aware: Everybody within the nation is worried about Biden after watching his debate efficiency besides his physician?)
Jean Pierre mentioned Biden was not taking chilly medication on the debate:
Q Thanks, Karine. So, I’ve spoken to a variety of donors because the debate. And, you already know, they need to know what precisely occurred that night time. So, simply to comply with up on M.J.’s query, I do know you mentioned —
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Yeah.
Q — he hadn’t taken any chilly medicine. Was there another medicine he had taken? That’s — that’s what a lot of them are asking.
MS. JEAN-PIERRE: No, I perceive. I used to be requested in regards to the — I — I used to be requested in regards to the chilly medication. I requested in regards to the chilly medication. He was not taking any chilly medication. And I don’t have something past that. I — I don’t have something past that to share.
And, look, I’ve — I’ve answered this query a number of instances at this level. I don’t have anything so as to add past what I’ve shared together with your colleagues right here within the room.
A annoyed Jean Pierre lashed out at Fox Information reporter Jacqui Heinrich over her questions on Biden blaming jet lag and a chilly for his poor debate efficiency:
.@JacquiHeinrich: “Are you able to additionally make clear Seung Min’s query?”
KJP: “Positive.”
Heinrich: “I imply, how — how is it that the President was nonetheless drained 12 days after coming back from Europe, had a chilly however then went to the Waffle Home, after which the next day, staged such an enormous… pic.twitter.com/pRr1v4sy0B
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) July 3, 2024