Former President Bill Clinton has dismissed concerns about Joe Biden’s cognitive and physical decline, rejecting claims there was a cover-up by top Democrats and the corporate media.
Clinton was responding to claims made in a new book that outlines an alleged cover-up of Biden’s decline while in office.
In a recent interview on CBS Sunday Morning, correspondent Tracy Smith asked Clinton about “Original Sin: President Biden’s Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again.”
The book was authored by CNN’s Jake Tapper and Axios reporter Alex Thompson.
According to the book, those close to Biden observed worrying signs of decline but chose to keep the former president’s condition hidden from the American people.
Smith asked Clinton, “Did you ever have a moment with him where you thought maybe he was unfit to run for president?”
Clinton replied, “No. I thought he was a good president.
“The only concern I thought he had to deal with was, could anybody do that job until they were 86?”
“And we did several long talks,” he added.
“I had never seen him and walked away thinking, ‘He can’t do this anymore.’
“He was always on top of his briefs.”
Biden had announced a re-election bid but ultimately dropped out following pressure from Democrat allies.
Top Democrats pressured Biden to step aside after a disastrous debate performance against then-former President Donald Trump.
Trump, running against Vice President Kamala Harris, went on to reclaim the White House in the 2024 election.
When asked again about the cover-up, Clinton stood firm: “No.
“So, I didn’t know anything about any of this.
“And I haven’t read the book.
“And I saw President Biden not very long ago, and I thought he was in good shape.
“But the book didn’t register with me ’cause I never saw him that way.”
Clinton also made clear he had no plans to read the exposé:
“I didn’t want to [read it] because Biden is not president anymore, and I think he did a good job.
“And I think we are facing challenges today without precedent in our history.
“And some people are trying to use this as a way to blame him for the fact that Trump was re-elected.”
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Meanwhile, Republicans in Congress are demanding answers.
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) is investigating whether Biden’s condition was deliberately concealed during his presidency.
The scrutiny follows the revelation that Biden is battling an “aggressive form” of prostate cancer.
The announcement is prompting questions about the timing and transparency of the diagnosis.
Due to the advanced nature of his cancer, it would have been detected during his White House medical examinations.
When confronted about doubts surrounding his capacity to serve, Biden lashed out at critics.
“You can see that I’m mentally incompetent and I can’t walk, and I can beat the hell out of both of them,” he said, seemingly referring to Tapper and Thompson.
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