Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/alexandria-ocasio-cortez" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez</a> (D-NY) was mocked online Wednesday after an image emerged of her using a gas stove purportedly in her residence after she previously stated that exposure to gas stoves could cause cognitive issues.
Consumer Product Safety Commission Commissioner Richard Trumka Jr remarked in a Monday interview with Bloomberg that gas stoves present a “hidden hazard” and said “any option is on the table” for banning the appliances.
Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-TX), a former White House physician, responded on Tuesday: &#8220;I’ll NEVER give up my gas stove.&#8221;
&#8220;If the maniacs in the White House come for my stove, they can pry it from my cold dead hands,&#8221; he said. &#8220;COME AND TAKE IT!!&#8221;
AOC responded, &#8220;Did you know that ongoing exposure to NO2 from gas stoves is linked to reduced cognitive performance[?]&#8221;
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Did you know that ongoing exposure to NO2 from gas stoves is linked to reduced cognitive performance <a href="https://t.co/1bjmHqnHVa">https://t.co/1bjmHqnHVa</a>
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However, a screenshot emerged Wednesday of a video that Ocasio-Cortez posted on Instagram of her cooking in what appears to be her kitchen using a gas stove.
&#8220;@aoc says gas stoves cause &#8216;reduced cognitive performance&#8217; &#8211; yet she uses a gas stove?&#8221; Jackson wrote. &#8220;Is this a self diagnosis? AOC, as a medical doctor, I can tell you this: what’s wrong with your head IS NOT caused by stoves. Something WAY BIGGER is causing your decreased cognitive function!&#8221;
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/AOC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@aoc</a> says gas stoves cause “reduced cognitive performance” &#8211; yet she uses a gas stove? Is this a self diagnosis? AOC, as a medical doctor, I can tell you this: what’s wrong with your head IS NOT caused by stoves. Something WAY BIGGER is causing your decreased cognitive function! <a href="https://t.co/yYF90wXiGu">pic.twitter.com/yYF90wXiGu</a>
&mdash; Ronny Jackson (@RonnyJacksonTX) <a href="https://twitter.com/RonnyJacksonTX/status/1613179678000300035?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 11, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) proposed legislation on Wednesday barring the federal government from banning stoves powered by natural gas.
“The last thing Americans need or want is another big government bureaucratic decision telling us which appliance we can have in our home,” Huizenga said in a press release. “The STOVE Act is a common-sense measure that will stop bureaucrats from banning gas stoves or ranges. Americans should have the ability to choose the most affordable and most available way to cook food in their own home. It is absolutely ridiculous how out of control and out of touch the nanny state in Washington has become.”
Some 38% of American households use gas stoves for cooking, with the figure approaching 70% for states such as California and New Jersey, according to data from the Energy Information Administration.
The legislation says no federal agency “may propose, implement, or finalize a rule or guidance that restricts or bans the use and purchase of gas-powered stoves, cooktops, ranges, or ovens” in the United States. Introduction of the bill follows a statement from CPSC Chairman Alex Hoehn-Saric clarifying that neither he nor the agency is planning to ban gas stoves after the comments from Trumka, an appointee of President Joe Biden and the son of former AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, garnered nationwide controversy.

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AOC Takes Shot At Ronny Jackson Over Gas Stoves. Jackson Nukes Her.

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Ever since Joe Biden announced he was running for president (he did it by video before holing up in his basement for most of the campaign), the legacy media has had his back, defending his endless gaffes, both small and large.
But the legacy media truly outdid themselves this past weekend, turning a blind eye to the soon-to-be 80-year-old totally zoning out in the middle of a television interview &#8212; to the point where the interviewer had to say, &#8220;Mr. President?&#8221; to snap him out of his reverie.
In one of his rare interviews, Biden sat down with MSNBC&#8217;s Jonathan Capehart to talk 2024 ambitions. Capehart asked about recent polling that finds most Americans say Biden shouldn&#8217;t run again because of his age.
&#8220;The only reason to be involved in public life is: Can you make life better for other people,&#8221; the president said.
Capehart then asked Biden if he is going to run.
&#8220;I have not made that formal decision but it&#8217;s my intention, my intention to &#8212; and we have time to make that decision,&#8221; he said.
&#8220;Dr. Biden is for it?&#8221; Capehart asked, referring to first lady Jill Biden, who is not a medical doctor but holds an Ed.D., an education degree.
Biden fell silent and appeared to take a long trip in his mind, prompting Capehart to try to snap him out of it. &#8220;Mr. President?&#8221; he said as Biden sat there stone-faced. Amid signs that Biden might be returning from his trip, Capehart said, &#8220;Ope,&#8221; as in, &#8220;Oh, there you are.&#8221;
Yup, Biden was back &#8212; sort of. &#8220;Dr. Biden thinks that, uh, my wife thinks that, uh&#8230;&#8221; he said, followed by another long pause. &#8220;&#8230; that I, uh, that, that we&#8217;re, that we&#8217;re doing something very important and that I shouldn’t walk away from it.&#8221;
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BIDEN: &quot;It&#39;s my intention to run again.&quot;
Q: &quot;Dr. Biden is for it?&quot;
BIDEN: *silence*
Q: &quot;Mr. President?&quot;
BIDEN: &quot;Dr. Biden thinks that uh, my wife thinks that uh, that I uh, that, that we&#39;re, that we&#39;re doing something very important.&quot;
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The legacy media ignored the whole scene &#8212; even though if the former president had done it, hoo boy, it&#8217;d be wall-to-wall coverage for weeks. But one lawmaker ripped Biden, saying he&#8217;s clearly not competent.
&#8220;This is really sad, but he reminds me of a Madame Tussauds wax figure,&#8221; Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-NY) <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/biden-not-competent-president-appearing-zone-msnbc-interview-rep-claudia-tenney">said</a> on Fox News. &#8220;He comes out, and they turn him on, and he delivers talking points that are presented to him by his shadow government, the staff behind him.&#8221;
&#8220;He&#8217;s really showing that he&#8217;s not competent to do this most important job in our nation. And I really, I joined on a letter with Congressman [Ronny] Jackson about making him subject to a cognitive test … this is serious stuff. We&#8217;ve got enemies around the world. You&#8217;ve been interviewing tremendous people about China, about what&#8217;s happening in the war in Europe, which is unprecedented,&#8221; she said.
&#8220;We&#8217;ve got to start looking into whether Joe Biden is actually capable of being the president. I think he&#8217;s not. I think we should consider all of these avenues,&#8221; Tenney said.
Thirty-seven GOP lawmakers joined Rep. Jackson (R-TX) in signing the letter. &#8220;My colleagues and I are again asking President Biden to immediately undergo a formal cognitive screening exam, such as the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MOCA),&#8221; Jackson <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/republicans-urge-biden-to-take-cognitive-test-say-mental-decline-has-become-more-apparent">told</a> Fox News Digital in an email.
“As a former physician to three Presidents of the United States, I know what it takes mentally and physically to execute the duties of Commander-in-Chief and Head of State,” Jackson said. “Joe Biden has continually proven to me and to the world that something isn’t right. The American people deserve to have absolute confidence in their President’s cognitive ability.”
The views expressed in this piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.
Joseph Curl has covered politics for 35 years, including 12 years as White House correspondent for a national newspaper. He was also the a.m. editor of the Drudge Report for four years. Send tips to josephcurl@dailywire.com and follow him on Twitter @josephcurl.

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Is Biden Completely Zoning Out In The Middle Of An Interview Really OK?

 Is President Joe Biden Completely Zoning Out In The Middle Of An Interview Really OK?

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Former White House physician, Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ronny-jackson">Ronny Jackson </a>(R-TX), who served in the role under the Obama and Trump administrations, said during an interview Sunday morning that U.S. officials must explain to the American public what is going on with Biden&#8217;s mental fitness for office pretty soon.
Jackson made the remarks to Fox News host Maria Bartiromo when he was asked to assess &#8220;the mental capacity of President Biden.&#8221;
&#8220;You know, it&#8217;s continued to get worse since he was candidate Joe Biden,&#8221; Jackson said. &#8220;When I first started talking about this, the American people have continued to have questions about a lot of his bizarre behaviors, this holding hands thing is one of them, the way he makes up stories, and he just repeatedly tells the stories that everyone has documented are not true, that happens pretty frequently. He has these emotional outbursts. He shuffles when he walks. He slurs his speech. He always looks frail and fragile. I just think it&#8217;s continued to get worse and worse.&#8221;
&#8220;And I think that now the Democrats and the mainstream media now are starting to say, &#8216;we can&#8217;t ignore this a whole lot longer,'&#8221; Jackson continued. &#8220;At some point or another, we&#8217;re going to have to address this, we&#8217;re going to have to explain to the American people what&#8217;s going on, you know, I have to ask them multiple times to see his complete medical record for the American people to see it, for him to do cognitive tests.&#8221;
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Joe Biden&#39;s behavior is getting more and more bizarre. His cognitive decline is on full display, and it&#39;s only getting worse. He needs to take a cognitive exam immediately or leave office. EVERYONE knows something&#39;s wrong! <a href="https://t.co/KmEl4xbBM1">pic.twitter.com/KmEl4xbBM1</a>
&mdash; Ronny Jackson (@RonnyJacksonTX) <a href="https://twitter.com/RonnyJacksonTX/status/1571529698823340038?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 18, 2022</a></blockquote>
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TRANSCRIPT:
<blockquote>MARIA BARTIROMO, FOX NEWS: Joining me right now the former White House physician for Presidents George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and Donald Trump and now Texas Congressman, Ronny Jackson. &#8230; It&#8217;s good to have you this morning. Thanks so much for being here. How would you assess the mental capacity of President Biden?
REP. RONNY JACKSON (R-TX): Well, Maria, it&#8217;s not gotten any better. You know, it&#8217;s continued to get worse since he was candidate Joe Biden. When I first started talking about this, the American people have continued to have questions about a lot of his bizarre behaviors, this holding hands thing is one of them, the way he makes up stories, and he just repeatedly tells the stories that everyone has documented are not true, that happens pretty frequently. He has these emotional outbursts. He shuffles when he walks. He slurs his speech. He always looks frail and fragile. I just think it&#8217;s continued to get worse and worse. And I think that now the Democrats and the mainstream media now are starting to say, &#8216;we can&#8217;t ignore this a whole lot longer.&#8217; At some point or another, we&#8217;re going to have to address this, we&#8217;re going to have to explain to the American people what&#8217;s going on, you know, I have to ask them multiple times to see his complete medical record for the American people to see it for him to do cognitive tests, like President Trump had done to reassure the American people that he can do this because we&#8217;re headed down, we&#8217;re headed down a bad path, something bad is gonna happen domestically here in this country with the potential terrorists crossing our border, or something bad is gonna happen overseas from a national security standpoint. We&#8217;re gonna get lots of Americans killed. And that&#8217;s when people will really want to dig in and see what&#8217;s going on. It&#8217;ll be too late then. We need to we need to make sure he can do his job. And I honestly don&#8217;t think that he can.</blockquote>
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Fifty-three U.S. lawmakers, all <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/republican-party">Republicans</a>, signed onto a letter this week from former White House physician <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ronny-jackson">Ronny Jackson</a>, who served in the role under the Obama and Trump administrations, demanding that Democrat President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden">Joe Biden</a> take a cognitive exam and immediately share the results with the public.
&#8220;While you underwent your annual physical exam on November 19, 2021, you either did not face a cognitive test or those results were withheld from the public,&#8221; Jackson, a Republican who now represents Texas&#8217; 13th Congressional District in Congress, wrote. &#8220;White House Physician Kevin O’Connor, D.O., attested to you being &#8216;fit to successfully execute the duties of the Presidency&#8217; in a very superficial, and purely physical manner; however, we are worried about your mental abilities.&#8221;
The letter cited numerous metrics of America&#8217;s declining confidence in Biden&#8217;s ability to do the job, including the following statistics from surveys:
<ul>
<li>66% of voters believe that you should take a cognitive test.</li>
<li>56% of voters are not confident that you are physically and mentally fit for your duties as President, representing a 39-point change from October 2020.</li>
<li>64% of voters believe you have shown signs that you are too old to execute the duties of the President of the United States, including 60% of respondents aged 65 and older.</li>
<li>Only 33% of voters approve of the job that you have done as President.</li>
</ul>
The letter noted that even the left-of-center New York Times published an extensive report recently highlighting the numerous concerns that exist about Biden&#8217;s mental fitness for office.
&#8220;The increased scrutiny surrounding your cognitive state has been fueled by your recent public appearances, during which you shuffle your feet when you walk, often slur your words, lose your train of thought, have trouble summoning names, and appear momentarily confused,&#8221; the letter stated. &#8220;All of this was exemplified during your most recent trip to the Middle East, where you claimed that we must &#8216;keep alive the truth and honor of the Holocaust,&#8217; among other things.&#8221;
The letter listed various instances in which Biden has made embarrassing remarks about U.S. policy that have had to be quickly corrected by his staff to avoid potential issues that may arise in the wake of the alleged &#8220;gaffes&#8221; from the 79-year-old president.
The letter then took more pointed shots at Biden by listing examples of times where he has exhibited behavior that could be considered evidence of &#8220;mental decline&#8221; as defined by the Alzheimer&#8217;s Association, including “changes in mood and personality,” “confusion with time or place[s],” and forgetting things like names.
Jackson suggested on Twitter this week that the White House doctor might be trying to hide information from the public about Biden&#8217;s cognitive state.
&#8220;I’ve NEVER seen a doctor who couldn’t answer simple questions about their patient &#8211; so why are we getting the SILENT treatment from Dr. O’Connor?&#8221; Jackson tweeted. &#8220;The White House is afraid of a question about Biden’s cognitive decline. They can’t keep hiding it forever!&#8221;
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I’ve NEVER seen a doctor who couldn’t answer simple questions about their patient &#8211; so why are we getting the SILENT treatment from Dr. O’Connor? The White House is afraid of a question about Biden’s cognitive decline. They can’t keep hiding it forever!
&mdash; Ronny Jackson (@RonnyJacksonTX) <a href="https://twitter.com/RonnyJacksonTX/status/1552009152695779328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 26, 2022</a></blockquote>
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50+ Lawmakers Sign Onto Brutal Letter To Biden From Ex-Obama Doctor Demanding Biden Get Cognitive Test

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Bill Clinton&#8217;s former Labor Secretary Robert Reich, 76, says he knows a few things about aging and declares that President Joe Biden should not run for office again in 2024.
&#8220;It’s not death that’s the worrying thing about a second Biden term,&#8221; Reich wrote in an <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/jul/17/as-a-76-year-old-let-me-say-joe-biden-is-too-old-to-run-again">op-ed</a> in The Guardian about the 79-year-old commander-in-chief. &#8220;It’s the dwindling capacities that go with aging.&#8221;
The op-ed was bluntly titled, &#8220;As a 76-year-old let me say: Joe Biden is too old to run again.&#8221;
Biden would be 82 years old to begin his second term if he runs and wins in 2024, and while Reich said Biden appears to be holding up, as we age, we lose energy and memory.
&#8220;I often can’t remember where I put my wallet and keys. Certain proper nouns have disappeared altogether. Even when rediscovered, they have a diabolical way of disappearing again,&#8221; the Democrat wrote.
&#8220;Biden’s secret service detail can worry about his wallet, and he’s got a teleprompter for wayward nouns, but I’m sure he’s experiencing some diminution in the memory department,&#8221; Reich wrote. &#8220;I’m also noticing less patience, perhaps because of an unconscious &#8216;use by&#8217; timer now clicking away. I’m less tolerant of long waiting lines, automated phone menus, and Republicans.&#8221;
&#8220;How the hell does Biden maintain tact or patience when he has to deal with Joe Manchin?&#8221; Reich joked about the West Virginia Democrat Biden has clashed with often.
Reich spread around some condemnation at the end of his piece, declaring members of his generation &#8212; &#8220;including Bill and Hillary, George [W.] Trump, Newt Gingrich, Clarence Thomas, Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer, and Biden&#8221; had &#8220;f***ed it up royally. The world will probably be better without us.&#8221;
His final line was, &#8220;Joe, please don’t run.&#8221;
Others have questioned Biden&#8217;s cognitive ability, including a former White House doctor during the Bush, Obama, and Trump administrations.
Rep. Ronny Jackson isn’t just a Republican member of Congress from Texas, he’s a doctor.
“I was a White House physician to three U.S. Presidents, and I can tell you something isn’t right with Joe Biden’s cognitive state,” Jackson said in a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/RepRonnyJackson/posts/i-was-a-white-house-physician-to-three-us-presidents-and-i-can-tell-you-somethin/464395931859293/">Facebook post</a> in February. And back in June 2021, the doctor <a href="https://jackson.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=173">referred</a> to “a clear decline of Biden’s cognitive ability.”
Joseph Curl has covered politics for 35 years, including 12 years as White House correspondent for a national newspaper. He was also the a.m. editor of the Drudge Report for four years. Send tips to josephcurl@dailywire.com and follow him on Twitter @josephcurl.

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Clinton's Labor Secretary Robert Reich Says Biden Too Old To Run Again

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Former <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/obama-administration">President Barack Obama</a>, a Democrat, wrote a scathing letter to his former White House physician, Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/age-related-cognitive-decline-former-wh-doctor-talks-biden-says-obama-wrote-him-scathing-email-over-betrayal">Ronny Jackson</a> (R-TX), after the doctor publicly criticized <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden">President Joe Biden</a>&#8216;s apparent <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/obama-white-house-doctor-biden-having-cognitive-issues-is-a-national-security-issue">cognitive decline</a>.
Jackson, who has routinely commented on Biden&#8217;s concerning health, shared with <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/exclusive-read-private-email-obama-sent-former-doc-after-questioned-bidens-cognitive-health">Fox News</a> the email Obama allegedly sent him.
&#8220;I have made a point of not commenting on your service in my successor&#8217;s administration and have always spoken highly of you both in public and in private,&#8221; Obama wrote. &#8220;You always served me and my family well, and I have considered you not only a fine doctor and service member but also a friend.&#8221;
&#8220;That&#8217;s why I have to express my disappointment at the cheap shot you took at Joe Biden via Twitter,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;It was unprofessional and beneath the office that you once held. It was also disrespectful to me and the many friends you had in our administration.&#8221;
&#8220;You were the personal physician to the President of the United States as well as an admiral in the U.S. Navy,&#8221; the former president added. &#8220;I expect better, and I hope upon reflection that you will expect more of yourself in the future.&#8221;
Jackson first shared last year that Obama scolded him over his commentary on Biden.
“He just tore me up,” Jackson said on a <a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1429045/9469516">podcast</a> with Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN), the Washington Examiner <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/washington-secrets/obama-accused-ronny-jackson-of-betrayal-for-talking-biden-decline">reported</a>. “It was unbelievable.”
“An entire page about how disappointed he was in me and how it’s beneath me as a physician and beneath me as an officer in the military to be attacking Joe Biden like this,” the doctor explained. “And it was a betrayal of the trust that he and his administration put in me and he was so disappointed in me and yada, yada.”
During the same podcast, Jackson again expressed his concerns about Biden.
“All I know is that he’s got age-related cognitive decline, right. He is not mentally fit right now,” he asserted. “He’s 78 years old and you can see it. You don’t need to be a physician to look at him and to look at his behavior and some of the other stuff, just the way he shuffles away, stares off into space.”
“I know what that job entails, both physically and mentally, and how demanding it is. And I can tell you right now, I’m 100% sure that Joe Biden is incapable of doing that job,” the doctor added.
“That was embarrassing,” <a href="https://twitter.com/RonnyJacksonTX/status/1431012244305989637?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">read</a> one of Jackson&#8217;s tweets about Biden that likely set off Obama. “There is something so obviously wrong with Biden’s cognitive fitness it was hard to watch. He should NOT remain President for another SECOND. We deserve better – MUCH better.”
He also <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/obama-ronny-jackson-letter-white-house-physician-biden-book-2022-7">reportedly</a> tweeted, &#8220;Remember the cognitive test that I gave [Donald Trump]? The one he aced! Sounds like somebody else might need some testing done!! Scary!!&#8221;

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READ IT: Obama Wrote Scathing Letter To His Former Doctor For Talking Biden Cognitive Decline

Obama Wrote Scathing Letter To His Former White House Doctor Ronny Jackson For Talking Biden Cognitive Decline 

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Rep. Ronny Jackson isn’t just a member of Congress from Texas, he’s a doctor.
And he’s not just any old doctor, he served as a White House physician under former Presidents George W. Bush, Barack Obama and Donald Trump. That means he’s seen firsthand the rigors of the job and the toll it takes on the men who hold it.
“I was a White House physician to three U.S. Presidents, and I can tell you something isn’t right with Joe Biden’s cognitive state,” Mr. Jackson said in a recent Facebook post. And back in June 2021, the doctor referred to “a clear decline of Biden’s cognitive ability.”
Let’s square something first: Getting old is a b——. We’re all (hopefully) going to do it, and we’re all going to lose flexibility, mobility and eventually our mental acuity. It’s simply life. There’s no other option.
But we’re also not likely to be the most powerful person in the world at 79 years old.
I’ve covered Mr. Biden for decades and can say here he’s lost a step … or seven. Again, nothing wrong with that. He’s nearly 80! Still, signs of his loosening grip on reality, his inability to focus or speak coherently, and his often confused and befuddled countenance should be of concern to all — not Republicans, not Democrats, but every American.
While the media continues to ignore the many examples of Mr. Biden’s drooping cognitive ability, a look at just the last 10 days should spur some interest from every corner.
During a press conference, Mr. Biden was asked if he is considering a delay in doing away with Title 42, a Trump-era rule that allows the U.S. to deport illegal aliens at the border to stem the spread of COVID-19.
“No,” Biden said. “What I’m considering is continuing to hear from my — my —” he stammered, clearly losing his train of thought.
“First of all,” he began after retracking the train, “there’s ‘gonna’ be an appeal by the Justice Department. Because as a matter of principle, we want to be able to be in a position where if, in fact, it is strongly concluded by the scientists that we need Title 42 that we’d be able to do that. But there has been no decision on extending Title 42.”
Well, now, that’s just wrong. The Department of Justice isn’t appealing Title 42 (which is <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-federal-judge-bars-biden-from-lifting-trump-era-border-policy">still in effect</a> for now). It turns out Mr. Biden was talking about a possible appeal of a Florida judge’s decision to wipe away the mandate of masks on airplanes and public transport.
That’s not just misspeaking, that’s complete confusion between two very different issues, the border and mask mandates. The White House was forced to immediately walk back Mr. Biden’s bizarre confluence.
Then Mr. Biden sought to weigh in on Florida’s new “Parental Rights in Education” law, which Democrats abhor (those pesky parents want rights?!). He said this: “There’s nothing conservative about deciding you’re going to throw Disney out of its present posture because Mickey Mouse? In fact, do you think we should not be able to say, you know, ‘gay’? I mean, what’s going on here?”
“You know, ‘gay.’” What does that even mean?
Then during the White House Easter Egg Roll, attended by hundreds of children and their parents, reporters tried to ask Biden a question, with one offering a query about Afghanistan. Mr. Biden started to answer — “Pakistan should not and Afghanistan should be — people should be free” — but then the Easter Bunny stepped in to whisk him away from the harm he was no doubt about to do.
You read that right: the Easter Bunny. It turns out the White House might have prepared for such an intervention. White House press official Meghan Hays was in that bunny suit and on Mr. Biden’s elbow for much of the day, meaning she could run cover for the bumbling and mumbling president.
Those may seem to be minor examples, but consider what’s happened in the 15 months Mr. Biden’s been president: Crime and inflation have soared — with gas now topping $4.14 a gallon; the president oversaw a badly botched withdrawal from Afghanistan; the crisis at the U.S. border is getting worse and about to explode; Biden can’t get Capitol Hill lawmakers to agree on anything, resulting in gridlock.
Back in 2018, Dr. Jackson took to the White House podium to describe Mr. Trump’s cognitive state as “very sharp” and “very intact.” The president had aced a cognitive assessment meant to disprove claims from an endless stream of liberals that his mental health was rapidly eroding.
What’s good for the goose is good for the gander. If Mr. Trump underwent a cognitive test — and remember, he was just 71 at the time — why can’t Mr. Biden take the same test at age 79?
And more importantly, why isn’t the media demanding that? Wouldn’t we all, as Americans, sleep a little better if we knew our president wasn’t suffering from a deteriorating cognitive ability?
Do your job, media.
Joseph Curl covered the White House for a dozen years and ran the Drudge Report for four years. He can be reached at josephcurl@dailywire.com and on Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/josephcurl">@JosephCurl</a>. A version of this article ran previously in The Washington Times.

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Former White House physician Ronny Jackson, who served in the role under the Obama and Trump administrations, slammed President Joe Biden during an interview this week on the subject of the president&#8217;s mental fitness for office.
“I’m not trying to make a diagnosis,” <a href="https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/apr/6/rep-ronny-jackson-bidens-cognitive-abilities-becom/">said</a> Jackson, &#8220;but I think the whole world sees that he’s having some issues. He’s struggling cognitively. It’s not a good time to have a commander-in-chief and a head of state that’s having these particular issues. I think there’s something going on … it’s a national security issue at this particular point.”
When asked by John Hines of OAN if there were &#8220;national security implications&#8221; involved, Jackson responded, “Well sure, look at what’s going on … In that position, if you have cognitive issues, it’s going to be a national security issue regardless.”
Jackson <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/obamas-white-house-doctor-on-bidens-mental-fitness-for-office-this-is-dangerous">said</a> last week that Biden’s mental fitness for office was “dangerous” and that the president needed to under cognitive testing “immediately.”
Jackson’s remarks from last week came after Biden had been widely criticized for a series of remarks that he made in recent days about what is going on with respect to Russia’s war in Ukraine.
“Biden is unable to articulate the major foreign policy objectives of his administration,” Jackson tweeted this week. “Everytime [sic] he tries, the White House swoops in to ‘correct’ what he said. He has NO IDEA what’s going on. His cognitive decline is TOO MUCH. Time to RESIGN!”
“Is Joe Biden losing it? He’s always had ‘gaffes’ but what we’re seeing is something different – something WAY WORSE,” Jackson later added. “He’s LOST. This is dangerous. He needs a COGNITIVE EXAM immediately!”
Jackson, who now represents Texas’ 13th Congressional District, reported to the White House Medical Unit (WHMU) during the Bush era in 2006, but he did not start as physician to the president until July 2013, a position that he served in until March 28, 2018. Jackson served as WHMU director from March 2010 through December 2014. Jackson also served as the first chief medical advisor to the president from February 2019 until December 2019.
Jackson has previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/obamas-white-house-doctor-demands-biden-take-cognitive-exam-as-russia-starts-war-hes-incoherent-looks-confused">criticized</a> Biden’s mental fitness for office with respect to the war in Europe, saying that Biden was “not fit to be our president right now.”
“The whole country is seeing his mental cognitive issues on display for over a year now, and there’s really no question in most people’s minds that there’s something going on with him, that he’s not cognitively the same as he used to be and, in my mind, not fit to be our president right now,” Jackson said during an interview. “Every time he gets up and talks to the American people, it’s not just the American people that are watching him speak, it’s the whole world, and that’s part of what the problem is here. He looks tired, he looks weak, he looks confused, he’s incoherent, and it sends a message of weakness all over the world, and they’re seizing up on that.”
“He’s got 40 years of tape, you can go back and look at this man, so it’s not like we don’t have anything to compare it to,” Jackson said. “You can go back and look, he’s always made gaffes, he’s always made missteps, but never like this. This is something different. These aren’t gaffes…. This is something much more serious.”
Jackson said that Biden’s mental fitness for office “was on full display during the debacle in Afghanistan” and that it could “get more Americans killed” and “ultimately get us in a war because of his lack of leadership.”

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Former White House physician Ronny Jackson, who served in the role under the Obama and Trump administrations, said this week that President Joe Biden&#8217;s mental fitness for office was &#8220;dangerous&#8221; and that the president needed to under cognitive testing &#8220;immediately.&#8221;
Jackson&#8217;s remarks come after Biden has been widely criticized for a series of remarks that he has made in recent days about what is going on with respect to Russia&#8217;s war in Ukraine.
&#8220;Biden is unable to articulate the major foreign policy objectives of his administration,&#8221; Jackson tweeted this week. &#8220;Everytime [sic] he tries, the White House swoops in to &#8216;correct&#8217; what he said. He has NO IDEA what’s going on. His cognitive decline is TOO MUCH. Time to RESIGN!&#8221;
&#8220;Is Joe Biden losing it? He’s always had &#8216;gaffes&#8217; but what we’re seeing is something different &#8211; something WAY WORSE,&#8221; Jackson later added. &#8220;He’s LOST. This is dangerous. He needs a COGNITIVE EXAM immediately!&#8221;
Jackson, who now represents Texas’ 13th Congressional District, reported to the White House Medical Unit (WHMU) during the Bush era in 2006, but he did not start as physician to the president until July 2013, a position that he served in until March 28, 2018. Jackson served as WHMU director from March 2010 through December 2014. Jackson also served as the first chief medical advisor to the president from February 2019 until December 2019.
Jackson has previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/obamas-white-house-doctor-demands-biden-take-cognitive-exam-as-russia-starts-war-hes-incoherent-looks-confused">criticized</a> Biden&#8217;s mental fitness for office with respect to the war in Europe, saying that Biden was “not fit to be our president right now.”
“The whole country is seeing his mental cognitive issues on display for over a year now, and there’s really no question in most people’s minds that there’s something going on with him, that he’s not cognitively the same as he used to be and, in my mind, not fit to be our president right now,” Jackson said during an interview. “Every time he gets up and talks to the American people, it’s not just the American people that are watching him speak, it’s the whole world, and that’s part of what the problem is here. He looks tired, he looks weak, he looks confused, he’s incoherent, and it sends a message of weakness all over the world, and they’re seizing up on that.”
“He’s got 40 years of tape, you can go back and look at this man, so it’s not like we don’t have anything to compare it to,” Jackson said. “You can go back and look, he’s always made gaffes, he’s always made missteps, but never like this. This is something different. These aren’t gaffes…. This is something much more serious.”
Jackson said that Biden’s mental fitness for office “was on full display during the debacle in Afghanistan” and that it could “get more Americans killed” and “ultimately get us in a war because of his lack of leadership.”

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Former White House physician Ronny Jackson, who served in the role under the Obama and Trump administrations, said on Friday that Democrat President Joe Biden needed to immediately resign to spare putting the country through more suffering because Biden is not mentally fit to be president.
&#8220;Biden doesn’t know what’s going on with Ukraine,&#8221; Jackson tweeted. &#8220;He doesn’t know what’s going on with ANYTHING! He’s not cognitively capable of leading. He needs to RESIGN before our country suffers any more.&#8221;
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Biden doesn’t know what’s going on with Ukraine. He doesn’t know what’s going on with ANYTHING! He’s not cognitively capable of leading. He needs to RESIGN before our country suffers any more.
&mdash; Ronny Jackson (@RonnyJacksonTX) <a href="https://twitter.com/RonnyJacksonTX/status/1502434156084609033?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 11, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Jackson’s remarks come after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion into Ukraine late last month that threatens to throw the entire continent of Europe into war.
“The whole country is seeing his mental cognitive issues on display for over a year now, and there’s really no question in most people’s minds that there’s something going on with him, that he’s not cognitively the same as he used to be and, in my mind, not fit to be our president right now,” Jackson <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-cognitive-test-russia-ukraine-crisis-ronny-jackson">said</a> during an interview last month. “Every time he gets up and talks to the American people, it’s not just the American people that are watching him speak, it’s the whole world, and that’s part of what the problem is here. He looks tired, he looks weak, he looks confused, he’s incoherent, and it sends a message of weakness all over the world, and they’re seizing up on that.”
“He’s got 40 years of tape, you can go back and look at this man, so it’s not like we don’t have anything to compare it to,” Jackson said. “You can go back and look, he’s always made gaffes, he’s always made missteps, but never like this. This is something different. These aren’t gaffes. … This is something much more serious.”
Jackson said that Biden’s mental fitness for office, or a lack thereof, “was on full display during the debacle in Afghanistan” and that it could “get more Americans killed” and “ultimately get us in a war because of his lack of leadership.”
Jackson also hit Biden in January after Biden&#8217;s widely criticized press conference, saying, “BIDEN JUST IGNORED A QUESTION ABOUT HIS COGNITIVE DECLINE! Something is WRONG with him.”
“This man IS NOT qualified to be President!!&#8221; Jackson added. &#8220;I am demanding he have a cognitive test NOW. There’s too much on the line, we need to know!”
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BIDEN JUST IGNORED A QUESTION ABOUT HIS COGNITIVE DECLINE! Something is WRONG with him. This man IS NOT qualified to be President!! I am demanding he have a cognitive test NOW. There’s too much on the line, we need to know!
&mdash; Ronny Jackson (@RonnyJacksonTX) <a href="https://twitter.com/RonnyJacksonTX/status/1483931373949833217?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 19, 2022</a></blockquote>
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“Biden’s ‘press conference’ is disturbing and bizarre,” Jackson added. “He’s totally disconnected from reality. He has NO IDEA what’s going on. It’s no surprise he’s been kept locked away in the basement. This is an EMBARRASSMENT.”
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Former White House physician Ronny Jackson, who served in the role under the Obama and Trump administrations, said on Wednesday that President Joe Biden needs to undergo an immediate cognitive exam because he is &#8220;not fit to be our president right now.&#8221;
Jackson&#8217;s remarks come as Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion into Ukraine during the early morning hours on Thursday, threatening to upend the entire continent of Europe.
&#8220;The whole country is seeing his mental cognitive issues on display for over a year now, and there&#8217;s really no question in most people&#8217;s minds that there&#8217;s something going on with him, that he&#8217;s not cognitively the same as he used to be and, in my mind, not fit to be our president right now,&#8221; Jackson <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-cognitive-test-russia-ukraine-crisis-ronny-jackson">said</a> during an interview. &#8220;Every time he gets up and talks to the American people, it&#8217;s not just the American people that are watching him speak, it&#8217;s the whole world, and that&#8217;s part of what the problem is here,&#8221; Jackson also said. &#8220;He looks tired, he looks weak, he looks confused, he&#8217;s incoherent, and it sends a message of weakness all over the world, and they&#8217;re seizing up on that.&#8221;
&#8220;He&#8217;s got 40 years of tape, you can go back and look at this man, so it&#8217;s not like we don&#8217;t have anything to compare it to,&#8221; Jackson said. &#8220;You can go back and look, he&#8217;s always made gaffes, he&#8217;s always made missteps, but never like this. This is something different. These aren&#8217;t gaffes…. This is something much more serious.&#8221;
Jackson said that Biden&#8217;s mental fitness for office, or a lack thereof, &#8220;was on full display during the debacle in Afghanistan&#8221; and that it could &#8220;get more Americans killed&#8221; and &#8220;ultimately get us in a war because of his lack of leadership.&#8221;
Biden was pressed during a press conference last month over polling that showed that the Americans have serious questions about his mental fitness.
“I’d like to, I’d like to raise a delicate subject, but with utmost respect for your life accomplishments and the high office you hold: a poll released this morning by Politico/Morning Consult found 49% of registered voters disagreeing with the statement, ‘Joe Biden is mentally fit,’” a reporter said. “Not even a majority of Democrats who responded strongly affirmed that statement.”
“Well, I’ll let you all make the judgment whether they’re correct,” Biden responded.
“So the question I have for you, sir, if you’d let me finish, is, why do you suppose such large segments of the American electorate have come to harbor such profound concerns about your cognitive fitness?” the reporter asked. “Thank you.”
“I have no idea,” Biden said.
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Biden says he has &quot;no idea&quot; why Americans question his cognitive ability. <a href="https://t.co/dcEaIiYmSo">pic.twitter.com/dcEaIiYmSo</a>
&mdash; The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) <a href="https://twitter.com/TPostMillennial/status/1483930110239682562?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 19, 2022</a></blockquote>
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More than three dozen Republican lawmakers are calling on President Joe Biden, 79, to undergo a cognitive test, just as former President Donald Trump did while in the White House.
Biden, 79, is the oldest man ever to hold the office, and the Republicans say they want to make sure he&#8217;s fit for office.
Thirty-seven GOP lawmakers joined Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-TX) in signing a letter, including Republican leadership members House Republican Conference chairwoman Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York, GOP conference vice chairman Mike Johnson of Louisiana, Republican Study Committee chairman Rep. Jim Banks of Indiana, and several members of the GOP Doctors Caucus.
In their letter, they express &#8220;concern&#8221; with Biden’s &#8220;current cognitive state.&#8221;
Jackson has long questioned Biden&#8217;s mental acuity.
&#8220;My colleagues and I are again asking President Biden to immediately undergo a formal cognitive screening exam, such as the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MOCA),&#8221; Jackson <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/republicans-urge-biden-cognitive-test-assume-worst">told</a> Fox News Digital in an email.
&#8220;As a former physician to three Presidents of the United States, I know what it takes mentally and physically to execute the duties of Commander-in-Chief and Head of State,&#8221; Jackson said. &#8220;Joe Biden has continually proven to me and to the world that something isn’t right. The American people deserve to have absolute confidence in their President’s cognitive ability.&#8221;
Jackson said Biden’s taking &#8220;the cognitive test will be an important first step&#8221; to reassure Americans that he is fit for office. Or, he said, the test could help &#8220;in identifying and properly treating symptoms of impairment that are consistent with a variety of cognitive diseases, such as Alzheimer’s, vascular dementia, Parkinson’s, or multiple sclerosis.&#8221;
The doctor also said all Americans should be interested in the findings. &#8220;This is not a partisan issue. When I discussed taking a cognitive test with President Trump, he was eager to assure the American people and to put the fake news media’s stories to bed,&#8221; the former presidential doctor wrote. &#8220;Why won’t President Biden do the same?&#8221;
&#8220;We can only assume the worst if he doesn’t submit to the same standard that his own party demanded of the last administration,&#8221; he added. &#8220;The precedent has been set.&#8221;
In the <a href="https://www.scribd.com/document/557637810/Rep-Jackson-Biden-Cognitive-Letter-to-President-Biden?secret_password=0uu1nLsDHgstHROGHXds" target="_blank" rel="noopener">letter</a>, the Republicans say that they &#8220;believe that, regardless of gender, age, or political party, all Presidents should follow the example set by former President Trump to document and demonstrate sound mental abilities.&#8221;
&#8220;While you underwent your annual physical exam on November 19, 2021, you either did not face a cognitive test or those results were withheld from the public.&#8221;
&#8220;The Alzheimer’s Association lists ‘changes in mood and personality,’ including being more ‘easily upset’ as one of ten signs of mental decline,&#8221; they wrote. &#8220;You displayed this type of mood change during a cabinet meeting on January 24, 2022, when you apparently did not know your microphone was on after finishing your opening remarks, and you called a White House reporter a ‘stupid son of a b&#8212;-’ in response to a question he asked on inflation.&#8221;
Joseph Curl has covered politics for 35 years, including 12 years as White House correspondent, and ran the Drudge Report from 2010 to 2015. Send tips to josephcurl@dailywire.com.

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