Efforts taken to hide Joe Biden’s ‘cognitive decline’; here are the details of his team’s efforts

There have been some serious attempts to hide US President Joe Biden’s ‘cognitive decline’ over the years. The Daily Mail has listed down some of these efforts after speaking to a close aid associated with Biden. This decline began a few years ago and the team at White House has been taking all the efforts to hide this from the rest of the world. It is reported that they took a series of steps to help Biden. This cognitive decline has become visible in recent times, especially after the first presidential debate. The aid believed that these efforts came crumbling down after the debate.

Signs of the cognitive decline:

Joe Biden has suffered from a cognitive decline from the early years of his presidency. He has fallen on multiple occasion while boarding the Air Force One and even on podiums before addressing a gathering. Further, he seems to be lost on many occasions as seen during the recent G-7 summit in Italy when during a group photo, he had wandered off before the Italian PM pulled him back for a group photo.

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On other occasions he has spoken incoherently. During the first presidential debate, there were a few things that were clearly visible to the people. He had issues speaking coherently, stiff body movements and appeared to be lost. Further, the first lady had to come and help him step down from the stage after the debate. She was seen supporting him after the debate.

Efforts taken to cover up this cognitive decline:

According to the close aide, the White House and Biden’s close advisors have taken several steps to shield him from the public scrutiny. Firstly, they have provided him a shorter staircase on the Air Force One to prevent him from falling. They have also surrounded him and stopped the media from interacting with him during his public appearances. This was to hide his stiff walk too.

Biden has also not addressed many press conferences during his presidency. The team was not in favor of allowing any unscripted interactions. Teams have also worked on providing him photographs and directions of the entry and exit venues during his interactions. They have given these instructions in big bold letters. The team at White House has also restricted Biden’s schedule to permit him to sleep a few extra hours and get an early sleep too.

Has it worked out?

Though the media has speculated on this ‘cognitive decline’, it has only been extensively reported recently. The insider believes that all these efforts came crumbling down during the first presidential debate when Biden lost comprehensively to Trump who was aggressive and managed to corner the president on many critical issues. He has called for the sacking of individuals associated with this ‘cover up’.

FAQs:

Is Joe Biden a 10am-4pm president?
This has been reported by Axios that the president is only active during this time period. A cognitive decline is visible after these hours and during his foreign tours.

What has been Biden’s reaction to the first presidential debate?
Biden has acknowledged his shortcomings. However, he added that the electorate will not judge him based on a 90-minute debate. They would take a protracted view of his presidency and the larger achievements.