Then: ‘His mental acuity is great.’ Now: ‘We’re looking forward.’
Democrats insisted for years that Joe Biden was mentally “sharp.” Many did so right up to the moment of his disastrous debate on CNN, which made it impossible to deny his cognitive decline. Recent books about the 2024 election have raised alarming questions about the extent to which leading Democrats sought to conceal Biden’s obvious decline from the public in a misguided attempt to stay in power. Not surprisingly, these same Democrats who raved lied about Biden’s mental “sharpness” would like to move on and never talk about it again. We won’t let them forget.
Chuck Schumer in 2024: “His mental acuity is great. It’s fine. It’s as good as it’s been over the years.”
Chuck Schumer in 2025: “We’re looking forward. That’s it.”
Karine Jean-Pierre in 2024: “He is sharp. He is on top of things.”
Karine Jean-Pierre in 2025: “I don’t want to rehash the past.”
J.B. Pritzker in 2024: “He is on the ball. The man knows more than most of us have forgotten.”
J.B. Pritzker in 2025: “Look, all this stuff about his health or, you know, commentary that people are making in books, uh, frankly, that’s very backward looking.”
Pete Buttigieg in 2024: “The president, the boss that I work for, is a focused and disciplined leader.”
Pete Buttigieg in 2025: “Right now with the benefit of hindsight, I think most people would agree [Biden shouldn’t have run]. We’re also not in a position to wallow in hindsight.”
Jim Clyburn in 2024: “I do not believe that Joe Biden has a problem leading for the next four years.”
Jim Clyburn in 2025: “I have no idea. I don’t have a medical degree.”
Elizabeth Warren in 2024: “I talk to the man. The man is sharp. The man knows what he’s talking about. He does the job.”
Elizabeth Warren in 2025: “[barely contains laughter] … The question is, what are we gonna do now?”
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