Biden Needed A Wheelchair?
I'm Tomi Lahren, more next.
One of the many Biden tell-all books has hit the shelves and the revelations- while not shocking- are real doozies!
In the book 'The Original Sin,' CNN's Jake Tapper and Axios reporter Alex Thompson document the great lengths Biden's staff, inner circle and top aides went to conceal his decline.
According to the book, Biden aides privately discussed the real possibility Joe would need a wheelchair if re-elected in 2024. Even worse, he may have needed the wheelchair sooner but aides knew they couldn't do so until AFTER the election.
His mobility was so compromised aides worked to create shorter walking paths, insisted he use handrails while ascending the stairs, and that he wear sneakers.
None of this is shocking. None of this is bombshell breaking news.
Why is it that those of us on the Right were well aware of Biden's physical and mental decline for YEARS and those on the Left INSISTED they didn't catch on until the June 2024 debate?
Either those folks are oblivious OR they are LYING! Neither is acceptable!
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