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New York Post
2 hours ago
- Politics
- New York Post
Trump shares wild conspiracy theory that Joe Biden was replaced by ‘soulless, mindless' clones
President Trump shared a wild conspiracy theory late Saturday that claimed former President Joe Biden had actually been executed in 2020 and was replaced by 'soulless, mindless' clones. Without commenting on the merits of the bonkers conspiracy theory, Trump shared a post on Truth Social from llijh, a little-known user with fewer than 1,000 followers. 'There is no #JoeBiden – executed in 2020. #Biden clones doubles & robotic engineered soulless mindless entities are what you see. >#Democrats dont know the difference,' the post claimed. It is unclear why Trump shared the post, but he is known for trolling is critics on social media. 3 President Trump met his predecessor in person earlier this year. White House Photo by Adam Schultz 3 There is no evidence that former President Joe Biden is actually a clone. REUTERS Trump last met Biden in person roughly five months ago during Inauguration Day, and shared the debate stage with him in both 2020 and 2024. Since then, the president has frequently bashed his predecessor, who is now subject to renewed scrutiny over his mental acuity amid the release of 'Original Sin: President Biden's Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again.' Trump has publicly suggested that Biden wasn't fully in control of his administration, due to his use of autopen to sign key documents, something that Republicans on the House Oversight Committee are investigating. 'I think the autopen is going to become one of the great scandals of all time,' Trump said on Friday during an Oval Office event with tech baron Elon Musk. 'He's been a sort of a moderate person over his life, and a smart person, but somewhat vicious person, I will say, if you feel sorry for him, don't feel so sorry because he's vicious.' Congressional Republicans, led by House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.), have been investigating Biden's health while he served as commander in chief. Comer had summoned five confidants of Biden to answer questions about the 46th president's health. Biden's team announced last month that he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer that had spread to his bones. Despite that, the former president is optimistic about his prognosis. 3 President Trump has a history of sharing outlandish posts on his social media. AP 'We're going to be able to beat this,' Biden told reporters in New Castle, Delaware on Friday, noting that he's begun treatment. 'We're working on everything, it's moving along. I feel good,' 'All the folks are optimistic.'
Yahoo
a day ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Democrats grapple with Biden cover-up fallout ahead of 2028
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The 2024 elections were defined for many by damning allegations that then-President Joe Biden was not only experiencing mental and physical decline, but that his inner circle was obfuscating the true severity of his health challenges. As Democrats eye a return to the White House in 2028, those allegations have resurfaced — this time haunting a party split over how to regain voters' trust. While some have advocated for a full postmortem to enable the party to move on once and for all, others insist the Democrats should focus on the future without relitigating the past. Democrats face a "fresh reckoning" over Biden's health, with "potential presidential contenders" avoiding debate on whether the party should have "forcefully called on him to abandon his reelection bid earlier," said Politico. Whether or not to criticize Biden or to address his camp's insistence that he was fit for campaigning is "fast becoming the first real litmus test of the 2028" race, given how many Democrats "with 2028 ambitions" were "defending him at the time." The upcoming publication of "Original Sin: President Biden's Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again" by journalists Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson has contributed to the "renewed questions" about who knew what about Biden's health when, which are "sending shivers" through the party, said The Washington Post. To "regain the trust of voters," some have argued that party leaders must "state openly that Biden should never have sought reelection" last year. That Democratic Party leadership has been "unwilling to reckon publicly" with supporting Biden's campaign "for as long as it did" suggests a "lasting fear of speaking out," said The New York Times. There is an awareness among some that by speaking out against Biden's 2024 fitness now, they have exposed themselves to "questions about why they said nothing when it mattered." "We're not looking backward," House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said of rehashing Biden's health at a press conference last week. "We're looking forward at this moment in time." While backward-looking "self-flagellations" by Democrats are often "excessive and pointless," in this case they are "needed," said Michael Tomasky at The New Republic. It's necessary not only for unpacking who may have inappropriately protected Biden's candidacy, but also for the "automatic anointing of Kamala Harris after Biden dropped out," which Democrats should "examine and learn from." Mainstream political media is also implicated in questions about knowledge of Biden's health. There is an "unhealthy confluence of interests" between White House staff and White House reporters, said John Fund at the National Review. By failing to recognize "how powerful a motivation their sources had to deceive them," the political media "failed in their duty to probe more deeply and question the official White House line." Fallout from questions about Biden's health may also affect other future candidates for office who played roles in his administration. Such potential candidates may find their campaigns "forced to address what they knew and what they did," USA Today said. Conversely, high-profile Democrats with "some distance" from the Biden 2024 team (people like Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker or New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez) could see their careers "boosted as the sort of fresh faces the party needs."
Yahoo
a day ago
- General
- Yahoo
Biden on 2024 reelection bid: ‘I don't have any regrets'
Former President Biden said Friday that he does not have regrets in deciding to run for reelection in 2024 and argued that other Democrats did not challenge him in the party's primary because they knew they would have lost. Asked about concerns from Democrats over whether he should have stepped aside earlier, the former president brushed off the criticism. 'Why didn't they run against me then?' Biden told reporters on Friday in New Castle, Del. 'Because I would've beaten them.' Biden announced in late April of 2023 that he would run again — but his reelection bid was marred with questions about his advanced age and skepticism around his ability to perform the duties of the president for another four years. He withdrew from the race on July 21, 2024, less than a month after a disastrous debate against the then-GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump. The forum sparked worries around Biden's age and mental acuity, as he seemingly had a hard time answering questions or staying alert. Former Vice President Harris became the party's nominee and eventually ended up losing to Trump in November. Concerns around Biden's mental fitness reemerged earlier this month after Axios leaked audio from his interview with special counsel Robert Hur. The discussion — centered around classified documents found at the former president's private residence from his time as vice president — shone a light on Biden's memory lapses. The Trump administration later released the full audio. Hur in his probe found that while Biden 'willfully' retained the documents, a jury would likely just see him as an 'elderly man with a poor memory' and no charges were filed. His use of an auto pen during his final weeks in office and a recent prostate cancer diagnosis have also exacerbated claims of his alleged mental decline. On Friday, Biden also slammed the authors of a new book that outlines that decline during his 2024 reelection campaign. 'Original Sin: President Biden's Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again,' written by CNN anchor Jake Tapper and Axios reporter Alex Thompson, showed to what extent the top White House aides were unaware of his condition. 'You can see that I'm mentally incompetent, I can't walk — and I can beat the hell out of both of them,' Biden told reporters on Friday. He has also suggested in previous interviews that even if he had withdrawn from the race earlier, 'I don't think it would have mattered.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
The Hill
a day ago
- Politics
- The Hill
Biden on 2024 reelection bid: ‘I don't have any regrets'
Former President Biden said Friday that he does not have regrets in deciding to run for reelection in 2024 and argued that other Democrats did not challenge him in the party's primary because they knew they would have lost. Asked about concerns from Democrats over whether he should have stepped aside earlier, the former president brushed off the criticism. 'Why didn't they run against me then?' Biden told reporters on Friday in New Castle, Del. 'Because I would've beaten them.' Biden announced in late April of 2023 that he would run again — but his reelection bid was marred with questions about his advanced age and skepticism around his ability to perform the duties of the president for another four years. He withdrew from the race on July 21, 2024, less than a month after a disastrous debate against the then-GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump. The forum sparked worries around Biden's age and mental acuity, as he seemingly had a hard time answering questions or staying alert. Former Vice President Harris became the party's nominee and eventually ended up losing to Trump in November. Concerns around Biden's mental fitness reemerged earlier this month after Axios leaked audio from his interview with special counsel Robert Hur. The discussion — centered around classified documents found at the former president's private residence from his time as vice president — shone a light on Biden's memory lapses. The Trump administration later released the full audio. Hur in his probe found that while Biden 'willfully' retained the documents, a jury would likely just see him as an 'elderly man with a poor memory' and no charges were filed. His use of an auto pen during his final weeks in office and a recent prostate cancer diagnosis have also exacerbated claims of his alleged mental decline. On Friday, Biden also slammed the authors of a new book that outlines that decline during his 2024 reelection campaign. 'Original Sin: President Biden's Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again,' written by CNN anchor Jake Tapper and Axios reporter Alex Thompson, showed to what extent the top White House aides were unaware of his condition. 'You can see that I'm mentally incompetent, I can't walk — and I can beat the hell out of both of them,' Biden told reporters on Friday. He has also suggested in previous interviews that even if he had withdrawn from the race earlier, 'I don't think it would have mattered.'
Yahoo
2 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Biden says he could 'beat the hell out of' authors of new book arguing his cognitive decline
Former President Joe Biden joked Friday he could take on those who questioned his mental faculties following his first public remarks since announcing he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. Biden's statement comes after several books have been released detailing his mental deterioration while in office, including the book, "Original Sin: President Biden's Decline, Its Cover-up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again," that was released May 20. "You can see that I'm mentally incompetent, I can't walk," Biden quipped with reporters Friday after speaking at a Memorial Day event. "And I could beat the hell out of both of them." Biden appeared to be referencing the book's authors, Jake Tapper of CNN and Alex Thompson of Axios. Biden's First Public Remarks Since Cancer Diagnosis Honor Gold Star Families The reporters' book claims that Biden struggled to string together coherent sentences for campaign ad videos, that his Cabinet meetings were "so scripted" and that Biden's team allegedly plotted a cover-up to hide just how severely his mental faculties had declined. Read On The Fox News App But Biden's team has pushed back on the material included in the book. "There is nothing in this book that shows Joe Biden failed to do his job, as the authors have alleged, nor did they prove their allegation that there was a cover up or conspiracy," a Biden spokesperson said in a statement to Fox News Digital. "Nowhere do they show that our national security was threatened or where the President wasn't otherwise engaged in the important matters of the Presidency. In fact, Joe Biden was an effective President who led our country with empathy and skill." Biden Family Misled Public, Concealed Details On Son Beau's Cancer Diagnosis, New Book Says In addition to the publication of multiple books this year chronicling the deterioration of Biden's mental faculties, leaked audio recordings of Biden's October 2023 interview with former Special Counsel Robert Hur were released in May, showing that Biden struggled to not slur his words and even appeared to forget the year his son died. Biden revealed May 18 that he had an "aggressive form" of prostate cancer, and his office later said he had never received a prostate cancer diagnosis before. Biden told reporters Friday that he is "optimistic" about his diagnosis and is currently receiving treatment in the form of a pill. Biden's Sad Prostate Cancer Diagnosis: Unanswered Questions And Maga Attacks "My expectation is we're going to be able to beat this," Biden said. Earlier Friday, Biden appeared at a Memorial Day sponsored by the Delaware Commission of Veteran Affairs where he honored service members who had lost their lives. "We come together and remember the debt we owe to the American military," Biden said at the event, sponsored by the Delaware Commission of Veteran Affairs. "The military is a solid spine, the spine of our nation," he said. "Our troops, our veterans, our military families, and our Gold Star families in particular. Only around 1% of all Americans defend 99% of us — 1%. Just 1% of Americans risk the ultimate sacrifice. We owe them so much more than we can ever repay them."Original article source: Biden says he could 'beat the hell out of' authors of new book arguing his cognitive decline
