Republican pundit Scott Jennings called it a 'scandal of epic proportions' that White House aides tried to hide President Joe Biden's limitations during the 82-year-old's entire time in office.
The Wall Street Journal came out with an explosive report Thursday including details of how Biden's team hired a vocal coach to improve the president's 'fading warble'.
Top aides were put into roles usually reserved for the president, meetings on Biden's 'bad days' were scrapped, and he was even kept away from his own Cabinet appointees and Congressional Democratic allies.
'It's the biggest scandal in America,' Jennings commented Thursday night on CNN's NewsNight with Abby Phillip, according to The Daily Mail U-S.
Scott Jennings goes off on the people who brazenly lied to us about Biden’s mental abilities for years — and you just know he wants to include CNN for being a significant part of the lying
— Ian Miller (@ianmSC) December 20, 2024
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'And the level and volume of people who dedicated themselves to lying to everyone at home about this man's condition for four straight years - up through this summer - is breathtaking.'
Jennings said it was a 'fair' question to ask: 'Who is running this country?'
The White House has pushed back at the assertion that there was a largescale cover-up.
White House spokesman Andrew Bates told the Journal that Biden 'earned the most accomplished record of any modern commander in chief and rebuilt the middle class because of his attention to policy details that impact millions of lives.'
Bates also rejected the notion that Biden had declined.
But the American public realized it when Biden stepped on stage next to Donald Trump during their late June face-off in Atlanta, Georgia.
Biden's disastrous debate performance was the beginning of the end for his reelection campaign and he dropped out less than a month later.
WATCH: Fox’s @MZHemingway on new report that Biden staff knew of his cognitive diminishment: “It’s really about all those people around him that helped cover this up. That’s partly his wife and people close to him, but it’s so many people in the media…” pic.twitter.com/AqhbJ4m9bU
— TV News Now (@TVNewsNow) December 21, 2024
Meanwhile, A former CNN pundit has offered a mea culpa for shrugging off concerns about President Biden's mental decline.
Chris Cilizza, who served as CNN's editor-at-large before leaving the network in 2022, spoke candidly about his lack of journalistic curiosity about Biden's condition to serve following a pair of damning reports this week from The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal that shed light on the president's diminished state.
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— Chris Cillizza (@ChrisCillizza) December 21, 2024
1/ Wrote about the reaction to my video apologizing for not pushing harder on Joe Biden's physical and mental condition.
I was not surprised by the reaction. But a few thoughts... pic.twitter.com/ZeUzAI87gy
"As a reporter, I have a confession to make," Cillizza began his "apology" on his YouTube channel Thursday. "I should have pushed harder earlier for more information about Joe Biden's mental and physical well-being and any signs of decline."
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