California Congresswoman’s Comments Stir Debate
For years, the signs were clear—and growing louder. President Joe Biden’s cognitive decline wasn’t a partisan talking point. It was a reality, observable to anyone who watched with an ounce of honesty. From awkward silences and vacant stares to unmoored sentences and confused stage exits, America’s leader was clearly not at full command of himself. And yet, the Democratic Party, their media allies, and Biden’s inner circle pressed forward with the charade.
Many of us spent time with @WSJ to share on the record our first-hand experiences with @POTUS, where we see his wisdom, experience, strength and strategic thinking.
Instead, the Journal ignored testimony by Democrats, focused on attacks by Republicans and printed a hit piece. https://t.co/aq5BWK8zhf
— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) June 5, 2024
Now, thanks to new reporting in Chris Whipple’s Uncharted: How Trump Beat Biden, Harris, and the Odds in the Wildest Campaign in History, we have confirmation that the inner sanctum of Democratic leadership—specifically Rep. Nancy Pelosi—recognized the same troubling decline the public did.
According to Whipple, Pelosi visited the White House in May 2024 to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom. What she saw left her unsettled. Biden, she confided to a friend, was “not the same Joe Biden.” The encounter, Whipple writes, was “awkward, even painful” as Pelosi confronted what many outside the Beltway had already grasped: the president had become a shadow of his former self.
But here lies the crux of the issue—Pelosi saw the truth firsthand, yet did nothing to speak out. In fact, she actively discredited those who tried to sound the alarm.
Just weeks later, the Wall Street Journal published its bombshell report, “Behind Closed Doors, Biden Shows Signs of Slipping,” detailing first-hand accounts of Biden’s diminishing mental acuity. Instead of acknowledging what she had seen with her own eyes, Pelosi went on the offensive, attacking the paper and dismissing the very concerns she herself harbored.
Nancy Pelosi on Biden: “This is a very sharp president” pic.twitter.com/AdgIeXczvs
— Insider Corner (@insiderscorner) February 13, 2024
The situation reached its boiling point during the June 2024 debate—an appearance so troubling that Pelosi reportedly moved swiftly to orchestrate Biden’s withdrawal from the reelection race.
The very people who once claimed Biden was sharp, fit, and competent were suddenly ready to distance themselves, stage-managing his exit as if they hadn’t participated in years of deception.