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| | Biden failed to condemn the violence and anti-Semitic attacks.<ref>https://dailycaller.com/2021/05/21/joe-biden-silent-anti-semitism-attacks-america-israel/</ref> ''[[The New York Post]]'' reported "the Biden administration is on the cusp of indirectly providing funds to Hamas, using Iran as a pass-through."<ref>https://nypost.com/2021/05/14/bidens-overtures-to-iran-undercut-us-bid-to-end-hamas-israel-conflict/</ref> Sec. of State Antony Blinken told Clinton propagandist [[George Stephanopoulos]] that Biden would continue to seek lifting sanctions on Iran despite Iran's funding terrorism.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/05/secretary-state-blinken-says-joe-biden-working-lift-sanctions-iran-even-though-iran-funds-terror-video/</ref> | | Biden failed to condemn the violence and anti-Semitic attacks.<ref>https://dailycaller.com/2021/05/21/joe-biden-silent-anti-semitism-attacks-america-israel/</ref> ''[[The New York Post]]'' reported "the Biden administration is on the cusp of indirectly providing funds to Hamas, using Iran as a pass-through."<ref>https://nypost.com/2021/05/14/bidens-overtures-to-iran-undercut-us-bid-to-end-hamas-israel-conflict/</ref> Sec. of State Antony Blinken told Clinton propagandist [[George Stephanopoulos]] that Biden would continue to seek lifting sanctions on Iran despite Iran's funding terrorism.<ref>https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/05/secretary-state-blinken-says-joe-biden-working-lift-sanctions-iran-even-though-iran-funds-terror-video/</ref> |
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| | + | ==Mental competence== |
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| | + | ''See also:'' [[Joe Biden's cognitive decline]] |
| | + | Biden apparently has [[dementia]].<ref>[https://redstate.com/bonchie/2020/10/12/watch-joe-bidens-probable-dementia-was-on-full-display-today-n262206 Watch: Joe Biden's Probable Dementia Was on Full Display Today]</ref> Biden has symptoms of dementia like forgetting basic facts of his own, like forgetting how many grandchildren he has,<ref>[https://redstate.com/bonchie/2020/08/17/joe-biden-forgets-how-many-grand-children-he-has-again-n251481 Joe Biden Forgets How Many Grandchildren He Has...Again]</ref> thinking that he is running for the [[United States Senate|Senate]], not the US presidency,<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-repeats-gaffe-that-hes-running-for-the-senate-appears-to-not-remember-mitt-romneys-name Biden repeats gaffe that he's running 'for the Senate,' appears to not remember Mitt Romney's name]</ref> forgetting that he is running against President Trump, not George Bush,<ref>[https://www.toddstarnes.com/politics/biden-appears-to-forget-trumps-name-tells-reporter-hes-running-against-a-guy-named-george/ Biden Appears to Forget Trump’s Name, Tells Reporter He’s Running Against a Guy Named “George”]</ref> getting his wife confused with his sister,<ref>[https://www.cnsnews.com/blog/craig-bannister/joe-biden-mistakes-his-wife-his-sister Joe Biden Mistakes His Wife for His Sister]</ref> and even forgetting where he is.<ref>[https://www.westernjournal.com/biden-goes-blank-stare-forgetting-tries-fails-pass-off-joke/ Biden Goes Into Blank Stare After Forgetting Where He Is, Tries and Fails To Pass It Off as Joke]</ref> Critics of Biden have derided what they describe as clownish and buffoonish behavior by him in the public eye over the years<ref>[https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2014/04/biden_the_buffoon.html Biden, the buffoon] at the American Thinker</ref> and have attributed that behavior, which likely predates his selection by Barack Obama to be his running mate, to his advancing senility and dementia.<ref name="Biden Dementia">[https://www.shorenewsnetwork.com/2020/10/03/is-joe-bidens-sometimes-bizarre-behavior-a-sign-of-dementia/ Is Joe Biden’s Sometimes Bizarre Behavior a Sign of Dementia? |
| | + | ]</ref> Despite all of these symptoms, Democrats deny anything about Biden's dementia, and allow someone mentally disqualified to be President of the United States,<ref>[https://thedailycoin.org/2020/08/09/democrats-endgame-is-beyond-strange-with-dementia-biden-in-severe-mental-decline-the-plan-is-to-get-him-elected-but-never-let-him-assume-the-duties-of-president/ Democrat’s Endgame Is Beyond Strange: With Dementia-Biden In Severe Mental Decline, The Plan Is To Get Him Elected But Never Let Him Assume The Duties Of President]</ref> while Biden apologists make excuses for him and attack his critics by accusing them of "ageism" and "ignorance".<ref name="Biden Dementia"/> |
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| | + | Biden has had two brain surgeries, and his speech is occasionally slurred in pronouncing common words. In addition to his socialist views Biden has had a subarachnoid hemorrhage, which likewise can cause permanent brain damage.<ref>https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/subarachnoid-hemorrhage/symptoms-causes/syc-20361009</ref> Biden may also have an undisclosed debilitating physical illness, such as myeloma, which would explain his bone fractures implausibly described to the public as related to merely walking his dog. |
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| | + | After his occupying the White House, he forgot the name of his Secretary of Defense [[Lloyd Austin]],<ref>[https://nypost.com/2021/03/08/biden-seems-to-forget-defense-secretarys-name/ Biden seems to forget the defense secretary’s name, calls him ‘the guy who runs that outfit’]</ref> calling Kamala Harris president,<ref>[https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/joe-bidens-president-harris-gaffe-comes-after-third-of-voters-doubt-mental-fitness/ar-BB1eKyUj Joe Biden's 'President Harris' Gaffe Comes after Third of Voters Doubt Mental Fitness]</ref> forgetting what he is doing in Texas.<ref>[https://fromthetrenchesworldreport.com/ignored-by-media-joe-biden-is-completely-lost-in-texas-even-with-handler-nearby/282813 Ignored by Media: Joe Biden Is Completely LOST in Texas Even with Handler Nearby]</ref> talk that he is coming to Senate 120 years ago.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-press-conference-senate-120-years-filibuster Biden raises eyebrows with a quip he came to Senate 120 years ago]</ref> During CNN town hall in 17 February 2021 Biden claimed that he didn't have COVID Vaccine when he took office.<ref>[https://www.nationalreview.com/news/biden-claims-we-didnt-have-a-covid-vaccine-when-he-took-office/ Biden Claims ‘We Didn’t Have’ a COVID Vaccine When He Took Office]</ref> He didn't remember that he himself took the vaccine on 21 December 2020, one month before occupying the office.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-receives-covid-19-vaccination Biden receives COVID-19 vaccination]</ref> Six weeks after the seizure of power, a [[Rasmussen Poll]] of likely voters showed 50% said they were not confident that “Joe Biden is physically and mentally up to the job of being president of the United States.”<ref>https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/day-49-half-the-nation-worried-biden-not-physically-and-mentally-up-to-the-job</ref> Biden made history as the first Oval Office occupant in over 100 years to not hold a press conference in his first 65 days in office. When twice asked by reporters if he was ready the day before the big event, Biden responded, "What press conference?"<ref>https://www.westernjournal.com/reporters-ask-biden-3-times-biggest-press-conference-life-responds-press-conference/</ref> One purpose of presidential press conferences is so the public can see and judge for themselves a president's mental acuity. When the press conference finally was held, it was a disaster for Biden as he stumbled and mumbled his way through, ready prepared notes to answer serious policy questions and losing this train of thought. |
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