On Tuesday, amid an onslaught of questions from the White House press corps about President Biden’s mental fitness, his acuity, and whether he suffers from “any form of dementia,” CNN correspondent M.J. Lee asked press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre if the administration would release more comprehensive medical records for the incumbent. “You’ve said a couple of times now that the White House has provided thorough medical records for the president,” Lee said. “I’m not sure that was a full account, necessarily.” Biden’s doctor had described him as “a healthy, active, robust 81-year-old male who remains fit to successfully execute the duties of the presidency.” But, noted Lee, “I think that is clearly not what the majority of Americans are seeing.” Predictably, Jean-Pierre countered that the medical records the administration had already released were, in fact, very comprehensive.
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