During the briefing, reporters asked Jean-Pierre whether the White House was “worried” about the disturbing “pattern” of behavior from Biden and the various videos highlighting his failings. “Yeah. We, and I think you all have called this the ‘cheap fakes video,’ and that’s exactly what they are. They are cheap fakes video. They are done in bad faith,” the Biden press secretary responded, adding that right-wing press lacks credibility because fact-checking organizations claim they push “misinformation and disinformation.”
“Let’s not forget President Obama and President Biden have a relationship. They are friends. They’re like family to each other, and I think that’s what you saw,” the White House spokeswoman said about a recent video showing Biden freeze up while on stage during a Los Angeles fundraiser with former President Barack Obama. Following a sit-down interview between late-night host Jimmy Kimmel, Obama, and Biden, the president was seen staring blankly into the crowd with his arms limp at his sides. After President Obama gave a few waves to the crowd, he grabbed Biden’s right hand and gingerly walked him off the stage as he put his arm around his former vice president.
The direct video evidence, however, didn’t stop Jean-Pierre from attacking the media for simply reporting reality. “Instead of talking about the President’s performance in office, and what I mean by that is his legislative wins, what he’s been able to do for the American people across the country, we’re seeing these deep fakes, these manipulated videos, and it is again done in that faith,” she said, claiming falsely that the footage has been manipulated or developed using artificial intelligence.
“Several recent fakes actually attacked the president for thanking troops,” she said, referencing a recent video from the G7 Summit in Italy when Biden wandered off from the group of world leaders to speak to parachuters before Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni was forced to pull the president back in for a photo. “That is what they’re attacking the president for, both in Normandy, where this happened and again in Italy.”
While the White House continues to conduct damage control following the damning footage that clearly shows Biden’s mental decline in various public appearances, Karine Jean-Pierre isn’t convincing the American people that Biden’s age isn’t a problem. A recent poll from ABC News revealed that 86 percent of Americans believe Biden is too old to serve another term in the White House. When broken down by party, 73 percent of Democrats and 91 percent of independents said Biden was too old to serve.
Clearly, the White House is desperate to shift attention away from Biden’s senior moments on the campaign trail, but the footage speaks for itself.
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