CNN Host Grills KJP Over Whether Biden ‘Should Be President Right Now’

CNN anchor Brianna Keilar pressed former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Friday over her views of former President Joe Biden’s cognitive decline.

While Biden reportedly suffered cognitive issues during his sole term as president, Jean-Pierre has repeatedly downplayed his decline. Keilar noted on “CNN News Central” that her fellow CNN anchor Jake Tapper even co-authored a book on Biden’s decline, finding that cabinet officials felt he would not be dependable at 2 a.m. in an emergency situation and that he did not recognize actor George Clooney at a fundraiser.

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“I mean, we’re talking 2023, 2024. Why didn’t you have concerns?” Keilar asked. “Why didn’t you raise them?”

“So I did not have any concerns. I saw him on a daily basis, Brianna,” Jean-Pierre said. “You know that. I saw him every day. I engaged with him every day.”