NPR Reporter Confronts Pete Buttigieg On Whether He Was Complicit In Covering Up Biden’s Decline

NPR’s “Morning Edition” host Steve Inskeep pressed former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Wednesday about whether he was honest with voters about former President Joe Biden’s physical and mental health.

Details have emerged about former White House aides and staffers’ attempts to cover-up Biden’s physical and cognitive decline, particularly following the May 20 release of “Original Sin,” a book by Axios’ Alex Thompson and CNN’s Jake Tapper. Buttigieg asserted during the “Morning Edition” interview that he had never questioned Biden’s judgement or lied about his health during his time in office.

“That’s not true, in my case anyway. I told the truth which was that was old you could see that he was old. And also when it came to my ability to do my job and to have my boss, my president support me in that job. I always got whatever I needed from him from the Oval Office,” Buttigieg said.

“You never had a moment before the famous presidential debate where you worried about whether he was all there?” Inskeep asked.

Buttigieg said there were “moments” where he noticed that Biden looked visibly “tired” as a result of his age, but that he never doubted Biden was capable of making good decisions. Inskeep then pointed to the former president’s performance during the June 27, 2024, debate, which ultimately prompted him to drop out of the 2024 race at Democrats’ behests.

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“Do you think that he just had a bad night on that debate? Was he getting worse overtime? What was going on?” Inskeep asked.