
Biden’s administration deliberately misled Americans about the President’s cognitive health, according to shocking new admissions from a former White House insider. The revelation confirms what many conservatives have long suspected about the Democrat’s mental fitness for office.
At a Glance
- Former Biden aide Michael LaRosa admitted the administration was “gaslighting” Americans about the President’s age and health
- White House staff were “scared to death” of allowing Biden to participate in unscripted interviews
- Biden’s team actively denied polling that showed concerns about his cognitive abilities
- The administration carefully managed Biden’s appearances to hide signs of mental decline
- Biden’s cognitive issues ultimately forced him to withdraw from the 2024 race and endorse Kamala Harris
Former Biden Aide Admits “Gaslighting” Campaign
A senior aide to former President Joe Biden has made the stunning admission that the administration deliberately deceived the American public regarding concerns about the president’s age and cognitive abilities. Michael LaRosa, who served as a White House aide, revealed that Biden’s team engaged in what he himself described as “gaslighting” to downplay growing concerns about the President’s mental fitness for office.
“There are some things that are true, I mean, like the gaslighting. There was a lot of denial of the polling. And I will use the term gaslighting because that’s what they were doing, the campaign, former colleagues. The message to everybody was to make sure that you tell people it’s too early,” Michael LaRosa said.
Unbelievable.
LaRosa’s bombshell comments came during a seminar at American University, in response to questions about a book co-authored by CNN’s Jake Tapper that details the administration’s calculated efforts to cover up Biden’s mental decline. The admission validates what many conservatives have been saying for years, only to be dismissed as conspiracy theorists by mainstream media outlets.
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White House Feared Unscripted Biden
Perhaps most damning in LaRosa’s revelations was his admission that Biden’s staff were terrified of allowing the President to speak without careful preparation. The White House team went to extraordinary lengths to prevent situations where Biden might reveal his cognitive struggles to the American public, despite the President’s personal desire to engage with the media.
“The President’s team was scared to death of impromptu, unscripted, unrehearsed, unpracticed, unchoreographed, anything. They couldn’t compete for the attention economy,” LaRosa said.
This strategy of shielding Biden came as his verbal gaffes, confusion, and physical stumbles became increasingly difficult to hide from the public. Biden’s family and inner circle were acutely aware of his physical frailty but worked tirelessly to conceal it, even as they privately managed his obvious decline through careful scheduling and controlled appearances.
While the administration was publicly insisting Biden was in good health, his closest associates had identified significant changes in his behavior. These included slower speech, difficulty rising from his seat, and a halting gait that became impossible to ignore. Even Biden himself seemed to recognize his limitations, questioning in a January 2023 interview whether he would be capable of serving until age 86.
Mike Donilon, Biden’s longtime strategist, had identified age perception as the President’s biggest political liability as early as mid-2022, directly communicating this concern to Biden. Despite this internal acknowledgment, Biden’s competitive spirit led him to announce his re-election campaign in April 2023, a decision that would ultimately prove disastrous for Democrats as Donald Trump returned to the White House.
And these people called us conspiracy theorists. How can they ever come back from this?