White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt demands Jill Biden answer for “shielding” and “lying” about Joe Biden’s mental decline throughout his presidency, as new explosive revelations emerge from books detailing an elaborate cover-up.
Key Takeaways
- White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has publicly called for Jill Biden to “answer for” her alleged role in covering up Joe Biden’s mental decline during his presidency
- A 2025 book titled “Original Sin” by Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson details Biden’s struggles with basic campaign activities and claims his team staged controlled events
- Video evidence reportedly shows Jill Biden physically shielding her husband from cameras and redirecting him during public appearances
- Congressional Republicans are actively investigating Biden’s mental fitness and whether an autopen was improperly used for presidential decisions
- The Biden team has denied all allegations, claiming there is no evidence of a cover-up or that Biden failed in his presidential duties
White House Demands Accountability From Former First Lady
The Trump administration has taken a firm stance against what they describe as a deliberate deception perpetrated on the American people regarding Joe Biden’s cognitive abilities. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt didn’t mince words when addressing the former first lady’s alleged complicity in hiding her husband’s mental decline. The accusations come as several books published in 2025 provide detailed accounts of Biden’s deteriorating condition during his time in office, painting a troubling picture of how those closest to him, particularly his wife, worked to conceal his struggles from public view.
“The former first lady should certainly speak up about what she saw in regard to her husband and when she saw it and what she knew, because I think anybody looking again at the videos and photo evidence of Joe Biden with your own eyes and a little bit of common sense can see this was a clear cover up, And Joe, by, Jill Biden was certainly complicit in that cover up,” said Karoline Leavitt, White House Press Secretary.
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Alex Thompson, co-author of the provocative new book Original Sin: President Biden’s Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again, has ignited a firestorm across Democrat Party circles, asserting that a secretive…
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Damning Book Details Systematic Deception
The book “Original Sin: President Biden’s Decline, Its Cover-up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again” by Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson has become central to these allegations. According to the work, Biden’s team orchestrated supposedly spontaneous campaign events while tightly controlling the questions and environment. The book details how Biden struggled with routine campaign activities and how his inner circle, including Jill Biden, developed strategies to limit his exposure to unscripted moments and difficult questions from the press. These revelations add credibility to what many conservatives observed throughout Biden’s presidency.
“There’s documentation, video evidence of her clearly shielding her husband away from the cameras that were just on ‘The View’ last week, She was saying, ‘Everything is fine.’ She’s still lying to the American people. She still thinks the American public are so stupid that they’re going to believe her lies. And frankly, it’s insulting and she needs to answer for it,” said Karoline Leavitt, White House Press Secretary.
Congressional oversight has kicked into high gear as Republicans investigate the extent of Biden’s mental decline and who knew what, when. The House Oversight Committee has sent letters to five of Biden’s closest confidantes, including his White House doctor, requesting interviews about his condition. Of particular concern is whether an autopen was improperly used for presidential decisions, which would raise serious constitutional questions about who was actually governing during Biden’s administration.
“The Enforcer” Behind the Scenes
Jill Biden’s reputation as “The Enforcer” within the Biden administration takes on troubling new meaning in light of these allegations. Far from the traditional supportive spouse role, critics now suggest she wielded extraordinary influence and control, micromanaging her husband’s public appearances and access to media. When recently confronted on “The View” about these allegations, Jill Biden vehemently denied creating what critics have described as a “cocoon” around the president to shield his declining mental state from public scrutiny.
“I did not create a cocoon around him. I mean, you saw him in the Oval Office. You saw him making speeches. He wasn’t hiding somewhere,” said Dr. Biden.
The Biden camp has predictably dismissed the allegations, with a spokesperson claiming, “There is nothing in this book that shows Joe Biden failed to do his job, as the authors have alleged, nor did they prove their allegation that there was a cover-up or conspiracy.” This denial rings hollow given the mounting evidence and firsthand accounts detailed in recent publications. The absence of a direct response from Jill Biden’s spokesperson to requests for comment regarding these serious allegations only fuels further speculation about what the former first lady may be hiding.
Public Deserves the Truth
The American people deserve complete transparency about the mental fitness of the person who was entrusted with the nuclear codes and leadership of the free world. If Jill Biden and others in the previous administration deliberately misled the public about Joe Biden’s cognitive decline, it represents one of the most serious breaches of public trust in modern American history. President Trump’s administration is right to call for accountability and answers from those who appear to have participated in this deception.
As these allegations continue to unfold, they validate what many conservatives observed and pointed out during Biden’s presidency – observations that were often dismissed as partisan attacks rather than legitimate concerns about the president’s capacity to fulfill his duties. With multiple books now corroborating these concerns with insider accounts and the White House pressing for answers, Americans may finally learn the full extent of what appears to be an unprecedented cover-up at the highest levels of government.
