Dementia Joe Forgets That Rep. Jackie Walorski Tragically Died In August — KJP Fails At Spin (VIDEO)
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President Biden had a rather embarrassing “Senior Moment” on Wednesday, and you won’t believe how the White House Press Secretary tried to explain it…
On Wednesday at a White House conference on hunger, nutrition, and health, President Joe Biden called on the Republican Congresswoman Jackie Walorski to stand and be acknowledged for assisting in organizing the event, seemingly forgetting that the 58-year-old had tragically died in a car accident with two of her staffers in August.
“And I want to thank all of you here, including bipartisan elected officials like Representative McGovern, Senator Braun, Senator Booker, Representative — Jackie, you here? Where’s Jackie?” Biden asked as he looked around. “I didn’t think she was gonna be here.”
At the time, Biden issued a statement mourning her death pic.twitter.com/87QzWUMgdt
— Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) September 28, 2022
There is no excuse for this considering his staff literally writes everything down for him on cards and he relies heavily on a teleprompter.
But it’s even worse than that… before Biden spoke, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack thanked four lawmakers, including “the late Congresswoman Walensky [sic]”, for organizing the event.
There was also apparently a video tribute to the late Congresswoman right before Biden spoke.
A tribute video honoring the late Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) will play during the White House conference on hunger, nutrition and health today. She was a major advocate for the effort and among a handful of Rs who stuck behind it, even when the politics grew tough.
— Meredith Lee Hill (@meredithllee) September 28, 2022
It sure looks like it’s time for that cognitive test, eh?
After Joe’s dementia moment, it was time for clean-up on Aisle Biden.
White House Diversity Hire Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre appeared to be surprised that the White House Press Corps would even ask questions about the incident.
Her excuse would be unbelievable from just about any other White House Press Secretary, but this one is just awful at her job. KJP said that the reason that Biden behaved as though he had no idea that Rep. Walorski had died was that, “She was clearly on top of his mind.”
.@CeciliaVega: "What happened at the Hunger Event today? [Biden] appeared to look around…for…a member of Congress [Jackie Walorski] who passed away last month…What happened there?"
KJP: He "was acknowledging her incredible work…She was on his mind…top of mind" pic.twitter.com/LhEECd4QBR
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) September 28, 2022
The Press Corps just refused to buy that bunk. Reporter after reporter was questioning why the President didn’t seem to know that one of the lawmakers that organized the event had died.
KJP’s response makes the President’s “gaffe” even worse — there will be a White House event on Friday to rename a VA office in Indiana after the late Congresswoman.
CNN's @Phil_Mattingly: "I'm trying to get my head around the response. [Walorski] was top of mind for [Biden] & her family was…here & that's what he was thinking about? Why was he looking for her?"
KJP: "I think people can understand…when someone is at top of mind." pic.twitter.com/Hy0MKWTamx
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) September 28, 2022
One CBS News Radio reporter continued to press the issue and said that “the memory of the Congresswoman and history requires some clarity here.” He went on to ask if Joe was confused about something that he didn’t recognize on the teleprompter.
.@CBSNewsRadio's @StevenPortnoy: "Can you explain where the mistake was made? Did the President–was [he] confused? Was there something…in the teleprompter…he didn't recognize? Can you just help us understand?"
KJP: "I mean, you're jumping to a lot of conclusions" pic.twitter.com/rrvZyFKUJ0
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) September 28, 2022
.@CBSNewsRadio's @StevenPortnoy: "Would you…release the prepared remarks that [Biden] had…so we can understand?"
KJP: "I'm not understanding why that would be necessary…Many of us have gone through that…time where someone is on top of mind & you call them out." pic.twitter.com/4U26UKpGDt
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) September 28, 2022
He pushed and asked if the prepared remarks from the teleprompter would be available.
.@CBSNewsRadio's @StevenPortnoy: "Would you…release the prepared remarks that [Biden] had…so we can understand?"
KJP: "I'm not understanding why that would be necessary…Many of us have gone through that…time where someone is on top of mind & you call them out." pic.twitter.com/4U26UKpGDt
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) September 28, 2022
The best moment goes to NewsMax’s James Rosen who says that just because someone is “top of mind” it doesn’t mean you go looking for them if they’ve died.
Newsmax's @JamesRosenTV: "I have John Lennon top of mind just about every day but I'm not looking around for him anywhere."
KJP: "When you sign a bill for John Lennon–Lennon as president, then we can have this conversion." pic.twitter.com/VXNJAvfDqT
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) September 28, 2022
Yet another reporter calls out the absolute bullcrap that is being spread by the White House Press Secretary… and then it becomes chaotic.
.@PhilipWegmann: "Does [Biden] believe that, in his reference to the late Rep. Walorski…he handled that reference appropriately or is this something that he would like to get back?"
KJP: "Get–what? Like, to get back–what?"
Wegmann: "I mean, he said, 'where is Jackie?'" pic.twitter.com/EmpcHvEOl4
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) September 28, 2022
The Media Research Center put the clips together and it’s just 2 minutes and 47 seconds of KJP beclowning herself.
The only thing consistent in this administration is just how exceptionally bad every single person is at their job — from the President and Vice President, the White House Press Secretary, to the entire cabinet, they all just scream incapable.
This is what you get when you put a mediocre politician who is now quite clearly experiencing some level of cognitive decline into the Presidency.
The American people need to see Joe Biden draw a clock and it should be done on live tv with multiple camera angles because this administration can’t be trusted to be honest about any cognitive test results.
But if he isn’t mentally fit for office, that would give us… President Kamala.
Is it worse to have a dementia patient in the Oval Office or a cackling diversity hire who always sounds like she’s trying to present a book report without having read the book when she speaks?
Sadly, America might be better off with the dementia patient.
Check out Doug’s latest book, The Art of Joe: The Political Brilliance of President Biden. If you have left-leaning family members, workmates, or classmates, buy several copies and place them in common areas. Make sure you have your video camera ready for when they pick it up and thumb through it because they will be triggered which will make for a great viral video to share across social media. Also, buy a couple for the GOP NeverTrumpers that you know. Finally, both the book’s cover and the epilogue, Notable Quotable Joe are worth the price of admission. We’ve included before and after Biden on Afghanistan. Jen Psaki will no likey this book, but you will. BTW, the book is 95% bereft of any content. Just like Biden’s head.