Russia accuses Biden of having dementia
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Russia accuses Biden of having dementia
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A Russian newspaper that echoes viewpoints held by the Russian government is taking aim at President Biden, claiming he suffers from dementia as pressure mounts in Ukraine.
Komsomolskaya Pravda, a pro-Kremlin newspaper headquartered in Moscow, recently published an article questioning whether Biden is "in his right mind" and listed five examples of "dementia that can be found in the President of the United States."
Citing the World Health Organization’s definition of dementia, Lyudmila Plotnikova, the author of the article, said Biden is "very elderly" and "too often in the last years of his life he either forgot names and dates, or lost his orientation in space."
"Americans feel sorry for their president, but at the same time they are wondering if such a person is able to perform the functions of not only the owner of the Oval Office of the White House, but also the supreme commander of one of the most powerful armies in the world," Plotnikova wrote for the paper, which was founded nearly 100 years ago in Russia.
Pointing to columns written by American physicians, as well as previous health battles Biden has faced, including those related to brain aneurysms, the paper suggested Biden has repeatedly "embarrassed himself" on the world stage as a result of some kind of cognitive impairment.
The author listed five categories to support the paper's claim that Biden suffers from dementia and provided specific examples for each. The categories included: forgetfulness, disorientation, aimless wandering, behavioral changes including aggression, and difficulties in movement.
The paper highlighted a recent appearance Biden made in North Carolina where he "finished his speech, turned to the side and began to speak into empty space, and then began to imitate a handshake with someone invisible."
"Biden began to feverishly look around the stage on which he stood," the author said of the incident. "His expression was confused. This miserable spectacle ended with the fact that the president began to wander aimlessly around the crowded hall."
The paper also cited examples of when Biden "yelled at reporters" and insisted that "experts are sure that the state of health of the leader of the American nation inspires serious concern."
Rebekah Koffler , a former U.S. DIA intelligence officer focused on Russia and the author of "Putin's Playbook: Russia's Secret Plan to Defeat America," told Fox News Digital that the paper's efforts are "almost certainly part of Russia’s psychological operation designed to discredit President Biden and his administration’s decision-making with regard to the Russia-Ukraine conflict."
"This accusation is also likely in part a payback for U.S. media’s allegations of Russian President Putin’s COVID-related mental instability," Koffler said. "The Kremlin seeks to portray U.S. military assistance to Ukraine as lacking legitimacy because the decision to do so is made by a person who is allegedly cognitively impaired."
Koffler said Putin is "building the justification narrative for domestic and foreign audiences for whatever escalatory action he would take in the ongoing conflict."
The newspaper faced scrutiny last month after it deleted an online report that claimed almost 10,000 Russian troops had been killed since Putin began invading Ukraine. According to a statement released by the paper, the article appeared online for a short time after it was published by hackers.
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Putin controlled Russian media is aping the observations of Fox News. Great minds think alike !
...which occurred before his election. Now ya got the whole package.
Losing one's footing is not nearly as bad as losing one's car.
“…losing one's car.“
Like little Teddy Kennedy?
Only certain people see it?
I disagree. Even Obama sees it.
Biden told Obama that he was going to run in 2024. How do we know that? I assume Obama leaked it and the Washington Post began listing democrat candidates for Joe's job.
Who else had the information?
You know what they say about common sense. Some are blessed with it.
No, Vic is not a mind reader. But it has been reported in several news sources that Biden has informed Obama that he is planning on running for re-election in 2024.
This is , in fact, not what happened. Biden turned, made eye contact with someone standing at the edge of the stage, and made a hand gesture towards that person. He was not trying to shake hands with an invisible person.
What we have now is our adversary, Russia, using the insane observations of right wing media to go after the US president. Conservative media - bringing traitorous behavior to a new place during a time of war.
Clear as a bell. Putin's propaganda machine thinks it, FOX News and the rest of the anti-American Trumper outlets repeat it. CLEAR AS A BELL.
As none on this board are actually psychiatrists actively treating Biden we really don't know his mental state. And I'm sure not gonna suggest that we start to trust what Russian news presents.
The back and forth over the videos of Biden's gaffs are merely partisan talk which does nothing to convince anybody of truthfulness or falseness.
But the video's do look bad.
It's also looking bad when during the Trump administration there were several on this board who openly mocked Trump's mental abilities with the same lack of actually being a psychiatrist who was actively treating him. Nobody should be surprised that the "attackers" and the "defenders" have flipped based on their partisan beliefs. What is sad however is how deeply into the partisan mud people are willing to sink.
President Joe Biden was confused, “turned around and shook hands with thin air” after a speech.
www.politifact.com /factchecks/2022/apr/19/facebook-posts/biden-was-gesturing-towards-his-audience-not-shaki/
So... so the fact checkers at PolitiFact have presented their opinion. Good for them, and it backs up your opinion. None of it however is fact because they just like you are unable to read Biden's mind and know exactly his mind when this was occurring. Without any fact to back it up, it is not truth but simply opinion.
Until there is an actual psychiatric examination performed on President Biden by qualified medical staff, all of this is simply grist for the partisan mills.
Lol. Poltifact.
The video doesn't lie. Poltifact does.
Sean , I figured this out for myself before I saw any other explanation by Politifact or anyone else. The video you posted the other day CLEARLY shows Biden making eye contact with someone at a slight distance.
You are just wrong, but your investment in protecting this conservative media nonsense has you in a trap at this point.
That's amazing that this sort of detail can be made from a video with the presentation point being at 90 degrees from the line of sight. The powers you exhibit are really something.....
What is that, an example of Trump's alternative facts?
Look at the video on this page. Advance to the 53:00 mark. When Biden turns away from the podium it is CLEAR that he is looking directly at someone or someones in the audience about 15 or 20 feet away from, not extending his hand for an "invisble handshake".
This "invisible handshake " baloney is madness.
When he turns away from the podium, he's looking at someone or something. Problem is we just don't know what he's looking at or what is in his mind.
And JR, what the hell is his hand doing anyway? As I said, the video looks bad but I'm not jumping up and down towards either belief. it looks bad, but people make movements every day that can make them look bad. This is all partisan IMO.
The video does not look bad. People are nitpicking Biden because he is old and because they are his political enemies.
Biden sees someone in the audience and he extends his hand, as a gesture, not a handshake. It is as plain as day.
I submit you see what you want to see and refuse to see anything else. To me the holding out of the right hand like that looks like the beginning of a handshake, that's what it looks like to me. At least you are no longer telling us what he was thinking but only talking about what you see.
He expected someone to be at his right side to turn and shake hands with and they weren't. Perhaps it was the ghost of Harry Truman. Someone was supposed to be behind him on his right side..........or at least that is what he is used to when he is through speaking. Poor fella.
I'm not going to endlessly debate this with you. Two fact checking groups have decided that Biden was not trying to shake hands with anyone, he was making a gesture towards people in the audience off to the side of the stage.
If you want to keep imagining something that didnt happen because it helps your political beliefs no one can stop you.
Right back at ya.
Right back at ya.
Biden rides a mountain bike around the White House complex for fun and exercise on a regular basis.
President Trump spent his free time laying in bed, eating Big Macs and watching Fox news.
Biden is a good person.
Trump has never been a good person.
You, and others on the left, are really mastering McCarthyite tactics.
Well done!
It must suck for you to be wrong most of the time because you have to protect the far right ideology.
The transparent desperation of this seed speaks for itself.
What's next? Putin says America is struggling with inflation, therefore anyone who brings up the worst inflation in generations is a Russian agent!
Desperation? Trying to get the deranged right to stop lying is desperation? If so it doesnt augur well for our country.
Why is Russia using Fox News slander as the basis for their attacks on the American president?
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The inflation has everything to do with covid.
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No one is lying John. It's not any video. It's not any two videos. It's entire body of Joe Biden's work that leads people to believe he's mentally deteriorating. You can try and rationalize each gaffe, each blunder each unexplainable behavior but you can't deny the pattern. He's a 79 year old with a history of traumatic brain injuries. Even without the ample video evidence, how would anyone believe any in his situation is in peak condition?
Talk about believing in miracles.
Watch Biden speak from his 1988 campaign. Then watch him today. For fucks sake his sycophants have resorted to claiming his stutter reappeared after 50 years to try and explain his inability to communicate.
Believe your eyes John, not your partisan heart.
Joe Biden is almost 80 years old. He does mover slower and he does look physically hesitant at times, like many many 80 year olds do.
That doesnt mean the right is not lying. This story about Biden shaking hands with an invisible person is a lie. The video clearly shows Biden is looking at a specific person who is some distance away from him. You can either stop lying or lose whatever credibility you think you have left.
Now we have Russia repeating the American right's lies, thought for thought. It is disgraceful.