Nicole Saphier, MD is a physician at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, an assistant professor at Weill Cornell Medical College and bestselling author of ‘Panic Attack.’ Her opinions are her own and not reflective of her employers.
In President Joe Biden’s first extended sit-down with a professional journalist in over 200 days, the 79-year-old commander-in-chief was confronted with a question on the minds of many Americans.
‘Some people ask whether you are fit for the job,’ asked ’60 Minutes’ Scott Pelley, ‘And when you hear that, I wonder what you think.’
‘Watch me. Honest to God, that’s all I think. Watch me,’ the president responded.
Well, America is watching, Mr. President. As a physician and a concerned citizen, I believe it is past time that we received some real answers.
At his next annual medical examination at Walter Reed Medical Center, presumably to take place in November, President Biden should undergo a cognitive assessment, as did President Donald Trump. And those test results should be released to the American public.
While I am a physician, I haven’t formally examined President Biden. I cannot diagnose the president or any other person from afar. But common sense demands that we not ignore the troubling signs in front of our faces.
Since assuming office, Biden’s physical fitness appears to have declined.
In his November 2021 exam, the President’s physician noted that Biden’s, ‘ambulatory gait is perceptibly stiffer and less fluid than it was a year or so ago.’
He most definitely needs to be tested. The American people should demand it!