Why Did the Media Stay So Silent About Joe Biden’s Health?

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It was at a conference on hunger in September 2022 where President Joe Biden scanned the crowd and called out, “Jackie, are you here? Where’s Jackie?” No response. “I think she was… she was going to be here.”

Jackie Walorski, one of the conference organizers, had died in a car crash the previous month. After her death the White House sent condolences in Biden’s name, saying how he “appreciated her partnership” in setting up the conference.

Karine Jean-Pierre, White House press secretary, explained Biden's asking for Jackie by saying that she was “top of mind” for the president at the conference. She would repeat the answer “top of mind” over a dozen times when questioned by reporters. It was a nonsensical response. If Walorski was “top of mind” for Biden, then her death would have been too.

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