The White House has admitted to providing inaccurate information concerning President Joe Biden. It was confirmed that Biden was seen by neurologist Dr. Kevin Cannard, who specializes in Parkinson’s disease, at the White House on January 17, contrary to earlier statements by press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre. This clarification on July 10 followed Jean-Pierre’s response to a journalist’s inquiry on July 9 regarding Biden’s medical evaluation after his contentious June 27 debate performance, which had led to calls within the Democratic party for his resignation.
Jean-Pierre clarified to the Associated Press that the January 17 meeting between Dr. Kevin O’Connor, the presidential physician, and Dr. Cannard was part of Biden’s routine physical examination, marking one of three instances where Biden has consulted with Dr. Cannard in this context. The results from each examination have been made public.
Earlier, on July 9, when asked by AP reporter Seung Min Kim whether Cannard’s visit was related to Biden’s personal care, Jean-Pierre initially denied any such connection.
According to visitor logs, Dr. Cannard visited the White House residence clinic eight times from July of last year until March of this year, which Dr. O’Connor indicated in a letter on Monday night was for the treatment of military members. The physical report released by Dr. O’Connor on February 28 included Dr. Cannard’s findings from evaluating Biden, stating that the president underwent an extensive neurologic examination that did not reveal any indications of neurological disorders such as stroke, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, or cervical myelopathy.
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