White House defends credibility as Biden health questions mount

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White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre defended her credibility as the Biden administration fields questions about President Joe Biden‘s health after his first debate against former President Donald Trump.

After Monday’s contentious briefing sparked by reports a Parkinson’s disease specialist had visited the White House multiple times, Jean-Pierre underscored her commitment to providing the best possible information she can to reporters. The White House circulated a letter late Monday from Biden’s physician, Dr. Kevin O’Connor, about the neurologist, Dr. Kevin Cannard, specifying he was Biden’s attending brain specialist but had not come to the executive campus for the president.

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