White House Says Biden Viral Videos Are "Edited" and "Right-Wing" Behind Them

As the pre-election race for the White House heats up, more and more people are talking about the mental sharpness of 81-year-old Biden, but also of his 78-year-old challenger, Donald Trump.

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18.06.2024. 10:50h

The White House has accused "right-wing critics" of selectively editing videos in a "disinformation" campaign to question President Joseph Biden's mental health.

In the latest case, Biden's opponents claim he had a moment of confusion that forced former President Barack Obama off the stage during a campaign fundraiser last weekend.

The White House also shared other footage that it said showed Biden merely pausing as the applause continued.

As the pre-election race for the White House heats up, more and more people are talking about the mental sharpness of 81-year-old Biden, as well as his 78-year-old challenger, Donald Trump.

Public opinion polls, however, show that the questions of Biden's age and his ability to carry out the most important office in the US attract far more attention from voters.

A White House spokeswoman was responding to questions about the gala that Biden hosted in Los Angeles on Saturday night.

The event was hosted by actors George Clooney, Barbra Streisand, Julia Roberts, as well as the famous TV personality Jimmy Kimmel.

Conservative media shared a video of Biden standing on stage, before Obama takes him by the hand and then they leave together.

The New York Post reported that Biden "appeared to freeze" at the end of the event and that Obama "had to escort him off the stage."

Trump also shared the video on his Istina platform, with the comment: "Do you really want this man to be your president?".

But allies of the president pointed to longer footage showing Biden smiling and apparently receiving applause from the crowd.

"This tells you how desperate Republicans really are," White House press secretary Karin Jean-Pierre said at Monday's daily press briefing.

She also said that "the videos were edited" and that there was "bad intent" behind them.

Jean-Pierre said that this event only confirmed the close relationship between Obama and Biden.

"They are friends. They are like family to each other."

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The press secretary of the White House criticized i The New York Post due to publication of the second video of Biden.

The newspaper reported last week that the president "wandered off during the parachute landing" at the G7 summit in Italy on Thursday, and that other leaders of the world's most powerful countries rushed to "drag him back into their midst."

But British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak told The Telegraph that the US president was "simply polite and went to talk to all [the paratroopers] individually", before Italian Prime Minister Giorgio Meloni invited him to stand with the other leaders to shake hands. with paratroopers.

This recording was widely shared on the X social network.

The Washington Post announced full video of Biden during the landing of the paratroopers in which he is seen addressing the paratroopers who have already landed.