Stephen Colbert mocked President Joe Biden’s psychological acuity final 12 months … however solely after the June 27 presidential debate debacle.
“The Late Present” host spent the previous months pretending Biden was match for responsibility.
And he wasn’t alone.
Is Jake Tapper co-authoring Biden guide akin to O.J. Simpson writing “If I Did It”? @MeghanMcCain explains to @markhalperin why Tapper’s identify on “Unique Sin” is much like O.J.’s notorious non-confession confession.
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— Subsequent Up with Mark Halperin (@NextUpHalperin) Might 16, 2025
Colbert’s comedian subterfuge seems to be even worse this week.
We’re being inundated with excerpts from “Unique Sin,” co-written by Democratic activist Jake Tapper. The guide shares surprising particulars about Biden’s cognitive decline, a lot of it Tapper coated up over the previous few years.
Now, a second Biden bombshell has dropped.
We are able to now hear Biden stumbling via his 2023 testimony for Particular Counsel Robert Hur concerning the attainable mishandling of delicate paperwork. The Axios unique rapidly went viral throughout information retailers.
In a single audio clip, Biden struggles to recall the 12 months his son Beau died. Beau died of mind most cancers on Might 30, 2015, on the age of 46. The audio exhibits that Biden may keep in mind the month and day, however struggled to recall the 12 months till he was prompted by members of the particular counsel’s group.
Stated testimony led Hur to categorize the Commander in Chief as “a well-meaning, aged man with poor reminiscence.”
That sentence enraged Legacy Media reporters, nonetheless pretending Biden’s mind hadn’t been compromised by an undiagnosed sickness. They attacked Hur and the report’s conclusions.
ABC’s Jon Karl & Preetinder Bharara fake it’s AWFUL that Robert Hur would point out Biden’s psychological state. Sarah Isgur arrives to clarify actuality: Hur needed to point out the psychological state would make it exhausting to persuade a jury to convict Mr. Magoo as a nationwide safety risk. pic.twitter.com/XHrdpcFmTC
— Tim Graham (@TimJGraham) February 12, 2024
Colbert did the identical from his CBS pulpit final 12 months after the report’s launch.
“This sort of evaluation is kind of outdoors the traditional job description of a particular counsel… It might be like your physician saying, ‘Nicely, we ran some exams, Mr Johnson, and, uh, your ldl cholesterol seems to be superb, however I’m nervous about how ugly you might be.’”
Colbert introduced up a latest gaffe from President Donald Trump to counsel he was the one with a defective reminiscence, ignoring limitless clips of Biden’s forgetful nature. He additionally cherry-picked from the report back to twist Hur’s conclusions.
“What are you aware, it’s not as ‘old-man-forgets-a-lot’ as his abstract made it out to be,” Colbert stated, pointing to 1 half which particulars “…you… seem to have a photographic understanding…and recall…”
“So, it’s the precise reverse of his report abstract,” Colbert stated. “At this level, I’m nervous about Hur’s cognitive means.”
Colbert spent 4 years spinning on Biden’s behalf. Then, weeks earlier than the notorious debate, the regime comedian appeared at a Biden fundraising occasion.