THE WESTERN JOURNAL– Warner Todd Huston-
A former White House doctor is warning that President Joe Biden’s cognitive decline is going to come on faster and faster now that he is past the age of 80, so it will continue to get worse, not better. And it has become a national security threat.
The warning came from Texas Republican Rep. Ronny Jackson, a former White House physician, Fox News reported.
Appearing on Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures,” the former doctor who served former Presidents George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and Donald Trump said, “[The decline is] happening quickly.”
“Like you said, I’ve taken care of three presidents,” Jackson continued, “so I know firsthand what it takes to be the commander-in-chief and the head of state. It’s a grueling job, both mentally and physically. This man can’t do the job. He’s proven to us every single day that he can’t do the job, but this is going to get worse.”
Biden turned 81 on Nov. 20, and for many people, the age of 80 is a demarcation point for a decline in cognitive function. According to a 2015 study titled, “The Impact of Age on Cognition,” researchers found that on average, human beings decline quickly in their late 70s and into their early 80s.
“The most important changes are declines in cognitive tasks that require one to quickly process or transform information to make a decision, including measures of speed of processing, working memory, and executive cognitive function,” the study said in one portion, adding, “In addition, concept formation, abstraction, and mental flexibility decline with age, especially in subjects older than age 70.” Continue reading…
