A lifelong Democrat and an expert in Parkinson’s Disease expressed frustration over the White House’s optimism over President Joe Biden’s health.
Dr. Tom Pitts noted that the President is displaying “classic features of neurodegeneration” amid growing concern over this ability to govern.
Doubts over Biden’s cognitive ability extended beyond Republican circles following a disastrous performance against Donald Trump in the first presidential debate of 2024. Since then, Democrats have publicly and privately called for the President to step aside before next month’s party convention – requests which have so far been dismissed by the administration.
On NBC’s “Top Story with Tom Llamas”, Dr. Pitts said he could have diagnosed Biden “from across the mall”.
“I’m a Democrat, it’s just like – this guy is not a hard case,” he told Llamas.
Pitts explained that Biden’s “shuffling” mannerisms, “end-block turning” and “word-finding difficulties” were typical symptoms of neurodegeneration.
“Once you start manifesting the hallmark motor symptoms… I mean if a med-student did not pick Parkinson’s on the test, they’d be remediated,” Pitts added.
Venting his frustrations at the Democratic Party, Pitts said: “My party had four years to find – out of 350,000,000 Americans – one person that could take the place.”
Some questioned whether the expert diagnosis was needed given the public appearances by the President.
Other commenters referenced the increased scrutiny over reported visits by a neurologist to the White House. While officials originally claimed that only three visits had taken place in three years, reports suggest up to eight visits in as many months.
