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Ex–White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain admitted that Joe Biden was “less energetic,” had a poorer memory and frequently mixed up names — a problem that worsened with time, the source added.
During a House Oversight Committee hearing in July, former White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain was asked about President Biden’s ability to govern. At a House Oversight panel, former White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain blamed a lack of readiness instead of mental decline on former President Biden’s poor presidential debate performance. Ex-Biden chief of staff Ron Klain tells House prez was ‘less energetic’ late in term, deemed not ‘politically viable’ by Hillary Clinton.
Former White House chief of staff Ron Klain revealed Thursday that former President Joe Biden wasn’t seen as “politically viable” by either his national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, or by ex-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during his final year in office, a source told The Post. Klain — a member of a purported “Politburo” that made high-level decisions as Biden grew less clear-headed during his term — made the stunning claims to the House Oversight Committee in response to accusations that senior aides shielded the 46th president’s physical and mental infirmity.
Klain told the Oversight panel he was not aware Biden was taking Ambien ahead of the performance, a claim Hunter Biden made in a Monday interview with YouTube personality Andrew Callaghan. Although several other prominent former aides have invoked the Fifth Amendment and refused to answer questions from the committee, Klain didn’t exercise his constitutional protection against self-incrimination. “I found Mr. Klain to be very credible, he answered every single question, he was fully cooperative,” said Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.).
“There’s times where he was asked about personal conversations with the president and he was forthcoming.” “In my opinion, he’s not trying to avoid answering the questions,” added Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.). “He’s saying the things that I kind of expected him to say.” Former Biden White House aides weren’t surprised that Klain would be answering questions — noting that he’s had a rocky relationship with his former boss over his willingness to be quoted in tell-all books like Chris Whipple’s tome “Uncharted.” “Nobody seems surprised he didn’t go plead-the-Fifth route, given that he’s been prone to speak unprompted.”
According to another book expose, “Original Sin,” Klain was one of five senior aides who were really “running the country.”. “Joe Biden was at best a senior member of the board,” a source familiar with the White House’s inner workings told co-authors Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson. “I’ve never seen a situation like this before, with so few people having so much power. They would make huge economic decisions without calling [Treasury] Secretary [Janet] Yellen,” spilled an unidentified cabinet secretary about the Politburo’s influence. The bombshell book also described Klain as “disappointed” in Biden’s debate prep, which featured frequent naps and an ill-timed cold.
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