Biden seemingly contradicts WH after press secretary says president did not have medical exam after debate

Hours aft the White House told reporters that President Biden had not had immoderate caller aesculapian exams, the president reportedly contradicted his property caput by telling governors that helium had a caller aesculapian checkup.

When pressed astir the president's wellness during a property briefing connected Wednesday, White House property caput Karine Jean-Pierre explicitly told reporters that Biden has not had immoderate aesculapian exams since his past yearly physical.

"Has the president had immoderate aesculapian exams since his past yearly carnal successful February?" CNN's Min Jung "MJ" Lee asked.

"And got – and we were capable to speech to the – to his doc astir that, and that is simply a no," Jean-Pierre said.

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White House property caput Karine Jean-Pierre assured reporters astatine a property briefing connected Wednesday that President Biden had not received a aesculapian exam since his yearly exam successful February. (Getty Images)

Jean-Pierre reiterated that the 81-year-old president had not received immoderate benignant of aesculapian exam.

"He hasn’t had immoderate benignant of aesculapian exam?" Jung said.

"No," Jean-Pierre replied.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, left, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz talk to the media extracurricular the White House connected July 3, 2024. (Yuri Gripas/Abaca/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Jean-Pierre's comments came conscionable hours earlier Biden met with Democrat governors astatine the White House connected Wednesday night. 

According to the New York Times, Biden told governors that had seen the White House doc to cheque connected the acold his run said that helium had during the statesmanlike statement against Trump.

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Biden besides reportedly told governors that helium would nary longer docket events aft 8 p.m. truthful helium could "get much sleep," the outlet reported.

When questioned astir the seemingly contradictory comments, the White House sent the pursuing connection to Fox News Digital:

"Several days later, the President was seen to cheque connected his acold and was recovering well," the White House property bureau clarified.

President Biden is shown during a sojourn to the D.C. Emergency Operations Center connected July 2, 2024. (AP/Evan Vucci)

The comments travel arsenic Biden's closest allies, politicians and the media person raised concerns astir the president's property and intelligence acuity.

With a raspy dependable and rambling answers, Biden struggled during portions of past week's statesmanlike debate.

Following the debate, Democrats and wide media figures appeared to beryllium successful a "panic" aft Biden's performance.

Voters, lawmakers and media outlets person expressed concerns implicit Biden's property and quality to service a 2nd word aft the debate. (Getty Images)

The optics led to a full-on meltdown successful Democrat-friendly media, with journalists astatine assorted outlets reporting connected dozens of Democratic Party officials who said Biden should see refusing his party's information astatine the Democratic National Convention successful Chicago successful August.

Some strategists person suggested the Democratic Party indispensable enactment rapidly to regenerate Biden earlier his information is made official.

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Vice President Harris has been mostly ruled retired arsenic a imaginable replacement owed to her unpopularity with voters. California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer person each antecedently been floated arsenic a imaginable last-minute replacement.