Hold onto your hats, folks— a former White House physician from the Obama administration has just dropped a bombshell by calling out the lack of cognitive testing for Joe Biden during his final year as president.
Dr. Jeffrey Kuhlman, who served under Barack Obama, has sparked a firestorm by asserting that Biden’s doctor failed to assess his mental fitness adequately, while investigations by House Oversight Chairman James Comer and President Donald Trump dig into concerns over Biden’s mental state and possible misuse of executive power, Fox News reported.
Kuhlman, who left the White House Medical Unit in 2013, told The Washington Post that Biden’s physician, Dr. Kevin O’Connor, should have conducted a cognitive test given Biden’s age during his last year in office.
“Sometimes those closest to the tree miss the forest,” Kuhlman remarked, suggesting that proximity to Biden might have clouded O’Connor’s judgment.
Let’s unpack that—when we’re too close to a situation, it can blind even the best of us to glaring issues. Kuhlman nudges us toward a deeper problem in how the media reported on Biden’s health. After all, the presidency demands more than just a heartbeat; it requires mental sharpness to handle one of the toughest jobs on the planet.
Kuhlman didn’t stop there, emphasizing, “Fitness is: Do you have that robust mind, body, spirit that you can do this physically, mentally, emotionally demanding job?” That’s a fair question when the stakes are nuclear codes and national security, not a senior bingo night.
Dr. O’Connor, appointed as Biden’s doctor by Kuhlman himself back in 2009 during Biden’s vice presidency, declared in a February 2024 report that the then-81-year-old was “fit for duty”—curiously, with no mention of any neurocognitive testing. If age is just a number, shouldn’t mental acuity still be on the checklist?
House Oversight Chairman James Comer rejects the rosy picture and has subpoenaed O’Connor for a deposition by month’s end to investigate Biden’s cognitive decline and whether he issued executive actions, like pardons, without proper authority. Comer’s letter also questions whether O’Connor’s financial ties to the Biden family influenced his positive health assessments.
Comer also requested interviews with several of Biden’s senior advisers and aides, signaling a broader inquiry into who was calling the shots in the White House. If they don’t comply, subpoenas could be next—turns out, dodging accountability isn’t as easy as dodging a tough question.
Adding fuel to the fire, President Donald Trump recently ordered Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate whether Biden’s aides misused presidential signature authority via an autopen to mask his cognitive struggles. Trump called this a “scandal of historical proportions,” alleging the public was kept in the dark about who truly wielded executive power.
That’s a serious charge—if true, it’s not just a paperwork glitch but a betrayal of trust at the highest level. The idea of an autopen standing in for a president’s judgment is the kind of plot twist even Hollywood would reject as too far-fetched.
Special Counsel Robert Hur didn’t help Biden’s case with his February 2024 report. He described Biden as a 'sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory' who couldn’t recall key dates, including when his son Beau passed away. Although Hur concluded that Biden didn’t warrant a trial for retaining sensitive materials as vice president, the report’s portrayal of his memory lapses painted a troubling picture.
Biden pushed back against the growing scrutiny, stating after a May 30, 2025, event in Delaware, “I made the decisions during my presidency.” He dismissed claims of not being in control as “ridiculous and false.”
Yet, doubts aren’t just from Republican circles—media like CNN’s Jake Tapper and Axios’ Alex Thompson, in their book “Original Sin,” claimed “five people were running the country” with Biden merely a figurehead. That’s a damning narrative, and while Biden’s family, like Naomi Biden, called it “political fairy smut,” the whispers of concern aren’t so easily silenced when even Obama’s doctor raises an eyebrow.
