Biden decline was so bad he got lost in White House closet, whistleblower tells Senator

As much reports look astir erstwhile President Biden’s alleged cognitive diminution during his clip successful office, a Republican legislator has made an explosive caller claim: that Biden would sometimes get mislaid successful a closet wrong the White House portion serving arsenic commander-in-chief.

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., made the stunning assertion connected "Hannity" Friday, citing an unnamed Secret Service whistleblower who Hawley said was assigned to Biden.

"He [Secret Service member] told maine that Biden utilized to get mislaid successful his closet successful the mornings successful the White House," Hawley said. "I mean, the feline virtually stumbling astir successful the White House residence couldn't find his mode retired of his ain closet. The president of the United States. I mean, this is outrageous. We were lied to."

Former President Joe Biden stands aft delivering remarks connected attempting to little costs for American families astatine Irvine Valley College successful Orange County connected October 14, 2022, successful Irvine, California. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., has claimed that Biden would sometimes get mislaid successful a closet wrong the White House. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

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Hawley said the claims were made to him portion the legislator was investigating the attempted assassination of Trump astatine a statesmanlike run rally successful Butler, Pennsylvania, successful July. A gunman’s slug grazed the receptor of then-candidate Trump portion 1 attendee, Corey Comperatore, was fatally struck. 

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"It’s a rogue’s assemblage of crooks and criminals and unspeakable people, rapists and others, I mean who really was doing that, we cognize it wasn’t Biden, helium didn’t cognize thing astir it. "we’ve got to fig retired who was really successful complaint cos it definite arsenic heck wasn’t Joe Biden."

President Trump connected Friday said the autopen is going to go "one of the large scandals of each time" and said helium can’t’ judge that a competent Biden would person ever signed disconnected connected galore of his enforcement orders, peculiarly successful presumption of the border.

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House Republicans, led by Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, launched an probe earlier this period aimed astatine determining whether Biden, who was successful declining wellness during the last months of his presidency, was mentally acceptable to authorize the usage of the autopen. Comer said this week helium was "open" to dragging Biden earlier the House to reply questions astir the substance if request be.   

Last week, Comer sent retired letters to 5 of the former president's closest confidants, including his erstwhile doc successful the White House, seeking further answers astir Biden's cognitive wellness portion successful office. All 5 person made interaction with the Oversight Committee, but Comer has threatened subpoena powerfulness if they garbage to testify.  

Then President Joe Biden is helped up aft falling during the graduation ceremonial astatine the United States Air Force Academy, conscionable northbound of Colorado Springs successful El Paso County, Colorado, connected June 1, 2023. (Brendan Smialowski)

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Hawley, meanwhile, besides railed against left-wing media for failing to property the president oregon his bureau connected instances of carnal and intelligence lapses Biden showed portion successful public. The quality comes arsenic a caller publication by CNN's Jake Tapper and Axios newsman Alex Thompson details the magnitude astatine which those closest to Biden seemingly went to cover up his limitations portion successful office.

"The property has a immense relation successful this… They're expected to study the truth," Hawley said. "It's what you bash each night. It is not what the wide media did though. They sold this state retired for years and they did it for powerfulness and they request to beryllium held accountable arsenic well."

Fox News’ Alec Schemmel contributed to this report.