It is. The mother of my children has severe dementia. So have the wives of two of my friends. I used to own a care home for the EMI. So I am familiar with the appearance of dementia.

I see none of it in Biden. He can stumble over his words and clearly has mobility issues but not even the early signs of dementia. Asking the same question, or giving the same answer, repetitively is generally the indication.

They would be noticed by those around him in the small daily things we do. Perhaps they are there and we haven’t seen them but that’s down to his doctors, family and staff to manage. Maybe they have.

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It is the responsibility of the VP and the cabinet to step him if they believe the President is unfit to govern. No doubt questions will be asked of Harris about her role.

One more point

According to a recent documentary I saw he was in decline after the assassination.

And this of course is where the problem lies. For any doctor to declare a President unfit is a seismic decision which far outweighs the medical determination. Add to that it is normally the presidents personal doctor who may have known and cared for the family for many years and no wonder the doctor will be reluctant to make that call.

It's why the VP has a big role Harris should have demanded an independent panel of medical experts to verify Biden's personal doctor's opinion.

She didn't for the same reason as the doctor, politics.

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One more point

I no more diagnose the issues with Trump than with anyone else. I observe and comment on them, may speculate on the reasons, but diagnose, never. I am not competent to do that.

Let’s look at those aneurisms and perhaps dispel these malicious and uninformed rumours that are circulated by political opponents. None of whom are actually in any postition to know anything. Someone who does is Dr Kassel, who was the surgeon treating him at the time.

In a 2019 interview, Dr. Kassell said that Biden did not suffer any brain damage from the aneurysms (or the surgeries) that could come back to haunt him now, decades later. “He is every bit as sharp as he was 31 years ago. I haven’t seen any change,” Dr. Kassell said. “I can tell you with absolute certainty that he had no brain damage, either from the hemorrhage or from the operations that he had. There was no damage whatsoever.”

He then went one step further, saying about his vote in the upcoming election: “I am going to vote for the candidate who I am absolutely certain has a brain that is functioning. And that narrows it down exactly to one.” That may just be one man’s opinion, but when that man is a literal brain surgeon, we’re rather inclined to listen to it.”

Of course it’s our business that any leader we choose is, and remains, in good health. Having confidence that systems are in place to ensure that, is essential. Trying to do it ourselves is not.

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Great. Now point out where I said any of those things other than that he'd had these brain operations.

The VP cannot do that! Not on their own. It’s a cabinet decision. Who knows what went on behind closed doors? There was obviously a lot of pressure on Biden.

There was concern about Trump too during his time. Which could easily be resurrected should these tactics be tried:-

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