(Washington) 'Cheap fakes': The White House on Monday denounced the conservative camp's distribution of videos purporting to prove Joe Biden's mental and physical decline, saying the images had been cropped and doctored.
“This shows you how desperate Republicans are,” US executive spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre said during her daily press briefing, speaking about “cheap fake videos.”
She was responding to what was broadcast by conservative media in recent days on social networks, in particular New York PostOr through an official Republican Party account, short video clips that at first glance appear to be a condemnation of the US President.
In one video, the 81-year-old Democrat appears completely disoriented as he watches a skydiving demonstration with other G7 leaders during last week's summit in Italy.
Karine Jean-Pierre noted that Joe Biden intentionally moved away from the group to congratulate one of the paratroopers, which we recognize “by allowing the video to continue a little longer.”
Another highly-reviewed sequence: a close-up of Joe Biden completely frozen during a recent White House concert, which the octogenarian's opponents described as an episode of mental confusion.
He added: “The president was there listening to music and was not dancing.” You will excuse me. Karine Jean-Pierre joked: “I didn’t know that not dancing was an indication of a health problem.”
Finally, the White House was outraged this weekend after a video was broadcast in the conservative and Trump sphere taken from a political meeting in Los Angeles (California).
We see Joe Biden looking lost on the stage, before his predecessor Barack Obama grabs his wrist and directs him towards the exit.
” the New York PostOnce again, she has no respect for her readers,” another White House spokesman, Andrew Bates, criticized on the social network
The spokesman confirmed that the American President only remained on stage to enjoy the applause of his supporters.
The age of the US President is a major source of concern among voters, according to opinion polls, and a frequent attack angle from his greatest rival, Donald Trump.
The former president and Republican nominee, who is 78 years old and not much younger than Joe Biden, does not ask the same questions about his physical and mental shape, despite his sometimes frankly disjointed statements.
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