{"id":102865,"date":"2024-07-07T00:21:15","date_gmt":"2024-07-07T05:21:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=102865"},"modified":"2024-07-07T00:21:15","modified_gmt":"2024-07-07T05:21:15","slug":"102865","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=102865","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/07\/06\/us-news\/president-bidens-physician-met-with-parkinsons-disease-specialist-in-white-house\/\">Biden\u2019s Physician Met with Parkinson\u2019s Disease Expert at White House, Visitor Logs Show<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A top Washington D.C. neurologist had a meeting with President Biden\u2019s personal doctor at the White House earlier this year, visitor logs reviewed by The Post show.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Kevin Cannard, a Parkinson\u2019s disease expert at Walter Reed Medical Center, met with Dr. Kevin O\u2019Connor, and two others at the White House residence clinic on Jan. 17, according to the records, which emerge as questions continue to swirl about the 81-year-old president\u2019s mental health in the wake of his debate debacle last week with former President Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. John E. Atwood, a cardiologist are Walter Reed, was also in the 5 P.M. meeting, the White House visitor logs show.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Dr. Kevin Cannard, a Parkinson\u2019s disease specialist, met with President Biden\u2019s personal physician at the White House in January.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div id=\"connatix-outstream-video\"><\/div>\n<p>The fourth person has not been identified in the logs from that day, when Biden was at the White House and hosted House and Senate leaders to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2024\/01\/17\/readout-of-president-bidens-meeting-with-congressional-leaders-on-ukraine-and-his-national-security-supplemental\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">press them for more Ukraine funding<\/a>, according to his official schedule.<\/p>\n<p>Cannard is an authority on Parkinson\u2019s who has worked at Walter Reed for nearly 20 years.<\/p>\n<p>Since 2012, he has served as the \u201cneurology specialist supporting the White House Medical Unit,\u201d according to his LinkedIn.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter\">\n<div class=\"inline-module inline-module--more inline-module--more inline-module--trending inline-module--more--thirds\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__content\">\n<div class=\"layout layout--thirds\">\n<div class=\"layout__grid layout__grid--gap-10\">\n<div class=\"layout__item\">\n<div class=\"layout__inner b-top b-top-none-md p-top p-top-none-md b-left-md p-left-md\">\n<div class=\"story story--i-flex story--i-flex-none-md\">\n<h3 class=\"story__headline headline headline--xxs\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400;\">His <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/373323840_Eleven-year_outcomes_from_the_deep_brain_stimulation_in_early-stage_Parkinson's_disease_pilot_clinical_trial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">most recent paper<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0was published in August 2023 in the journal Parkinsonism &amp; Related Disorders, and focuses on the \u201cearly-stage\u201d of the crippling disease.<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Since Biden\u2019s health is O\u2019Connor\u2019s primary responsibility, it is highly probable the meeting was about the commander in chief, according to Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-Tx), the doctor for both Presidents Obama and Trump.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s highly likely they were talking about Biden,\u201d Jackson told The Post.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\">\n<div class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__wrapper\"><a title=\"Open a slideshow of all 5 article images.\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/07\/06\/us-news\/president-bidens-physician-met-with-parkinsons-disease-specialist-in-white-house\/#\" aria-controls=\"nyp-slideshow-modal\" data-slideshow-modal=\"trigger\" aria-label=\"Open a slideshow of all 5 article images.\" data-slideshow-slide-number=\"3\" data-slideshow-slides-total=\"5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-32720273\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/2024-washington-dc-president-hosting-84955568_34020b.jpg?w=1024\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/2024-washington-dc-president-hosting-84955568_34020b.jpg?resize=600,400&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/2024-washington-dc-president-hosting-84955568_34020b.jpg?resize=661,441&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 661w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/2024-washington-dc-president-hosting-84955568_34020b.jpg?resize=87,58&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 87w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/2024-washington-dc-president-hosting-84955568_34020b.jpg?resize=150,100&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 150w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/2024-washington-dc-president-hosting-84955568_34020b.jpg?resize=50,33&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 50w\" alt=\"First Lady Jill Biden and President Joe Biden walk on stage during a 4th of July event on the South Lawn of the White House on July 4, 2024 in Washington, DC\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" \/><span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon-text\"><span data-slideshow-modal=\"count\">5<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><figcaption>President Biden has been dogged by questions about his cognitive health since a disastrous debate last week.<span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cHe should only be [regularly] treating the president and the first family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Connor has been Biden\u2019s official physician since he took office in January 2021 and is in daily contact with the president.<\/p>\n<p>His most important job every day is saying \u201cGood morning, Mr. President,\u201d \u2014 just to get the commander-in-chief off on the right track, he told\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thedo.osteopathic.org\/2024\/03\/get-to-know-president-bidens-physician-kevin-oconnor-do\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">one trade publication\u00a0<\/a>in March.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block block-info-box wp-block-nypost-editor-info-box\">\n<h2 class=\"block-info-box__heading\">What to know about the fallout from President Biden&#8217;s debate performance:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>President Biden\u2019s poor performance in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/06\/27\/us-news\/biden-freezes-before-medicare-jobs-gaffes-minutes-into-cnn-debate-with-trump\/\">first 2024 presidential debate<\/a>\u00a0has left even\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/06\/27\/us-news\/dems-call-for-biden-to-be-replaced-after-cnn-debate-against-trump\/\">some Democrats unsure of his fitness for office<\/a>\u00a0and future as the party\u2019s candidate.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/06\/28\/us-news\/obama-calls-bidens-catastrophic-debate-performance-bad-urges-voters-to-back-prez-as-calls-to-step-down-mount\/\">Former President Obama admitted<\/a>\u00a0that Biden had a \u201cbad\u201d debate, while his rival former President Trump\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/06\/29\/us-news\/trump-biden-choked-in-debate-was-in-trance\/\">suggested that he was in a \u201ctrance\u201d and \u201cchoked.\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Biden\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/06\/28\/us-news\/biden-admits-i-dont-debate-as-well-as-i-used-to-but-i-can-do-this-job-in-nc-rally\/\">told a crowd at a North Carolina rally<\/a>\u00a0the day after the debate that he doesn\u2019t \u201cdebate as well as I used to\u201d \u2014 but insisted that he can still \u201cdo this job.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/06\/28\/us-news\/ny-times-calls-on-biden-to-drop-out-of-2024-presidential-race-to-serve-his-country\/\">The New York Times editorial board\u00a0<\/a>called on the president to serve the country by dropping out of the race. The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/06\/29\/us-news\/atlanta-journal-constitution-editorial-board-calls-on-biden-to-drop-out-of-2024-race-retirement-is-now-necessary\/\">Atlanta Journal-Constitution published a similar editorial<\/a>\u00a0a day later.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/06\/30\/us-news\/biden-holed-up-at-camp-david-with-first-lady-jill-family-to-discuss-campaigns-future-report\/\">Biden gathered with his family<\/a>\u00a0to assess the campaign\u2019s future at Camp David, with his son Hunter reportedly pushing for him to stay in the race. Family members questioned if the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/07\/01\/us-news\/biden-family-question-if-top-advisers-should-be-fired-after-debate-as-allies-accuse-them-of-malpractice\/\">president\u2019s top advisors should be fired<\/a>\u00a0after the disastrous debate.<\/li>\n<li>Legendary journalist Carl Bernstein revealed that sources close to Biden have\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/07\/02\/us-news\/sources-close-to-biden-report-15-20-occasions-of-his-cognitive-decline-in-last-year-carl-bernstein-says\/\">witnessed as many as 20 episodes of cognitive decline\u00a0<\/a>in the past year.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/07\/02\/us-news\/first-house-democrat-goes-public-with-calls-for-biden-to-drop-out\/\">Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas)<\/a>\u00a0became the first House Democrat to call on Biden to drop out.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>O\u2019Connor gave Biden a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/02\/28\/us-news\/biden-heads-to-annual-physical-as-hunter-arrives-for-impeachment-deposition\/\">clean bill of health\u00a0<\/a>at his annual physical in February.<\/p>\n<p>The physical included a neurological exam which specifically ruled out Parkinson\u2019s disease, O\u2019Connor said at the time.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, the White House said Biden had a post-debate, \u201cverbal check-in\u201d with O\u2019Connor.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\">\n<div class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__wrapper\"><a title=\"Open a slideshow of all 5 article images.\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/07\/06\/us-news\/president-bidens-physician-met-with-parkinsons-disease-specialist-in-white-house\/#\" aria-controls=\"nyp-slideshow-modal\" 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/www-vcom-edu-news-2022-84982543.jpg?resize=40,50&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 40w\" alt=\"Dr. Kevin O'Connor, President Biden's White House Physician, speaking at a military promotion ceremony\" width=\"472\" height=\"590\" \/><span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon-text\"><span data-slideshow-modal=\"count\">5<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><figcaption>Dr. Kevin O\u2019Connor sees President Biden regularly in his capacity as personal physician.<span class=\"credit\">vcom.edu<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Jackson \u2014 who has never treated Biden \u2014\u00a0claimed the president\u2019s doctor, along with the First Family, is trying to \u201ccover-up\u201d the diminishing cognitive health of the president, who on July 4 made several odd gaffes and misstatements at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/07\/04\/us-news\/biden-loses-train-of-thought-in-fourth-of-july-speech-to-vets\/\">holiday festivities at the White House.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe he and Jill Biden have led the cover up. Kevin O\u2019Connor is like a son to Jill Biden \u2014 she loves him. It\u2019s crazy. Kevin O\u2019Connor was in that job on day one of the Biden administration because they knew they could trust Kevin to say and do anything that needed to be said or done and cover up whatever needed to be covered up. He is part of the Biden family,\u201d Jackson said.<\/p>\n<p>Jackson has for years warned that Biden\u2019s mental health has been declining.<\/p>\n<p>After the disastrous June 27 debate, Jackson said it was evidence Biden was suffering from a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/06\/29\/us-news\/ronny-jackson-former-obama-trump-doctor-calls-on-biden-to-resign\/#:~:text=It%20is%20more%20than%20just,which%20can%20cause%20cognitive%20decline.%E2%80%9D\">\u201ccognitive disease\u201d<\/a>\u00a0\u2014\u00a0and urged him to resign.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/video\/watch-bidens-worst-moments-during-the-presidential-debate\/\">Watch Biden\u2019s worst moments during the presidential debate<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/06\/28\/us-news\/who-could-replace-joe-biden-after-disastrous-presidential-debate\/\">Who could replace Joe Biden after disastrous presidential debate?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/07\/02\/us-news\/democrats-panicked-at-bidens-debate-debacle-and-arent-fooling-anyone\/\">Democrats panicked at Biden\u2019s debate debacle \u2014\u00a0and aren\u2019t fooling anyone as they now pretend everything\u2019s fine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/07\/01\/us-news\/trump-inches-ahead-of-biden-nationally-after-cnn-debate\/\">Trump inches ahead of Biden nationally after prez\u2019s disastrous debate: new poll<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/06\/29\/us-news\/biden-campaign-working-overtime-to-ease-concern-over-debate-performance\/\">Biden campaign working overtime to \u2018minimize\u2019 concern after disastrous debate, hold hastily arranged DNC call<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/07\/01\/us-news\/biden-admits-in-new-ad-i-know-im-not-a-young-man-after-debate-disaster\/\">Biden admits, \u2018I know I\u2019m not a young man in new battleground state ad after debate disaster<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<p>Dr. Rob Howard, a professor of old age psychiatry at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucl.ac.uk\/mental-health\/people\/professor-rob-howard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">University College London<\/a>, said that President Biden displayed many symptoms indicative of Parkinson\u2019s disease.<\/p>\n<p>The president\u2019s \u201cfluctuation in attentional function, his facial appearance, and his gait,\u201d were all signs that something is amiss, said Howard, who has never examined Biden and added he was not offering a formal diagnosis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am not saying its Parkinson\u2019s disease, I am just pointing out that there are features to him that are consistent with Parkinson\u2019s disease.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\">\n<div class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__wrapper\"><a title=\"Open a 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/2024-kyiv-ukraine-delegation-american-84799079.jpg?resize=150,100&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 150w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/2024-kyiv-ukraine-delegation-american-84799079.jpg?resize=50,33&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 50w\" alt=\"Rep. Ronny Jackson speaking at a press conference during the US Congress Delegation visit in Kyiv, Ukraine on July 1, 2024\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" \/><span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image__icon-text\"><span data-slideshow-modal=\"count\">5<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><figcaption>Rep. Ronny Jackson say Dr. Kevin O\u2019Connor is participating in a \u201ccover-up\u201d of President Biden\u2019s health.<span class=\"credit\">Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS), who is a physician, said \u201cmany\u201d in the medical community have \u201csuspected for several years that the president might be suffering from Parkinson\u2019s disease.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSadly, over 500,000 Americans are afflicted by this progressive neurological condition. If the president of the United States is among them, the American people deserve to know before voting in November,\u201d he told The Post.<\/p>\n<div class=\"comments-inline-cta\" data-comment-count=\"\" data-prompt=\"What do you think?\">\n<div><button class=\"social-icons__icon social-icons__icon--comments social-icons__icon--comments--has-count social-icons__icon--comments--inline\" title=\"comment\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Post a comment.\"><span class=\"social-icons__icon--comments__count\">1.3K<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"comments-inline-cta__wrap\">What do you think?\u00a0<a class=\"comments-inline-cta__button-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/07\/06\/us-news\/president-bidens-physician-met-with-parkinsons-disease-specialist-in-white-house\/#spotim-specific\">Post a comment.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Cannard and Atwood declined to comment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA wide variety of specialists from the Walter Reed system visit the White House complex to treat thousands of military personnel who work on the grounds,\u201d according to a White House spokesman who refused to answer questions about who O\u2019Connor, Cannard and Atwood were meeting with.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Biden\u2019s Physician Met with Parkinson\u2019s Disease Expert at White House, Visitor Logs Show. A top Washington D.C. neurologist had a meeting with President Biden\u2019s personal doctor at the White House earlier this year, visitor logs reviewed by The Post show. Dr. Kevin Cannard, a Parkinson\u2019s disease expert at Walter Reed Medical Center, met with Dr. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=102865\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[50],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-102865","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-goobermint"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102865","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=102865"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102865\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":102866,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102865\/revisions\/102866"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=102865"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=102865"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=102865"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}