In a recent opinion editorial by Jazz Shaw published on Hot Air, the author delves into the events surrounding President Joe Biden's withdrawal from the 2024 presidential race, raising questions about the transparency of the Biden administration.
On July 17, 2024, a day that will be remembered as a significant moment in American presidential politics, Joe Biden, despite his insistence on staying in the race, was preparing to endorse Kamala Harris as the party's nominee. However, a sudden change in his itinerary raised eyebrows. The public was informed that the change was due to a positive COVID test, but recent revelations suggest a different story.
According to the newly released radio traffic on the ground in Las Vegas, medical workers sent messages indicating that the President was "code 421," a shorthand for signaling that the President was "likely sick or injured." This revelation has sparked speculation about the true nature of Biden's health at the time.
The dispatch audio also revealed that Las Vegas police were instructed to prepare to meet President Biden at two local hospitals days before he ended his re-election bid. This information contradicts the White House's explanation of a positive COVID-19 test that led to the cancellation of a campaign event.
Despite these preparations, Biden, then 81, was never hospitalized on July 17. Instead, he flew Air Force One back to his beach house in Delaware, where he remained before announcing his withdrawal from the race four days later on social media.
Shaw points out that while Biden's schedule changed, he did not visit a hospital that day. Instead, he was diverted from his original destination and went to his vacation home in Delaware. He made no public appearances during the subsequent four days until releasing a statement on social media, not on camera, announcing his withdrawal.
The author suggests that this could have been a misunderstanding or a more serious medical trauma that the public was never informed about. Shaw argues that the phrase "likely sick or injured" does include the word "sick," and anyone who has registered a positive COVID test could rightly be considered potentially sick.
However, Shaw criticizes the lack of transparency from the Biden administration, stating that the country expects to be informed about the President's health regularly. This lack of transparency, according to Shaw, was particularly concerning given the global crises unfolding at the time.
Shaw concludes by expressing disappointment in the lack of transparency from both the Biden administration and the Kamala Harris "quasi-administration." He argues that if Biden was experiencing a health emergency, the country deserved to be informed. He laments the current state of secrecy and denial from elected officials, stating, "This is no way to run an airline."
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