Kamala Harris stumps in Dallas, as panic takes hold of Democratic party over Biden
The vice president spoke to about 20,000 members of Alpha Kappa Alpha, a historically Black sorority of which she is an alumna, at their annual convention.
Democrats say calls to replace Biden after primaries aren’t ‘threat to democracy,’ a charge lobbed at Trump
Democrats in the Senate said calls from elites and celebrities to replace President Biden on the Democrat ticket didn’t indicate a “threat to democracy,” despite the fact that primary voters across the country have already cast their votes in support of Biden. Lawmakers in the Democratic Party have frequently discussed a variety of threats to America’s system of governance, with a particular focus on former President Trump and the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021. Fox News Digital asked several lawmakers whether calls to replace Biden after his election in the primaries were a threat to democracy in the same fashion that some described efforts to halt the certification of the 2020 election by Trump supporters on Jan. 6. “I don’t think there is any comparison whatsoever. Zero. No comparison,” said Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, who caucuses with Democrats. WATCH: DEMS ON THE HILL REVEAL WHETHER BIDEN IS FIT TO SERVE THE REST OF HIS TERM Several House Democrats have called on Biden, the leader of their party, to withdraw from the race. Reps. Angie Craig, D-Minn., Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz., Seth Moulton, D-Mass., Mike Quigley, D-Ill., Mikie Sherrill, D-N.J., and Adam Smith, D-Wash., have made such calls. In addition, multiple celebrities and Democrat megadonors have pressured the president to drop out of the race as confidence in his ability to beat Trump continues to fall. Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., didn’t remark on those calls, noting, “I just speak for myself, so I can give you my views. I’m not going to characterize or comment on other people’s views.” Notably, he has pointed to Trump, claiming the former president “presents an existential threat to democracy.” TOP DEM CONTRADICTS PAST DEFENSE OF BIDEN ABILITY: ‘MUST DO MORE’ TO PROVE HIMSELF When posed the same question, Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., remarked: “In Georgia, former President Trump was caught on tape pressuring and threatening the statewide senior-most election administration official to, quote, find the exact number of votes that he needed to win and by which he had lost.” “That misconduct is utterly appalling. It should be unacceptable to every elected official in the country, to every member of the Republican Party. It should be disqualifying for former President Trump, for every Republican elected official in the country,” he added. WARNER SAYS PEOPLE ARE ‘RAISING SOME QUESTIONS THAT NEED TO GET ASKED’ ABOUT BIDEN Per Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., “I can appreciate, I think, concerns my colleagues have had, but we got our answer from the president on Monday.” “We have 117 days left between now and the November election. It’s time [to get] back to work,” he said, reiterating his support for Biden to remain on the Democrat ticket but not addressing whether a threat to democracy is presented by calls for him to step down. SCHUMER SILENT AS WORRIES OVER BIDEN’S FITNESS SWELL IN SENATE Democrat strategist Kaivan Shroff, however, said the calls could rise to the level of undermining democracy. “Donald Trump is the singular greatest threat to democracy and yes, in trying to undermine our Democratic primary winner Joe Biden this late in the game — and invalidate the primary votes of millions in our party across the country — I do feel that democracy is at risk if the game playing does not stop.” “We should be laser focused on building the same winning coalition that elected the Biden-Harris ticket in the first place,” he added.
Veepstakes: Trump handicaps three of his top running mate contenders
With the Republican National Convention set to kick off in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in five days, speculation is soaring regarding whom former President Trump will name as his running mate. Sources in Trump’s political orbit tell Fox News and other news organizations that three names are considered to be at the top of the presumptive GOP presidential nominee’s short list. They are North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum and Sens. JD Vance of Ohio and Marco Rubio of Florida. And the former president, in an interview Wednesday on “The Brian Kilmeade Show on Fox Radio,” handicapped his leading contenders. TRUMP DROPS MAJOR HINT IN VEEPSTAKES Trump was interviewed the morning after he headlined a rally at his Doral golf club outside of Miami, Florida, where Rubio addressed the crowd earlier in the program. “Marco was great last night, very popular,” Trump told Fox News’ Kilmeade. Rubio and Trump traded fire numerous times during the divisive 2016 Republican presidential primaries, but the senator became a strong ally during Trump’s tenure in the White House. TRUMP AND HIS ALLIES TURN UP THE VOLUME ON BIDEN AFTER LAYING LOW POST DEBATE But both Trump and Rubio reside in Florida, and the 12th Amendment to the Constitution states that presidential and vice presidential candidates running on the same national ticket “shall not be an inhabitant of the same state with themselves.” Asked if the residency issue is a dealbreaker for Rubio, Trump said no. “But it does make it more complicated. You know, you do that, and it makes it more complicated. There are people that don’t have that complication,” the former president added. Trump’s use of the word complicated three times in his answer may be potentially telling. Burgum has been a top Trump surrogate since the governor endorsed the former president in January, a month after he ended his own White House bid. “I think Doug is great,” Trump said of Burgum. But asked about North Dakota’s six-week abortion ban, which the governor signed into law last year, Trump said “it’s a little bit of an issue.” Trump, who has angered some social conservative and evangelical leaders for his opposition to a proposed federal abortion ban, said that North Dakota’s law is “a pretty strong ban.” But Burgum has repeatedly said in recent interviews that abortion should be left up to the states, which puts him in line with Trump. Vance is a top Trump ally in the Senate and is considered a rising star among loyalists and supporters in the former president’s MAGA orbit. But a report on Tuesday from the conservative-leaning website The Bulwark suggested that due to Trump’s reported distaste for facial hair, Vance’s beard could potentially be a problem. Asked about the report, Trump said, “No. I’ve never heard that one.” “He looks good,” Trump said of Vance. “He looks like a young Abraham Lincoln.” Trump told Kilmeade that when it comes to his decision, “I think I’m pretty well set in my own mind.” As for the timing, Trump reiterated, “I’d love to do it during the convention. You know, in the old days, they did it during the convention, and it kept the convention very exciting, actually. So we’ll see about that.” HALEY URGES HER DELEGATES TO SUPPORT TRUMP Trump was interviewed the morning after former U.N. ambassador and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley released all of her delegates to next week’s convention and urged them to support the former president. “The nominating convention is a time for Republican unity,” Haley said in a statement on Tuesday. “I encourage my delegates to support Donald Trump next week in Milwaukee.” Haley launched her presidential campaign in February of last year, becoming the first major candidate to challenge Trump, who had announced his candidacy three months earlier. She was the final rival to Trump, battling the former president in a contentious two-candidate showdown from the New Hampshire primary in late January through Super Tuesday in early March before dropping out. Haley is not planning on attending next week’s convention, aides told Fox News. “She was not invited, and she’s fine with that,” Haley aide Chaney Denton said. “Trump deserves the convention he wants. She’s made it clear she’s voting for him and wishes him the best.” Asked by Kilmeade if he’d like to see Haley attend the convention, Trump demurred, saying, “I don’t know. I’m going to take a look at it.” But he added, “There was a lot of bad blood there, and she stayed too long.” Pointing to another former nomination rival, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who left the race three days ahead of the New Hampshire primary, Trump said, “DeSantis left right after Iowa. She should have left right after Iowa.” “She just wouldn’t leave,” Trump added. “Her mistake was she continued on.” Get the latest updates from the 2024 campaign trail, exclusive interviews and more at our Fox News Digital election hub.
AOC files articles of impeachment against Justices Alito, Thomas, alleges ‘unchecked corruption’
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., filed articles of impeachment against Supreme Court Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas on Wednesday, alleging “unchecked corruption.” Ocasio-Cortez threatened to file the articles last week, raising arguments about undisclosed gifts Thomas has received from wealthy conservatives and recent controversies involving Alito’s home and personal politics. “The unchecked corruption crisis on the Supreme Court has now spiraled into a Constitutional crisis threatening American democracy writ large,” Cortez wrote in a statement. “Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito’s pattern of refusal to recuse from consequential matters before the court in which they hold widely documented financial and personal entanglements constitutes a grave threat to American rule of law, the integrity of our democracy, and one of the clearest cases for which the tool of impeachment was designed.” “Justice Thomas and Alito’s repeated failure over decades to disclose that they received millions of dollars in gifts from individuals with business before the court is explicitly against the law. And their refusal to recuse from the specific matters and cases before the court in which their benefactors and spouses are implicated represents nothing less than a constitutional crisis. These failures alone would amount to a deep transgression worthy of standard removal in any lower court, and would disqualify any nominee to the highest court from confirmation in the first place,” she argued. CONGRESSIONAL DEMS BLAST RULING ON TRUMP IMMUNITY: ‘EXTREME RIGHT-WING SUPREME COURT’ Ocasio-Cortez’s Wednesday filing includes three articles of impeachment against Thomas and two against Alito. The charges against Thomas involve undisclosed gifts as well as his lack of recusal in cases allegedly involving his wife’s legal and financial interests. NY DEM SLAMS ‘SQUAD’ MEMBER’S PROFANITY-LACED RANT AT RALLY WITH AOC: ‘UNHINGED’ The charges against Alito also include failure to disclose gifts and his lack of recusal in cases in which he had “a personal bias or prejudice concerning a party” before the court. Ocasio-Cortez first threatened an article of soft impeachment following the Supreme Court’s ruling in former President Trump’s immunity case. The ruling in question said a president has absolute immunity from prosecution for “actions within his conclusive and preclusive constitutional authority,” and “presumptive immunity” for official acts in general. The court said there is no immunity for unofficial acts. SCOTUS RULES EX-PRESIDENTS HAVE PROTECTION FROM PROSECUTION FOR OFFICIAL ACTS IN IMMUNITY CASE “The Supreme Court has become consumed by a corruption crisis beyond its control,” Ocasio-Cortez wrote on X following the decision. “Today’s ruling represents an assault on American democracy. It is up to Congress to defend our nation from this authoritarian capture. I intend on filing articles of impeachment upon our return.” The lawmaker argues that Alito was biased in favor of Trump and participants in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. She and other critics base the accusation on Alito flying an “appeal to heaven” flag at his home. The flag has been a symbol associated with American independence since before the Revolutionary War.
Biden advisers to join Senate Dems for special meeting amid swelling concerns
Several top campaign advisers for President Biden will join Senate Democrats for a meeting on Thursday at the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) as lawmakers continue to reveal their concerns about Biden as a candidate. Senior Biden advisers Mike Donilon and Steve Ricchetti, and Campaign Chair Jen O’Malley Dillon are attending the special meeting off the Capitol campus, a source familiar confirmed to Fox News Digital. The Senate Democrat caucus met for a regularly scheduled lunch on Tuesday, where Biden’s debate performance and what it means for his candidacy were discussed. Afterward, Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., revealed on CNN that he told his colleagues he doesn’t believe Biden can beat Trump in November. The Democrat is the first caucus member to publicly claim as much.
Pelosi ignores Biden’s decision to stay in the race in latest sign of Democrat fracture
Democrat Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi disregarded President Biden’s declarations that he will not drop out of the presidential race, suggesting there is still a decision to be made on whether he will remain the nominee. Biden has repeatedly said that he will not drop out, most recently penning a letter to congressional Democrats stating that he is “firmly committed to staying in this race, to running this race to the end, and to beating Donald Trump.” Pelosi, however, insinuated that Biden is still making a decision on whether he will stay in the race as more Democrats break on the issue. “It’s up to the president to decide if he is going to run. We are all encouraging him to make that decision, because time is running short,” Pelosi told MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” Wednesday when asked if she is supporting his re-election bid. BIDEN INTERVIEWERS SHED LIGHT ON HIS FRAILTY BEHIND THE SCENES: ‘IT’S IMPOSSIBLE NOT TO NOTICE’ The Democrat added that Biden is “beloved, he’s respected, and people want him to make that decision.” WHITE HOUSE DEFENDS PRESS SECRETARY KARINE JEAN-PIERRE AMID INCREASING TENSIONS WITH REPORTERS Pelosi again suggested that Biden still needs to make a decision regarding his re-election when asked if she wants him to run this fall. “I want him to do whatever he decides to do. And that’s the way it is. Whatever he decides, we go with,” Pelosi said. Pelosi’s office did not return Fox News Digital’s request for comment, asking if she believes Biden has not yet made a decision despite his public declarations that he’s running again. The president has made various attempts to ease concerns over his re-election following his performance at the first presidential debate, stating several times that he is “not going anywhere.” Despite attempts to reinforce his position on re-election, concerns over his strength as a candidate have grown within the party after eight House Democrats called on Biden to drop out of the race. Fox News’ Liz Elkind contributed to this report.
Russia interfering in 2024 election to help Trump, US intelligence officials say
Officials with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) have warned that Russia has launched a plan to interfere in the 2024 election to bolster the chances of former President Trump being re-elected. In a briefing with reporters on Tuesday, ODNI officials said that Russia is the “preeminent threat” to the election and that while China doesn’t plan to influence the outcome of the presidential race, the communist nation is being carefully monitored to see if it mingles in down-ballot races. “It’s all the tactics we’ve seen before, primarily through social media, efforts using influential U.S. voices to amplify their narratives and other tactics,” an official said. “And as far as who they’re targeting, what we can say today is, Russia is sophisticated enough to know that, targeting swing state voters is, particularly valuable to them.” WAPO ADMITS RUSSIAN TROLLS ‘HAD LITTLE INFLUENCE ON 2016 VOTERS’ AFTER YEARS HYPING THEIR ROLE IN TRUMP’S WIN Officials said that the intelligence community expects Russia will increase its underhanded activities as U.S. election day gets closer in order to manipulate public opinion, underscoring the threat to America’s political landscape. Although former President Trump was not named specifically, ODNI officials said that the Russian interference is mimicking what it says were similar preferences for U.S. presidential candidates seen in previous election cycles. Russia is “undertaking a whole-of-government approach to influence the election, including the presidential race, Congress and public opinion,” the official said, noting that Russia has grown “more sophisticated” over the years in election interference. The Kremlin, officials said, is seeking to influence specific voting groups in swing states, as well as looking to promote divisive narratives and denigrate specific politicians, although no specifics were provided. An official said that artificial intelligence (A.I.) is making it easier for Russia – and other actors – to interfere in the U.S. political syatem, since the technology allows Kremlin operatives to mimic American Southern or Midwestern accents. ‘PRO-RUSSIAN INTERFERENCE NETWORKS’ EXIST IN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES, BELGIAN PM SAYS The Trump campaign and the Russian embassy in Washington did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital requests for comment. “Foreign adversaries continue to experiment with and have adopted at least some generative AI tools to more quickly and cheaply generate authentic looking content tailored primarily for social media platforms that can target specific audiences including in the U.S.,” an ODNI official said during the briefing, noting a heavy focus on its use by Russia and China. The official added, “China would be interested in down-ballot races down to the state and potentially local level. But to be clear, this is something we’re watching at this time, rather than, actively seeing it as we did in the 2022 cycle. Right now, our assessment is focused that China doesn’t perceive a benefit in supporting either candidate, or either party.” The official said that China is pulling data from TikTok and other social media platforms used in the U.S. in order to spread their influence narratives, as well as to collect publicly available data on users and public opinion. Meanwhile, the ODNI official said that Iran is seeking to stoke social divisions among the U.S. population and “undermine confidence in the US democratic institutions around the elections.” Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines said Tuesday that Iran is attempting through social media to covertly stoke protests in the U.S. against the war in Gaza. “We have observed actors tied to Iran’s government posing as activists online, seeking to encourage protests, and even providing financial support to protesters,” Haines said, adding that Americans protesting in good faith may not know they are being influenced by the Iranian regime. “We urge all Americans to remain vigilant as they engage online with accounts and actors they do not personally know.” Tuesday’s briefing came on the same day that the Justice Department nabbed an alleged social media “bot farm” run by the Russian government that was being used to spread disinformation in the U.S. and other countries. The Justice Department said it seized two domain names and identified 968 social media profiles used by Russian actors in the Netherlands to create AI-enhanced social media profiles to promote messages in support of Russian government objectives. One of the fake messages posted on X, formerly Twitter, in 2023 included a video of Russian President Vladimir Putin justifying the country’s actions in Ukraine, although the video only had a handful of views. Fox News’ Liz Friden contributed to this report.
Virginia Gov. Youngkin restricts cell phone use in public schools
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has signed an executive order calling for the establishment of “cellphone-free education” in public schools in an effort to fight back against what he describes as an “alarming mental health crisis and chronic health conditions affecting adolescents.” The measure, which was signed by the Republican on Tuesday, orders state agencies and its Department of Education to come up with new guidelines that will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2025. “The necessity of implementing cell-phone free education in Virginia’s K-12 public schools is increasingly evident,” Youngkin wrote in the order. “Parents, public health professionals, educators, and other stakeholders across the Commonwealth are expressing concern over the alarming mental health crisis and chronic health conditions affecting adolescents, such as depression and anxiety, driven in part by extensive social media usage and widespread cell phone possession among children. “Cellphone-free education will significantly reduce the amount of time students can be on phones without parental supervision,” he added. GOP-LED STATES ASK SUPREME COURT TO TEMPORARILY BLOCK BIDEN’S STUDENT LOAN HANDOUT PROGRAM Youngkin wrote in the order that children spend an average of nearly 5 hours a day browsing social media and that recent studies suggest adolescents who spend more than three hours per day double their risk of poor mental health. “Most alarming is the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data from 2019-2021, reporting that the rate of suicide has increased 167% since 2010 for girls and 91% since 2010 for boys,” as well as a “spike in depression of 161% and 145%, respectively,” he added. Youngkin also said “up to now, public schools have often left these decisions and consequences” surrounding cellphone use “to individual teachers, resulting in a variety of expectations and enforcement, all too often leading to students frequently checking their devices, scrolling through social media, and sending direct messages.” He argued, citing studies, that students who use their cellphones during class “learn less and achieve lower grades.” 3 COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY STAFF MEMBERS REMOVED AFTER ANTISEMITIC TEXT MESSAGE EXCHANGE The executive order suggests that usage of cellphone “lockers” or pouches could be one way to restrict them in schools. Last year, Florida became the first state to crack down on phones in schools with a new law. Indiana and Ohio passed their own laws this year, while several other states have recently introduced what is becoming known as “phone-free schools” legislation. In Virginia’s state capital of Richmond, Youngkin’s order has the full support of the superintendent of public schools. “We piloted a cellphone ban last year in some of our high schools and middle schools, and we saw more student engagement in class and fewer distractions throughout the day,” Jason Kamras told The Associated Press. “On top of that, students reported spending more time talking with their peers.” The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Barron Trump debuts at father’s Florida campaign rally to sustained applause
The youngest son of former President Donald Trump made his debut on the campaign trail. Barron Trump appeared at his father’s rally in Doral, Florida, on Tuesday night, where he stood for a sustained applause amid praise from Donald. “That’s the first time he’s done it. That’s the first time, right?” Trump said as Barron accepted applause. “You’re pretty popular, he might be more popular than Don and Eric, we gotta talk about this. Hey Don, we gotta talk about this.” TRUMP TELLS GOP TO ‘PASS THE SAVE ACT’ OR ‘GO HOME AND CRY YOURSELF TO SLEEP’ “So Barron, it’s good to have you. Welcome to the scene, Barron,” Trump continued. “He had such a nice, easy life. Now it’s a little bit changed.” The former president clarified that Barron is set to go to college in the coming semester and has “made his choice” on school, but did not clarify where he would be attending. Trump has previously praised his 18-year-old son as a “smart one,” adding that the former first son likes to give his dad political advice. TRUMP SAYS SON BARRON, 18, LIKES POLITICS AND GIVES HIM ADVICE: ‘HE’S A SMART ONE’ “He’s seen it, he doesn’t have to hear it,” the 2024 presumptive Republican nominee previously told Philadelphia’s Talk Radio 1210 WPHT after the host asked if he had advised Barron on “how nasty” politics can be. “He’s a smart one,” Trump continued. “He doesn’t have to hear much, but he’s a great guy. He’s a little on the tall side. I will tell you, he’s a tall one. But he’s a good-looking guy, and he’s really been a great student and he does like politics.” At one point, the teenager was set to take an active part in Republician Party politics as a delegate for his father. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Republican Party of Florida chairman Evan Power said in May that Barron would serve as one of 41 at-large delegates from Florida to the national gathering, where the GOP is set to officially nominate his father as its presidential candidate for the November general election. However, this plan proved premature after Barron’s mother — Melania Trump — shut down such plans that same month. “While Barron is honored to have been chosen as a delegate by the Florida Republican Party, he regretfully declines to participate due to prior commitments,” Melania Trump’s office said in a statement following the announcement. Fox News Digital’s Brie Stimon contributed to this report.
White House corrects record on Biden’s physician, Parkinson’s expert meeting, says it was for president’s care
The White House is playing cleanup after press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters Tuesday that a meeting between White House physician Dr. Kevin O’Connor and Dr. Kevin Cannard, a renowned neurological and Parkinson’s disease expert, was not related to care for President Biden. The White House now says the Jan. 17 meeting between O’Connor and Cannard at the White House was for a neurological exam of Biden, the results of which were later reported as part of his annual physical more than a month later. O’Connor reported the results on Feb. 28, stating that an “extremely detailed neurological exam” did not show Biden had signs of Parkinson’s or any cerebellar or other central neurological disorder. At Tuesday’s White House press briefing, a reporter for The Associated Press asked for clarification on a letter sent Monday night by O’Connor. “It didn’t seem to explicitly describe the nature of Dr. Cannard’s meeting with Dr. O’Connor. So can you say whether that one meeting was related to care for the president himself?” the reporter asked. “I can say that it was not,” Jean-Pierre said. PARKINSON’S DISEASE SPECIALIST MET WITH PRESIDENT BIDEN’S PHYSICIAN IN WHITE HOUSE Jean-Pierre insisted she had already confirmed from “behind this lectern” that three meetings occurred and that the doctor was a “neurologist,” though not Cannard’s name until O’Connor released it Monday. She said she needed permission from Cannard and also from the president before putting that information out. “And the reason why is because we do not share private information. That is something that we respect. And we wanted to make sure that we protected our consultants here that work with the White House medical unit, their security as well,” she told reporters from the podium Tuesday. In a later statement, Jean-Pierre said the question did not mention the date, which apparently caused her confusion. However, the question was about the meeting between O’Connor and Cannard, and according to the visitor logs, it was the only meeting between the two between July 2023 and this past March – a period that has come under scrutiny because Cannard had visited the White House eight times in that time frame. The other seven visits by Cannard have Megan Nasworthy listed as the visitee. “Because the date was not mentioned in the question, I want to be clear that the January 17th meeting between Dr. O’Connor and Dr. Cannard was for the President’s physical. It was one of the three times the President has seen Dr. Cannard, each time for his physical. The findings from each exam have been released to the public,” the statement said. Fox News is told Jean-Pierre proactively followed up with the AP to volunteer the information. That statement is not the first time in the days following Biden’s debate debacle – which triggered a new round of concerns about the 81-year-old president’s fitness to serve – that the White House has had to later clarify answers to questions about the president’s health. WHITE HOUSE DEFENDS PRESS SECRETARY KARINE JEAN-PIERRE AMID INCREASING TENSIONS WITH REPORTERS Last week, Jean-Pierre said Biden “did not get checked out by the doctor” for a cold that was noticeable during the June 27 debate. However, Biden later said in a private meeting with Democratic governors that he had been checked out by his doctor after the debate concluded. Jean-Pierre said she meant Biden did not get a full medical exam and that the president did indeed have a “check-in” with his doctor, which he does a couple of times a week. Additionally, on Monday night, the White House released a statement from O’Connor describing the nature of Cannard’s visits to the White House after Jean-Pierre earlier in the day declined to confirm the name of the doctor or say why he was going to the White House. It also confirmed that Cannard had been the neurologist who had examined Biden in his three physicals during his presidency. Jean-Pierre contended on Tuesday that “a lot of the things I said right here in this briefing room” were later restated in the letter from O’Connor on Monday night. Still, Jean-Pierre said this week that she and other White House press aides are doing “our best in this briefing to provide the information that we have.” “I will be the first one to admit: Sometimes I get it wrong. At least I admit that,” she said. “And sometimes I don’t have the information. And I will always, always admit that.” Jean-Pierre’s clarification also shows how parts of the president’s annual physical, which is generally conducted at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, can be performed over a longer period rather than just one day at the suburban Maryland hospital. When O’Connor released the results of Biden’s physical on Feb. 28, he wrote that “an extremely detailed neurological exam was again reassuring in that there were no findings which would be consistent with any cerebellar or other central neurological disorder, such as stroke, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s or ascending lateral sclerosis, nor are there any signs of cervical myelopathy.” The letter had not stated when the neurological exam had been conducted or where it took place. The repeated presence of Cannard in the White House visitors logs also attracted attention because of the doctor’s expertise in movement disorders such as Parkinson’s disease. However, Jean-Pierre definitively said this week that Biden has not been treated for Parkinson’s disease, nor is he being treated currently or taking medication for it. Cannard has been the neurology consultant to the White House medical unit for a dozen years. O’Connor also said in a letter released Monday night that Cannard has held regular neurology clinics at the White House “in support of the thousands of active-duty members assigned in support of White House operations.” Fox News’ Patrick Ward and The Associated Press contributed to this report.