White House logs reveal top Democrats visited frequently during Biden’s cognitive decline, fueling cover-up allegations.

Top Democrats Under Scrutiny After Biden Exit

Visitor logs from the Biden White House show that four prominent Democratic lawmakers made a combined 63 visits between 2022 and 2024, a period during which concerns about President Joe Biden’s cognitive health intensified. The records suggest that key Democratic leaders, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., had direct access to Biden and may have been aware of his deteriorating condition.

The revelations have prompted criticism from Republican figures, who allege that Democratic leaders intentionally misled the public. National Republican Congressional Committee spokesperson Mike Marinella called the situation a "cover-up" and labeled it “the political scandal of the century.”

Fueling the scrutiny is the release of a new book, Original Sin: President Biden’s Decline, Its Cover-up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again, which alleges that the White House deliberately concealed Biden’s cognitive issues. Leaked audio from Biden’s 2023 interview with special counsel Robert Hur, in which Biden appeared to experience memory lapses, has further intensified public debate.

Frequent Visits Amid Public Denials

Hakeem Jeffries, who visited the White House 21 times during the two-year span, consistently defended Biden’s fitness for office. In 2023, he praised Biden as an “incredible leader” and “brilliant strategist,” asserting that the then-president was “one of the most accomplished American presidents in our history.” He continued to describe Biden as “the strongest candidate to defeat Donald Trump,” even as calls for Biden to exit the race grew louder following a poor debate performance.

House Democratic Whip Katherine Clark, D-Mass., made 27 documented visits to the White House. She was one of Biden’s most vocal supporters until his June 2024 debate with President Donald Trump, after which she declined to explicitly state whether he should continue his campaign. After Biden announced his withdrawal from the race, Clark lauded his leadership and international reputation.

Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., who made 10 visits, reaffirmed his support even after the debate fallout, saying on July 9 that “right now President Biden is the nominee, and we support the Democratic nominee.”

Rep. Suzan DelBene, D-Wash., visited the White House five times and expressed continued support as recently as July, asserting that “the stakes are incredibly high this election” and drawing a sharp contrast between Democrats and Republicans. She maintained that Biden was still the right leader for the moment, despite widespread public concern.

The last few visits made by these lawmakers occurred shortly before the debate that ultimately led to Biden’s withdrawal from the 2024 presidential race. The former president’s performance triggered bipartisan concern and marked a dramatic turning point in the campaign.

Despite multiple requests, none of the lawmakers responded to inquiries regarding their knowledge of Biden’s condition. Republican critics maintain that their silence and public endorsements during this time indicate complicity in obscuring the president’s health issues.

“While Americans were asking questions,” Marinella stated, “Democrat leaders lied to their faces and worked overtime to cover up the political scandal of the century.”

As the Democratic Party moves forward in the aftermath of Biden’s withdrawal, the fallout from these revelations may impact public trust and electoral momentum heading into the next phase of the campaign.