Republican lawmakers on the Senate Judiciary Committee have accused Democratic colleagues of boycotting a hearing on former President Joe Biden’s health decline, suggesting it was an admission of guilt for a supposed ‘cover-up’ of his mental state. The hearing, titled ‘Unfit to Serve: How the Biden Cover-up Endangered America and Undermined the Constitution,’ was marked by sharp exchanges as Democrats, including Vermont’s Sen. Peter Welch and Illinois’ Sen. Dick Durbin, attended the start but left later, calling the agenda a distraction.
Rep. Ted Cruz and Sen. Eric Schmidt blamed Democrats for avoiding the issue, claiming their absence spoke volumes about their reluctance to confront the facts. The hearing featured testimony from experts like University of Virginia law professor John Harrison and Heritage Foundation fellow Theodore Wold, who warned of a potential constitutional crisis over Biden’s health and the administration’s alleged concealment of his condition. Meanwhile, the administration and Democrat lawmakers fiercely defended Biden’s health, despite growing outcry from Republicans and others.