The House Oversight Committee wants Kevin O’Connor to explain his refusal to order a cognitive test for the 81-year-old president, citing recent reports.
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer is asking Kevin O'Connor, the president's physician, to testify in front of his committee. House Republicans on Sunday demanded that President Biden’s personal physician explain whether he can provide “accurate and independent” assessments, citing hisin February of this year that ‘President Biden is a healthy, active, robust 81-year-old-male, who remains fit to successfully execute the duties of the Presidency,’” Rep.
The White House, which has dismissed Biden’s debate performance as an outlier and said that he remains alert and high-energy in private settings, did not immediately respond to question about whether O’Connor would testify. The GOP-led committee has previously turned to subpoenas when individuals have declined to comply with its requests to testify.
Some of O’Connor’s medical colleagues have questioned his decision not to order a cognitive test for the president. In his letter, Comer also cited testimony by James Biden, the president’s brother, who told the committee that O’Connor provided him with advice as he worked with Americore Health LLC, a company that operated rural hospitals and is now going through bankruptcy proceedings.
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