Former President Barack Obama's White House doctor criticized former President Joe Biden 's White House physician Kevin O’Connor for not giving Biden a cognitive test.
O'Connor conducted Biden's last physical in the White House in February 2024, but didn't order a cognitive test and labeled him a "healthy, active, robust 81-year-old male." He also wrote that a neurological exam found he had no irregularities.
It's unclear if Biden took a cognitive test while in office. His aides reportedly were confident he'd pass one, but were still worried it would bring up more questions surrounding his mental fitness.
“Sometimes those closest to the tree miss the forest,” Obama physician Jeffrey Kuhlman said in an interview with the Washington Post released Saturday. He added that the report