Biden to replace White House doctor with long-time physician

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President Joe Biden has commissioned Dr. Kevin O’Connor as his new White House physician, replacing Dr. Sean Conley in a role that became a source of controversy under former President Donald Trump’s four years in the White House. It's not unusual for a new president to select their personal physician for their term, However, O'Connor will take on the job in the medical unit that faced a crisis of credibility under Trump following rosy readouts of physicals and misleading information about his COVID-19 treatment. O’Connor has served as Biden’s primary care physician since 2009, when he was appointed physician to the vice president and was chosen by Biden for the new role due to their long history, and personal relationship, according to a White House official.

has commissioned Dr. Kevin O’Connor as his new White House physician, replacing Dr. Sean Conley in a role that became a source of controversy under former President Donald Trump’s four years in the White House.

PHOTO: President Joe Biden speaks as Vice President Kamala Harris looks on during an event in the State Dining Room of the White House, Jan. 21, 2021, in Washington, DC. “It's difficult to get their previous personal physician to Washington for two reasons: The pay stinks, comparatively. And secondly, usually the care of the president is not all that interesting. Not much goes wrong. Under George W. Bush and Barack Obama, nothing much happened,” Deppisch said.Story continues“They're around a lot-- it's quite a significant and tireless responsibility,” he said.

O’Connor also conducted and released the only physical & medical report for Biden during his campaign in December 2019:that declared Biden “a healthy, vigorous, 77-year-old male, who is fit to successfully execute the duties of the presidency." MORE: Joe Biden 'healthy, vigorous' and 'fit to successfully execute the duties of the Presidency': Doctor's report

 

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No surprise per no doubt this physician is able to hide the stages of some type of Dementia.

And Trump is going to make the call to Biden. Uh-uh. Not today.

Good. He must get rid of every dishonest hack that helped Trump gaslight the country.

His personal doctor? Someone to keep that old coot alive?

Good idea.

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