Dems Duck Hearing On Biden’s Mental Fitness: ‘Admission Of Guilt’

Senate Democrats spurned a hearing on Wednesday on the “cover-up” of President Joe Biden’s mental state when he was in the White House, a boycott which Republicans took to be a confession of guilt.

All but two Judiciary Committee Democrats skipped the event, which featured testimony from former Trump White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer and others. Ranking member Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT) each departed after they got a chance to speak, casting the proceedings as being a waste of time, according to POLITICO.

Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) took a swipe at the Democrats after Durbin left the room.

“I will note that few of my Democratic colleagues are here today — thank you to Sen. Welch from Vermont for being here — leaving us with no other option than to take the boycotting of this hearing as an admission of guilt for their role in this crisis,” Cornyn said.

Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) made a similar observation.

“Given [Biden’s] mental incapacity, the American people deserve to know who was running the country for the last four years,” Schmitt declared. “Today, as we seek to answer this question, it is deeply disappointing but not surprising that most Democrats on this committee have chosen to all but boycott the hearing and have failed to call a single witness.”

He added: “They have chosen to ignore this issue like they ignored President Biden’s decline. Their absence speaks volumes — an implicit admission that the truth is too inconvenient to face. By refusing to engage in this critical examination, they abdicate their responsibility to the American people. This de facto boycott is not just a refusal to participate; it’s a refusal to serve the American people, who deserve answers about who was truly leading their government.”

There were others who did the same.

“Not a single Democrat is here today because not a single one of them gives a damn about the fact that they lied to the American people for four years,” Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said. “They knew, every one of them knew, that Joe Biden was mentally not competent to do the job.”

Spicer, who now hosts his own show, also called out the Democrats for being absent.

Durbin used his time during the hearing to show clips of President Donald Trump’s remarks over the years to suggest that his cognitive ability was in doubt. The video included comments about Haitian migrants eating pets, having “concepts of a plan,” and more.

“Senate Judiciary Republicans are holding a sham hearing now,” the Democrats on the panel claimed in a post on X that had the supercut of Trump. “If you want to talk about a President’s state of mind, consider this mess. We’re focused on the critical challenges facing our nation. Back to business.”