Biden had 2 brain surgeries in 1989
Joe Biden underwent two life-saving brain surgeries in 1989 to repair intracranial aneurysms — a fact JD Vance said he had never heard before.
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Biden's Decline, the 2024 Debate, and Two Brain Surgeries Nobody Talked About
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The conversation pivots to Joe Biden's fitness for office, and Rogan asks his producer Jamie to confirm on-air that Biden had two life-saving brain surgeries in 1989. [1] — Joe Rogan "Joe Biden had two life-saving brain surgeries in 1989 to repair intracranial aneurysms — a fact JD Vance, the sitting Vice President, had n…" 40:40 JD Vance — the sitting Vice President — had no idea. The Washington Post fact-check Jamie pulls up notes that medical professionals claimed he made a full recovery with no lasting damage, a line that prompts Vance to compare those same medical professionals to the ones who certified the COVID vaccine's safety. The two men discuss the 2024 debate — Vance describes watching the debate begin while being filmed for a documentary, freezing mid-sentence when he saw Biden imploding, and then heading to the spin room where Gavin Newsom 'looked like he'd seen a ghost.' They agree that everyone in Democratic politics knew and was actively covering up Biden's decline, drawing a parallel to Joe Scarborough going from 'sharpest Biden we've ever seen' to 'he's got to go' in the span of weeks.
Biden's Hidden Brain Surgeries — Vance Had No Idea
Joe Biden had two life-saving brain surgeries in 1989 to repair intracranial aneurysms — a fact JD Vance, the sitting Vice President, had never heard before Joe Rogan told him on this podcast. Vance said it illustrates exactly how constrained the American media environment is.
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