Americans aren’t buying journalists’ claims that they didn’t know about former President Joe Biden’s declining mental condition during his time in office because they were somehow duped by his staff, a national survey of U.S. likely voters reveals.
Nearly three-fourths (72%) of voters rate the cover-up of Biden’s cognitive condition by White House staffers a “serious scandal,” including half (48%) who think it’s a “very serious” scandal, according to results of a Rasmussen survey released Wednesday.
Almost two-thirds (63%) of voters say major media weren’t fooled, but instead helped with the cover-up, including 42% who deem it “very likely.”
Fully 89% of those voters who believe the cover-up is “very serious” also say it’s likely media were aware of Biden’s mental decline, but chose to cover it up, including 74% who consider it “very likely” media were willfully complicit in the cover-up. Conversely, 95% of those who think it’s no big deal that White House staff covered up Biden’s mental problems don’t care if media helped them do it.
Eight-three percent (83%) of Republicans, 43% of Democrats and 63% of unaffiliated voters consider it at least somewhat likely that media were aware of Biden’s declining mental condition, but chose to help cover it up.
