The Truth We Don't Tell

Joe Biden isn’t the first president to lie about his health.

Franklin D. Roosevelt hid his paralysis. John F. Kennedy ran on pain meds and adrenaline. Grover Cleveland had secret jaw surgery. Woodrow Wilson’s wife ran the country after his stroke.

And toward the end, Ronald Reagan looked a lot like Biden. He had good days and bad, struggling with cognitive decline inside the White House.

That’s the tradition. Politicians tell the truth when it suits them.

So when news broke that Biden has advanced cancer, I wasn’t shocked. And I wasn’t surprised we’re only learning about it now.

The Biden administration was many things. Honest wasn’t one of them.

For years, handlers and allies hid Biden’s cognitive decline. They lied until they couldn’t. Even hours before the debate with President Trump, when the world saw it live.

And with a track record like that, is it really a leap to think they’d hide something else?

So here’s my question.

If politicians won’t trust us with the truth, why should we trust them?

Let me know in the comments. Support my work at jamesbrowntv.substack.com.

On that note, I’m James Brown. And as always, be well.