Biden needs to face reality.
Former President Joe Biden is under fire once again — this time over explosive claims that he wasn’t mentally fit to authorize sweeping presidential pardons during the final days of his term.
In an interview with The New York Times, Biden angrily pushed back on allegations from President Donald Trump and top Republicans that key White House decisions were made behind his back. “They’re liars. They know it,” Biden declared, denying any suggestion that aides used an autopen without his full knowledge or direction.
“I made every single one of those clemency decisions,” Biden insisted, referring to his last-minute flurry of pardons and commutations. But conservatives aren’t convinced.
Biden’s controversial final actions included:
- Commuting the sentences of hundreds of non-violent drug offenders
- Preventing the return of COVID-era home confinement inmates to prison
- Commuting 37 death row sentences to life without parole
- And, most shockingly, granting pre-emptive pardons to close family members and polarizing figures like Dr. Anthony Fauci and Gen. Mark Milley
The former president admitted to signing these actions with an autopen, claiming it was legal and previously used by other administrations, including Trump’s. “There were a lot of them,” Biden said, brushing off concerns.
But Republicans say the issue isn’t just the method—it’s the mounting evidence of Biden’s cognitive decline and a possible cover-up by insiders.
The House Oversight Committee, led by Rep. James Comer, has launched a full investigation. Biden’s personal physician, Dr. Kevin O’Connor, refused to answer basic questions, invoking both doctor-patient confidentiality and the Fifth Amendment.
“It’s clear there was a conspiracy to hide President Biden’s mental decline,” Comer said. “Dr. O’Connor’s silence speaks volumes. The American people deserve transparency.”
President Trump responded with swift action. In early June, he ordered a federal review of Biden’s final-year decisions—including the issuance of over 1,000 executive documents, mass pardons, and more than 200 judicial appointments.
“This goes far beyond politics,” one senior GOP aide told reporters. “This is about the integrity of the presidency.”
Despite the growing backlash, Biden remains defiant. “Let me be clear: I made the decisions during my presidency. Any suggestion otherwise is ridiculous and false,” he claimed.
But for millions of Americans—especially seniors concerned about leadership and law and order—Biden’s statements raise more questions than answers.
As the investigations deepen, the real issue may no longer be the autopen—but whether the country was led by a president in name only.