Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre is grilled on Biden's health in brutal briefing: 'who ordered White House officials to cover up a declining President?'

White House property caput Karine Jean-Pierre connected Wednesday denied location was a 'coverup' of President Joe Biden's wellness and intelligence capabilities.

Biden's apical spokesperson was grilled many times astir Biden's evident alteration of bosom erstwhile it came to a 2nd word and denied his wellness had thing to do pinch nan decision.

During her property briefing - nan first since Biden's historical determination to measurement down arsenic nan Democratic nominee - Fox News' Peter Doocy asked her: 'It would look that group successful this White House knew that President Biden was slipping and it was hidden from nan American group - truthful who ordered White House officials to coverup a declining president?'

'There's been nary coverup,' she replied.

For weeks Jean-Pierre and different aides denied Biden was considering leaving nan statesmanlike race. For months, they denied reports his wellness was connected nan decline. But, connected nan June 26th statesmanlike debate, Biden many times fumbled for words and froze connected camera, starring to questions from his ain statement astir his expertise to service a secod word successful nan White House. On Sunday, Biden announced he was stepping down arsenic nan party's nominee.

She said nan president made his determination in  'very short play of time.'

But she declined to connection much details, saying nan president would laic retired nan reasons down his determination erstwhile he addressed nan federation from nan Oval Office astatine 8 p.m. ET.

Jean-Pierre pushed backmost against reports that aides, lawmakers and Democratic officials had noticed for months that Biden was connected nan decline. 

She besides said his wellness was not a facet successful his determination to exit nan statesmanlike race.

'It has thing to do pinch his health,' she said. 'I tin say, no, that's not nan reason.'

She advised everyone to watch Biden's Oval Office address.

'The President's going to speak to this straight to nan American group coming successful premier time,' she said. 'Hear him retired tonight.'

She besides called calls for nan president to resign from agency 'ridiculous.' 

There person been questions arsenic to why, if Biden can't service 4 much years, he tin service six much months. 

Jean-Pierre based on that Biden was tin of serving retired a afloat 2nd term. 

'He didn't measurement down from from campaigning aliases from moving because he didn't judge he tin service successful a 2nd term. That is not why,' she said.

She said his reply would beryllium revealed successful his speech.

Biden's determination to measurement down sent daze waves done retired nan governmental world.

He endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to beryllium his nominee and turned complete his run infrastructure to her.  The run renamed itself 'Harris for President.'

Within 30 hours Harris had pledges from capable delegates to triumph nan statesmanlike nomination.

Delegates must formally ballot connected nan nominee astatine nan Democratic National Convention, which originates August 19th successful Chicago. 

The president returned to nan White House connected Tuesday aft spending six days isolating successful his Rehoboth Beach house, wherever he was suffering from COVID.

He has canceled a West Coast fundraising plaything scheduled for nan extremity of nan week. He will meet pinch Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu astatine nan White House connected Thursday.