Biden's cognitive decline: Washington DC insiders reveal worrying new details with 81-year-old president now often incomprehensible and regularly freezing in meetings - 'he's not the same person'

Joe Biden's cognitive decline has become readily apparent to dozens of high-ranking officials in recent months, a bombshell new report claims. The report was based on interviews with more than 45 people Washington officials secured over several months, on the heels of a series of increasingly serious slip-ups by the president, seen here delivering remarks at the White House in February In one instance mentioned by the Journal, Biden seemed to not understand one of his own policies during a conversation with Mike Johnson, seen here after a meeting about Ukraine spending also mentioned by the Journal, where sources said Biden appeared visibly out of it During a fundraiser in February, he claimed to have recently spoken to former French President François Mitterrand - despite Mitterrand dying in 1996. The conversation allegedly occurred after the president pulled the speaker aside for a one-on-one chat after a meeting in the Oval Office on February 27, attended by heavyweights like Vice President Kamala Harris, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer Those who witnessed the exchange detailed how Johnson seemed visibly horrified by the fact Biden appeared to have forgotten details of his own policy - especially at a time where the US is involved with not one, but two conflicts at risk of reaching World War-levels Others pointed to the commander-in-chief's declining grasp of important policy details, and increasing reliance on notes and impromptu offerings from aides. This year, Biden confused a Congressional funding bill for Ukraine with NATO, and reportedly gave a bumbling interview with Special Counsel Robert Hur, who in turn described the 81-year-old Democrat's memory as 'hazy,' 'fuzzy,' 'faulty,' and 'poor' He added the president's mental faculties have 'significant limitations', as his physical capabilities have also come into question. Problems, however, arise when reporters are on the scene - and the president's words, because of his current position of power, are judged more harshly than a candidate's But as the Journal found, figures respected enough to secure important positions of the government are now worried as well Falls on stage during the 2023 United States Air Force Academy Graduation Ceremony at Falcon Stadium this time last year and several falls on the steps of Air Force One come to mind, none of which were mentioned by the sources who spoke to the Journal.