President Joe Biden received a medical checkup from White House physicians in the days following his dismal performance in the first 2024 presidential debate, despite White House officials repeatedly telling reporters he has not been examined since February.
Biden’s revelation came during his Wednesday evening meeting with Democratic governors at the White House, a critical moment in his efforts to assure backers that he shouldn’t be replaced atop the Democratic ticket.
Reports broke Wednesday night that, at that meeting, the president told the more than 20 governors that doctors pronounced him healthy following the recent checkup before superstitiously knocking on wood.
White House spokesman Andrew Bates confirmed the president’s checkup early Thursday morning.
“Several days later, the president was seen to check on his cold and was recovering well,” he said in a…
