Then White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre initially bungled a response when asked why a Parkinson’s disease specialist — a doctor specializing in neurological disorders often managed via chronic care insurance plans — had visited the White House multiple times.
Additionally, Biden’s White House physician, Dr. Kevin O’Connor, never took questions from the press, unlike Trump’s original White House physician, Dr. Ronny Jackson, now a MAGA-aligned Republican representing Texas in Congress.
Trump’s second White House doctor, Dr. Sean Conley, addressed the press when Trump contracted COVID-19, an illness with implications for respiratory diagnostics and infectious disease coverage.
Conley was criticized, however, for painting a much-too-rosy picture of Trump’s battle with the disease, which could have turned deadly — particularly given hospitalization expenses and ICU stay costs tied to severe COVID cases.
Throughout Biden’s term, O’Connor stayed away from the cameras — fueling speculation about medical transparency and diagnostic reporting standards.
Books Raise Alarms Over Biden’s Chronic Health Management
