The White House late Monday released a letter from President Biden’s physician seeking to clear up why a neurologist with an expertise in Parkinson’s disease had visited the White House several times.
The letter came after White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre had several heated exchanges with reporters earlier in the day about whether the administration has been transparent about Biden’s health.
Dr. Kevin O’Connor, the physician to the president, wrote that Dr. Kevin Cannard was the specialist who performed Biden’s neurological exam during each of his three annual physicals, including the one that took place in February. He added that Biden “has not seen a neurologist outside of his annual physical.”
“The results of this year’s exam were detailed in my February 28th letter,” O’Connor said, citing the letter following the exam that said “an extremely detailed neurologic exam was again…
