Monday, May 19, 2025

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.

Part I (00:14- 11:36)
A Massive Cover-Up from the White House: New Book Details the Cover-Up of Former President Joe Biden’s Cognitive Decline

• JoeBiden ‘redemption tour’ backfires as cognitive doubts resurface by Financial Times (Myles McCormick)
• Original Sin: President Biden’s Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again by Penguin Random House (Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson)
• JoeBiden Was Unfit in 2020by The Wall Street Journal (Barton Swaim)
• CanBiden Recover in South Carolina? by The Wall Street Journal (Barton Swaim)

Part II (11:36- 16:58)
The History of Presidential Age Issues in the Oval Office: Should Raise Big Questions for Americans

Part III (16:58- 20:51)
The Biblical Worldview and Age: The Bible Honors Elders, But It Also Includes the Need for Healthy Succession

Part IV (20:51- 26:35)
President Trump’s Trip to the Middle East: The President’s Unique Form of Transactional Realism in Foreign Policy

• What Democrats can learn from Trump’s approach to the Middle East by Financial Times (Philip Gordon)

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