A military officer disclosed on a Tuesday that previously this year, a Navy sailor faced disciplinary consequences for an unsuccessful attempt at unauthorized access into President Biden’s private medical records. The attempted contravention occurred on February 23rd, as divulged by Navy spokesman Cmdr. Tim Hawkins. The individual in question was affiliated with the Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command, Fort Belvoir, situated in Northern Virginia.
The sailor, who the Navy did not identify, reportedly searched the term ‘Joseph Biden’ on the military health system’s digital database. The search was conducted thrice over a period of several hours, all ‘out of curiosity’, as stated by the Navy. This news was initially brought to light by CBS and ABC News.
Joe Biden, presently 81, has recently come under scrutiny concerning his health and intellectual capabilities. Following a lackluster performance during the June 27 debate, an increasing faction of Democrats have voiced their opinion suggesting that Biden should step down from his re-election endeavors.
In the said Navy episode, a fellow navy personnel reported the possible infringement of medical privacy laws concerning the sailor’s action. Thereafter, the Naval Criminal Investigative Service undertook an investigation into the matter, reaching a culmination on April 24. This was confirmed by Commander Hawkins.
According to Commander Hawkins, the record the sailor had gained access to was far from being the digital record of the U.S. president. He went on to assure via email that there was no moment when the President’s personal data had been exposed to risk.
The specific disciplinary action taken against the sailor wasn’t elaborated by the Navy. When asked, the Biden campaign passed any inquiries about the situation to the White House, which, however, failed to send an immediate response to a comment request on Tuesday.
Somewhat ironically, in a presidential contest featuring the two oldest candidates ever nominated by their respective major parties, neither Biden nor Trump have provided the public with unfiltered access to their medical profiles.
Recently, the Biden administration was thrown into the limelight once again, this time for an entirely different reason. Questions arose after an expert on Parkinson’s disease from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center was found to have visited the White House multiple times within a period of eight months, from the past summer to this spring. This included at least one encounter with Biden’s personal physician.
Records of White House visitor logs revealed that Dr. Kevin Cannard, a neurologist, was the aforementioned Parkinson’s specialist who made these trips. These provocative visits to the White House stirred additional speculation about Biden’s health.
Dr. Kevin O’Connor, the acting White House physician, released a statement on Monday night. Although not much can be concluded from such politically charged releases, O’Connor claimed that Biden had scheduled encounters with Dr. Cannard as a constituent of his overall annual health review. The recent evaluation purportedly showed no signs of Parkinson’s.
However, the frequency of Dr. Cannard’s visits, a specialist in a disease often associated with cognitive decline, could not do much to quell the rising doubts about President Biden’s health. Can such consistent checkups be considered routine?
Moreover, it’s certainly disconcerting to homeowners across the nation that the President’s medical records, heavily protected as they may be, could have been compromised due to a sailor ‘just curious’, no matter how unsuccessful the sailor ended up being.
It raises concerns about the kind of access some individuals have into high-profile databases and records. While the incident was quickly addressed and taken care of, it invites deeper contemplation over the security measures in place to protect the medical records of someone as prominent as the President of the United States.
Another point of discussion was the lame response of the Biden campaign. Directing queries to the White House, which offered no timely response, gives a dubious impression of the lack of transparency in Biden’s camp.
The disbelief about Biden’s battle against parkinson’s disease continues to haunt him, no matter what the White House physician says. With all these questions still lingering, one wonders if Biden’s capability to lead is merely a smokescreen.
These combined incidents, along with the cloud of skepticism enveloping Biden’s health status, seem to fuel an ever-growing mistrust about the current administration. Perhaps, these incidents are indicative of the larger issues shadowing Biden’s presidency.