Texas GOP Rep. Ronny Jackson, a former White House physician, left, and President Biden. (Getty Images)
The Journal's report has prompted furious pushback from the White House and its allies, who have dismissed it as a GOP-led hit piece.
However, Jackson pointed out that some of the commentary apparently came from Democrats. The report said, "Most of those who said Biden performed poorly were Republicans, but some Democrats said that he showed his age in several of the exchanges."
The Texas Republican speculated that it could be the beginnings of a political coup against the 81-year-old president.
"I think that the fact that it came out like this, and is so well sourced, tells me that this might be the left's first attempt to start laying the groundwork to get rid of him," Jackson said.
Jackson told Fox News Digital that he has sent five letters to the White House since Biden took office in January 2021, urging him to take a cognitive test and to make those results public. All five letters have gone unanswered, he said.
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Former Speaker of the House Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., defended President Biden. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
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Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., posted on X, "Many of us spent time with [the Journal] to share on the record our first-hand experiences with [Biden], where we see his wisdom, experience, strength and strategic thinking. Instead, the Journal ignored testimony by Democrats, focused on attacks by Republicans and printed a hit piece."
"I made clear to the [Journal] regarding the January meeting on Ukraine that the President was absolutely engaged & ran that meeting in a way that brought everyone together. I'm not quoted — I wonder why," Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., wrote on X.
Fox News Digital reached out to the White House for further comment.
Elizabeth Elkind is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital leading coverage of the House of Representatives. Previous digital bylines seen at Daily Mail and CBS News.
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