A top House Republican requests interview with Biden's physician

WASHINGTON — The Republican chair of the House Oversight Committee requested Sunday that President Joe Biden's physician appear for a transcribed interview about Biden's medical evaluation.

Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., said in a letter to Dr. Kevin O'Connor that he also sought to tie O’Connor to a series of inquiries he has made about Biden's relatives' businesses. Comer, a prominent critic of Biden's, for months has helped lead efforts for the Republican-led impeachment inquiry into Biden that has fizzled into nothing. Republicans did not provide evidence that Biden was engaged in any criminal actions, despite repeated claims otherwise.

In the letter, Comer pointed to Biden's response to ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos' question Friday about whether Biden would be willing to take a cognitive test.

"I have a cognitive test every single day," Biden responded. "Every day I have that test. Everything I do."

Comer said in the letter, "You have repeatedly refused most interview requests from the media, and the Committee now turns to you to provide answers regarding your independence because of the mixed and confused messaging coming from the White House regarding the President’s ability to perform his job."

The letter also pointed to initial conflicting reports about whether Biden had undergone a medical exam since his routine February physical.

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre initially told reporters Wednesday that Biden had not undergone any medical exams since February. Hours later, Biden told a group of governors during a meeting that he was checked by a doctor after the debate, adding that everything was fine, according to sources.

"The statements by the White House Press Secretary and President