Former WH doc says KJP citing 'security reasons' to withhold info about Parkinson's doc a 'ridiculous excuse'

A former White House physician blasted President Biden’s press secretary on Tuesday for refusing to divulge more information about a Parkinson’s specialist repeatedly visiting the White House.

A top neurologist at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Dr. Kevin Cannard, met with Biden's physician at the White House earlier this year, White House records show, adding fuel to the fire of America’s national conversation about Biden’s mental acuity. Since then, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre has fielded a barrage of questions, and while she denied the president has Parkinson’s, she repeatedly cited "security reasons" and "privacy" for why she must withhold some information.

"Outnumbered" host Kayleigh McEnany asked guest Rep. Ronny Jackson, R-Texas, whether there are any legitimate "security reasons" to not discuss public records.

"Absolutely not, Kayleigh," Jackson, who was White House physician for Presidents Obama and Trump, said. "That's a ridiculous excuse, and you know, the whole world can see right through it… We know that Dr. Cannard came to the residence medical clinic at the bidding of Dr. Kevin O'Connor, who is the president's physician. That's what we know. What we don't know is who he saw there."

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He then made a key distinction between two nearby clinics, one of which is separate from the White House. Jackson said that Dr. Cannard specifically visited the residence clinic, the one which is "on the ground floor of the White House, directly below the president’s bedroom, and it’s reserved for care of the first family. So if he was seen there, and if Dr. O'Connor summoned him to be seen there, our question