Republicans demand Biden’s doctor sits for interview about president’s medical assessments

House Oversight Committee chair James Comer has demanded Joe Biden’s doctor sits for an interview about his medical assessments and potential business dealings with the Biden family, amid the escalating controversy around the president’s mental and physical well-being.

In aletter addressed to Dr Kevin O’Connor on Sunday, the Republican lawmaker wrote that he is “concerned your medical assessments have been influenced by your private business endeavors with the Biden family.”

He asked Dr O’Connor to sit for a closed-door interview and hand over any communications he may have had with James Biden, the president’s brother, regarding Americore – a now bankrupt healthcare business.

Comer is giving the doctor until July 14 to contact staff to schedule the interview.

A White House spokesperson dismissed the letter as “crazy, discredited conspiracy theories” when reached for comment.

“Here they go again, pushing their crazy, discredited conspiracy theories in order to score another hit on Bartiromo,” the spokesperson told The Independent.

“If extreme House Republicans want to take a look at a White House physician, here’s an idea for where to start,” they added, pointing to a The Washington Post article about former president Donald Trump’s former personal physician Ronny Jackson, titled: “‘No prescription needed’: Inside a White House clinic’s ‘systemic problems’”.

Comer’s letter arrives as the president’s dismal debate performance last week triggered growing doubts about his competency to successfully run for and serve a second term.

In a February report, Dr O’Connor indicated the president underwent “an extremely detailed neurological exam” that produced “no findings consistent which would be consistent with any cerebellar