Biden's cognitive decline: Washington DC insiders reveal worrying new details with 81-year-old president now often incomprehensible and regularly freezing in meetings: 'He's not the same person'

Joe Biden’s cognitive decline has become readily apparent to dozens of high-ranking officials in recent months, a bombshell new report claims.

More than 45 Republican and Democratic lawmakers and staffers offered insight on the subject, citing recent mistakes by the commander-in-chief they found concerning.

Aired in the midst of an election year, the report paints a picture of a president considerably slower than day's past, while the White House maintains the 81-year-old is still a top leader.

The dozens who spoke to The Wall Street Journal disagreed - describing a president who today speaks so softly that some struggle to even understand what he's saying.

Others pointed to the commander-in-chief's declining grasp of important policy details, and increasing reliance on notes and impromptu offerings from aides.

Several said Biden’s demeanor varies by the day - as the White House reportedly went through great pains to keep tabs on what Democrats were talking. The report, titled 'Behind Closed Doors, Biden Shows Signs of Slipping', published Tuesday.

'You couldn’t be there and not feel uncomfortable,' one anonymous source said of a meeting with Biden during critical negotiations over congressional funding for Ukraine aid back in January. 

There, president moved so slowly, it took him roughly 10 minutes to greet the nearly two dozen top leaders summoned to discuss what it would take to secure more congressional funding,  

The meeting did not start until the president was finished, several who attended told the paper.

At that point, Biden, the oldest-ever president in US history, began reading from his notes, making broad points about the need to give money to Ukraine. 

The stuck several as odd, sources said - given the lawmakers there were more than familiar with the fact that funds were needed. Some said they had trouble hearing him, as Ukraine remained in desperate needs of munitions.

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