Ex-Dem fundraiser Lindy Li vows to name those who hid Biden's cognitive decline
WASHINGTON, DC: Former Democratic insider and fundraiser Lindy Li, in a scathing attack on Democrats, claimed that people inside the party knew about former President Joe Biden’s cognitive decline but chose to hide it, ensuring that Biden continued to remain in the race.
Li, who switched party affiliation over unheeded warning signs about Biden’s decline in the 2024 election, claimed that she would reveal the names of those who concealed the information about Biden’s deteriorating mental health.
Lindy Li pledges to reveal behind-the-scenes turmoil
"Whatever was out there, it wasn’t the truth. They wanted him to go, and also in my book, I will be telling people exactly who was aware of Biden’s cognitive decline but pretended otherwise," Li told Fox News Digital during a phone interview.
Li is coming out with a new book titled ‘Unburdened’ later this year. The former Democratic insider claimed that Biden had very little support within his own campaign before he dropped out of the 2024 run.
Li is expected to reveal the picture of the internal discussions, the research, and the panic behind the scenes of the Democratic Party in the upcoming book.
Lindy Li alleges Adam Schiff wanted Joe Biden to exit race
During the phone interview, Li also revealed that she was shocked to find that party leaders were upset about Biden’s mental health behind the scenes, yet they strongly defended the former president publicly.
"I remember getting a text from Schiff," Li said, referring to Adam Schiff, D-Calif, then a Democratic candidate for Senate and top Democrat in the House of Representatives.
"I have it in my book. Basically, Adam Schiff was — I can’t remember what he said on TV, but I’m telling you right now that behind the scenes he very much wanted [Biden] to go," she added.
A spokesperson for Schiff pushed back on Li’s claims, noting that Schiff publicly expressed concerns about Biden’s candidacy following the president’s widely criticized 2024 debate performance. Schiff later called on Biden to step aside in July 2024.
"The Senator’s concerns and call on President Biden not to run was very public, so none of this is news," the spokesperson said.
Party polling discouraged rivals from taking on Biden
"They didn’t want to get ostracized by the party. It’s like the axiom: you come at the king; you better not miss. Everyone would have missed," Li said.
Li said that fear was bolstered by internal research the party had done, indicating that no one else in the party had the capital to challenge Biden.
"There are many candidates who polled themselves against Biden and then realized that they couldn’t beat him in a primary. It wasn’t so much a matter of anti-Trumpism. It was self-interest," Li said.
"I’ve seen the polling data, and I also include that in my book — polling no one has seen before," she added.
Kamala Harris allegedly wasn't seen as Biden alternative
In an uncomfortable revelation, Li further claimed that internal discussion did not consider that Kamala Harris was a strong candidate to take on Biden.
"She was the weakest candidate in the field," Li said.
"I also have polling data right before Kamala ascended. We stacked her against Buttigieg, Newsom, Shapiro, Whitmer — all of them," Li said, referring to a handful of other key figures in the Democratic Party.
