All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg · Wednesday, August 26, 2026
Eric Weinstein draws a parallel between the lack of reporting on President Roosevelt's health during WWII and the handling of President Biden's cognitive state. He questions why leading geriatric neurologists were not consulted to assess Biden's gait and speech patterns, suggesting a deliberate suppression of information when a 'lie' is deemed structurally important.
“There were times when you, you know, when the US went to war, Roosevelt was in a wheelchair with these leg braces and there was a general agreement that we won't report on the state of the president's health. Well, we had the same thing with Biden. Biden was undergoing some form of dementia.”
“Did anyone think to ask a leading geriatric neurologist to look, examine his gait, examine his speech patterns and tell us where is he likely in his cognitive trajectory?”
“So if you're trying to, you know, tell a lie, that's important structurally.”