get this, 240 of those were minors. some as young as 12 years old. researchers highlighted improvements two took their own life and eleven considered suicide. this was a tax payer funded study. it was widely embraced this improved their mental health. republicans in the house and senate express grave concerns and demand answers writing this in a letter to the nih. rather than shutting the research down. researchers published saying the study was a success. the law makers are also questioning the so called success. the experiment had no control group. why wouldn t it have that? that s par for the course for an experiment. law makers say four of researchers involved were out outspoken advocates. north carolina senator is accusing nih for acting on political motivations. the attacks payer expense. 240 of them were minors at young as 12 years old. we think this is absolutely tragic. first of all taxpayer expense. second at the expense of minors. researchers are justifying ane
democratic circles over the mental fitness of big name party leaders. we saw joe biden stumble down the stares to greet g7 leaders in japan. we have seen our 80-year-old president look confused and off balanced far too many times. biden is not the only democrat whose recent behavior has caused concern. the democrats have a growing cognitive problem. another democrat mentioned is john fetterman. we have learned that his office is doctoring his comments on the senate floor. including this comment. the entire gop debt ceiling
Kleptocracy. [laughter] but these are bad guys. maria: well, that was president biden week once again appearing confused and not in control, sparking more worries about his capacity to lead as the president s poll numbers continue to plummet. joining me right now to assess the administration and the upcoming midterm elections is former house speaker newt gingrich. he is also a fox news contributor, of course. newt, good to see you. thanks very much. give us your reaction to the president this week as we look at the poll numbers which continue to fall for president biden. well, first of all, as a citizen, all of us have to worry about having a commander in chief who at a minimum seems to be confused a lott and at a maximum may well have a serious cognitive problem. i mean, a commander in chief in a dangerous world, that should bother all of us way beyond politics. and it s clearly obvious every single week with president
If you will to try and find early signs of dementia or some other sort of cognitive problem. and you know, it s about a ten-minute exam. it s not very extensive. they described you name, you identify animals, you draw a cube and a clock and you recite as many words as you can in a minute. so you know, again, the doctor said he scored a perfect score on that, 30 out of 30. that s a good sign, but it s a screening tool, anderson. it s not a diagnostic tool, if you will, for dementia. the doctor also reported that the president s cholesterol numbers have gone up over the past year. should that be a cause for concern? well, yeah, i think so. keep in mind, first of all, he is on a cholesterol-lowering medication. he has been on that medication. his cholesterol numbers have gone up. and pretty significantly. total cholesterol, i know you pay attention to these numbers, anderson, but 169 i believe is what it was back about a year ago and now it s 223. so you get an idea, despite the medic