Joe Biden’s debate flop wasn’t just a bad night -- it was the crack that shattered a carefully built Democratic Party facade. A former Democratic National Committee insider has blown the whistle on what she calls a concerted effort to hide Biden’s mental decline from the public. Lindy Li, once a rising star in party fundraising, now claims she was ostracized for daring to question the former president’s fitness, as Fox News reports.
Li, a former member of the National Finance Committee, told Fox News Digital that the DNC went to extraordinary lengths to prop up Biden’s image, even as concerns about his age grew. Her allegations paint a picture of a party desperate to maintain power, silencing dissenters and controlling narratives. This isn’t just politics as usual -- it’s a scandal of loyalty over truth.
Back in 2022, Sen. Tammy Duckworth privately told Li that Biden was too old to run again. Yet, by 2023, Duckworth was singing Biden’s praises on television, conveniently the same day she joined his campaign as co-chair. Hypocrisy in politics is hardly new, but this flip-flop smells like a calculated move to keep the party line intact.
Li’s troubles began when she raised concerns about Biden’s age to top DNC officials, including former chair Jaime Harrison and current chair Ken Martin. Instead of open dialogue, she says she was treated like a pariah, her questions met with hostility. The DNC’s response wasn’t debate—it was suppression, plain and simple.
At a Feb. 3 event hosting Biden and Kamala Harris, Li’s phone was confiscated by DNC staff. A coalition director ordered her to stay off social media, a gag order that reeks of control-freak paranoia. When Li posted an Instagram story of Biden at a separate dinner, the DNC erupted, demanding she scrub it immediately.
“I hosted [Biden] and Kamala Harris on Feb. 3, coinciding with the DNC Winter Meeting, and they confiscated my phone,” Li said. This isn’t the behavior of a confident party -- it’s the panic of one hiding a liability. The DNC’s obsession with controlling the narrative only fueled Li’s suspicions.
Li claims her persistence led to her being banned from the Biden White House. “I was banned from the Biden White House for telling the truth when it mattered,” she told Fox News Digital. Questioning Biden’s fitness wasn’t just frowned upon -- it was a one-way ticket to exile.
The backlash didn’t stop there. Li says former friends and colleagues turned on her after she left the Democratic Party, shunning her for breaking ranks. In a party that preaches unity, this vindictive response exposes a ruthless underbelly.
“To be treated like a complete criminal was just jarring for me,” Li said. She wasn’t hurling insults or leaking secrets -- just asking if an aging leader should step aside. The DNC’s overreaction suggests they feared her questions hit too close to home.
Biden’s debate performance was a wake-up call, but the DNC doubled down. Jen O’Malley Dillon, a Biden campaign chair, held a damage control briefing where attendees were visibly emotional, some even “misty-eyed.” The night before, shuttle passengers were crying, devastated by Biden’s faltering display.
“Jen O’Malley Dillon did a damage control briefing that morning, and people were misty-eyed,” Li recalled. Yet, Dillon and co-chair Julie Rodriguez insisted Biden couldn’t drop out due to finance regulations -- a claim that sounds more like an excuse than a fact. The party’s refusal to face reality only deepened the crisis.
After Special Counsel Robert Hur’s report described Biden as “a sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory,” the DNC went into overdrive. Li says she was instructed to attack Hur’s character, a directive she found unethical. “We were supposed to assassinate his character,” she said, exposing a strategy that prioritized smear over substance.
The DNC’s talking points urged members to paint Biden as a wise, behind-the-scenes genius, despite mounting evidence to the contrary. “They were in damage control mode,” Li said, describing a party clinging to a fiction. This wasn’t leadership -- it was a delusion, packaged for public consumption.
When asked about Li’s allegations, a former Biden official feigned ignorance, saying, “Who is Lindy Li?” The dismissiveness is telling -- a classic dodge from a team unwilling to face the truth. Li’s youth and lack of “gravitas” may have made her an easy target, but her courage in speaking out carries weight.
“It was hard for me because I was one of the youngest members on the committee,” Li said. The DNC’s refusal to listen to her wasn’t just arrogance -- it was a symptom of a deeper rot. A party that silences its own can’t claim to champion democracy.
