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A prominent Fox News host — who is no stranger to unhinged takes — unleashed a baseless, conspiratorial rant Thursday that Democrats want the president to fail and that the White House is actually run by a drug-user, a fake doctor, and a sex fiend.
Judge Jeanine Pirro remarked on the show "The Five" that President Joe Biden is facing swirling questions over his competency on the same day that former President Donald Trump was initially supposed to be sentenced for his conviction on 34 felony counts in the infamous New York hush money case.
"Now, Joe Biden himself is holding on for dear life," she said. "The irony of what's going on in America just shows you how politics can be crazy. Everything is upside down."
Republicans want Biden to do well, she argued, while Democrats want him to fail — "That way they can get rid of him once and for all."
"Make no mistake," she added, by debating Trump, Joe Biden "grabbed a shovel to dig his own political grave."
Pirro's rant then shifted to Biden's ability to complete his next term, arguing it's unclear he can even do it until the election.
"I want you to think about the next five months," she asks the panel. "Because who's running the country? A crack addict — a former crack addict — a sex addict and a make-believe doctor are running the country. And that's not a good place to be."
Pirro — who just this year asked legendary actor Robert De Niro, "what have you done for New York City?" and "Is there a building with your name on it?" — appears to be insinuating Hunter and Jill Biden, Joe's son and wife, are actually running the White House.
Hunter Biden recently ended his effort to seek a new trial after his criminal conviction for buying a gun while a drug user. He was found guilty last month of three charges involving a 2018 gun purchase, in which he lied on a form that asked if he used drugs. He still plans to appeal.
The White House has confirmed he's also recently been advising the president but does not have access to confidential material.
