Denise Welch spoke out on Loose Women, sharing her opinions about the media coverage dedicated to Joe Biden, but she quickly lost her cool claiming to ‘not believe’ the government.

Viewers were stunned as Denise Welch embarked on a furious rant about ageism – and admitted she “believed nothing anybody says.”

At 81 years old, Joe Biden is the target of backlash due to his seemingly fragile health – a worrying thought as many Americans, both in the United States and abroad, are settling on who they should vote for in the upcoming presidential election.

This Tuesday, June 18, the Loose Women panel wondered if the media coverage dedicated to the White House tenant was ageist, thus characterised by prejudice towards his advanced age.

Joe Biden has recently sparked worries over his ability to govern a whole country as he has been spotted during major events freezing and wandering off alone, leaving others around him to remind him of his engagements.

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But when the discussion began, Kaye Adams noted she was surprised that Denise Welch, notoriously outspoken, had remained silent. “I can’t believe that you kept quiet all this time”, Kaye said before Denise offered a hand gesture indicating that it was only a matter of time until she shared her thoughts.

Minutes later, however, the former Coronation Street actress broke her silence – and caused yet another commotion on live TV and on social media.

Denise initially opted for a calm approach as she reminded co-stars and viewers of the existence of AI, before adding: “At the age of 81, we see enough images of Biden to know that the man is struggling.”

She then pointed out that the backlash targeting Joe Biden increased and worsened when he settled into his presidential role. Prior to this, the criticism targeting Joe Biden was deemed “cruel”, according to Denise.

When Kaye reminded her of the evidence possibly indicating that Joe Biden may not be fit for his role, Denise lost her patience: “Since Covid I believe nothing anybody says in the government or anything! I don’t believe a word of it.”

She added: “However, there is somebody that I know that was at a conference with Joe Biden at the White House. There are absolutely massive errors being made in the way that he is functioning. We know that he’s probably a puppet.”

Denise then reminded viewers what American citizens and Joe Biden are up against: “It’s the biggest power in the world and we’ve got the choice between a criminally convicted felon, candidate Donald Trump, and we have an 81-year-old man clearly showing signs of not being well. Is there not any other people in American that can run the country?”

Multiple viewers reacted to Denise’s comments with one penning on X: “I don’t think we see enough of Joe Biden to make an informed decision. We all know the media heavily manipulates what we do see, however I’m not sure someone of 81, who has shown he has some problems, is capable of making the decisions Biden needs to make.”

Another suggested: “They should let Let Kamala stand for President”, while a third wrote: “I wonder if maybe President Biden has Alzheimer’s or dementia but fears that it being made public would be damaging to his reputation. If he has either of those conditions, ppl should be more understanding than fearful/judgemental.”

On Monday, June 17, the White House criticised the Republican party for relaying videos meant to show Joe Biden’s mental and physical decline, claiming the images had been manipulated.

“It tells you everything that we need to know about how desperate Republicans are here”, said Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, branding the videos “cheap fakes.”