President Joe Biden’s infamous debate performance appears to have deepened the rift between the mainstream media and the White House press office.
The media, which Republicans have accused of defending Biden in the past, apparently felt at risk following Biden’s disappointing performance in the debate and appeared to have positioned themselves against the White House.
Axios With Jim VandeHei Establishment media thought leader Mike Allen said: report Saturday Biden’s performance confirmed observations of his decline that many established media reporters had ignored.
What was that? After a week of rest and preparation, Biden coughs, stumbles and rambles his way through debate
The feud between the media and the White House reached a boiling point on Monday, when White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre refused to confirm whether the Parkinson’s disease expert had visited the White House multiple times in 2023, a fact that had been widely reported based on White House visitor records, Axios reported. report Tuesday:
- Several White House reporters who spoke to Axios said Jean-Pierre’s responses to questions had been unnecessarily evasive.
- Jean-Pierre assured reporters that more details would be released later, instead arguing that providing details about the purpose of the visit would be a matter of security and privacy.
- The White House released a letter from the president’s physician late Monday saying Biden had never been diagnosed with or treated for Parkinson’s disease and that specialists regularly visited the White House. “As part of this general neurology practice … to support the thousands of active duty military personnel assigned to support the White House operation.”
The incident left White House reporters wishing that Jean-Pierre’s predecessor, Jen Psaki, had been press secretary, Axios reported, citing her superiority in handling sensitive questions.
White House press secretary Andrew Bates disputed the Axios report and defended Jean-Pierre, saying she “hands off tough questions every day and represents President Biden and his policies to the American people with grace and integrity.”
The feud between the White House press office and the media is an ongoing issue, with White House communications staff reportedly having a rocky relationship with the press. The New York Times, They denounce unfair treatment and a sense of entitlement. Meanwhile, the White House Times To interview Biden, who the paper suspects is unfit for duty, Politico Eli Stokols reported in April.
“[O]Just a newspaper-like interview Times “We can see whether Biden, 81, is still eligible to serve as president.” Times Publisher A.G. Sulzberger said in a statement that two people with knowledge of his private remarks Politico.
Since this discussion, Times It has published multiple leaks against the president, allegations that the White House has denied.
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