Prominent media figures praised President Biden, who withdrew from his re-election campaign over the summer. But much of that goodwill evaporated after Vice President Kamala Harris lost to President-elect Donald Trump.
Biden had been characterized by multiple commentators and celebrities as a sacrificial hero comparable to America's first president, George Washington, but a post-election hangover delayed the 46th president handing over the reins to Biden. He turned out to be a tragic person. Ms. Harris doomed an already limited campaign.
“The most tragic figure in American politics in my lifetime is President Biden,” Democratic strategist James Carville said on his web show following Trump's victory.
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After praising Biden for withdrawing from his re-election campaign, mainstream media outlets criticized President Biden in the wake of Vice President Kamala Harris' election loss, insisting that Biden did not withdraw immediately. (AP)
This characterization of Biden is a far cry from the accolades and accolades he was given just a few months ago, in July, when he announced he would no longer seek re-election.
Hollywood insiders praised Biden's announcement. Contrary to Carville's assessment that Biden is a historically tragic figure, actress and singer Barbra Streisand predicted that Biden would become a historically famous figure.
“Joe Biden will go down in history as someone who achieved significant accomplishments during his four years in office, and we should be grateful for his defense of democracy,” she wrote.
Star Wars actor Mark Hamill said at the time that Biden had “achievements unmatched by any president in our lifetime.”
“I salute our President Joe Biden. He has served our country admirably for decades. He is a decent and honorable man and a highly successful president. Patriots. Let's unite behind Kamala Harris and defeat Donald Trump in November,” liberal Star Trek actor George Takei said upon hearing the news.
Biden was then compared to George Washington, one of the most prominent figures in American history, who refused a third term as president in 1796.
Actor George Clooney, who wrote a New York Times essay in July calling for Biden to resign, called the president's move “the most selfless since George Washington” when speaking to reporters in September. It was called “act”. “What we mustn't forget is the selfless act of someone who is very difficult to relinquish power to. We know that. We've seen it all over the world.”
In the days after Biden's announcement, news media members made the same comparison.
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Political pundits and liberal media talking heads called Biden a hero for choosing to drop out of the race, and multiple broadcasters likened him to Founding Father and first president George Washington. (Getty Images)
Washington Post columnist Jen Rubin said, “Rather than understand the dignity, grace, selflessness, and patriotism of Washington's farewell speech, we instead choose to smear him, criticize him, and engage in petty partisan politics.'' If you feel forced to go back, I pity you,” said Washington Post columnist Jen Rubin. I wrote this in late July. “You are denying yourself the dignity and inspiration of America and our great president. Please reflect.”
MSNBC host Joy Reid slammed the president's actions, saying, “This was selfless on some level, and I think that's important in the story of George Washington being selfless. ” he said.
MSNBC host Joe Scarborough read a guest essay by historian Jon Meacham that was published in the New York Times on Monday.
“His decision is one of the most remarkable acts of leadership in our nation's history, an act of self-sacrifice that places him in the league of George Washington, who also left office,” Meacham said. I wrote it.
“This moment [Biden]You know, there are a lot of great American people like the George Washingtons of the world. He is away from power. If he stays in that lane, I think it's going to be very powerful and impactful,” CNN host Abby Phillippe said.
However, when Biden lost, major media outlets pointed a knife at him.
That includes Biden biographer and Atlantic staff writer Franklin Foer, who blamed Biden for Trump's victory in a brutal Atlantic article two days after the election.
“Joe Biden cannot escape the fact that his four years in office paved the way for Donald Trump's return. This is his legacy. Everything else is an asterisk,” he wrote. Ta.
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A month after Election Day, Mr. Carville argued that Mr. Biden had waited almost a year too long to give up his re-election bid and had been reduced to a tragic historical figure.
“But the other scenario is, if he had said in September or August of 2023 that he wasn't running… we would have won this election, and it wouldn't have been as close because… , we had “so many talented people running,” he said. “And he'll be sitting here now, cheering and ready to go. There'll be a naming committee to decide what to name him. He'll be the toast of Washington. Dew.”
Despite admitting his love for Biden, CNN senior political analyst Van Jones blamed the president for the party's loss at last week's Dealbook Summit.
“I love Joe Biden. Joe Biden picked me up out of the puppy heap and gave me the opportunity to work with all of you. I love him. He walked away. , he should have let other people in this party step up to bat and he didn't.'So we paid the price for that,'' he said.
Hill Opinion Contributor Matt Lewis wrote a column for the paper, blaming Biden for Harris' loss, saying, “President Biden's decision to seek re-election significantly shortens that period and leaves Harris with no opportunity to redefine her record or take a position.'' There was little time to rebuild. To make matters worse, she inherited too much.” Biden's political baggage — an issue that felt so important and deeply felt — may have been insurmountable. ”
AFP News In response to President Trump's victory, reporter Danny Kemp published an article with the headline “Biden's legacy will be ruined after Trump win.'' In the article, he assessed Biden's role in Harris' defeat, saying, “At 81 years old, his pride led him to resist growing concerns about his age, health, and mental acuity until it was too late and Trump The disastrous debate against him forced him to do so.” He withdrew his bid for a second term just three months before Election Day. ”
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