Democrats have slammed a Wall Street Journal report about President Joe Biden’s private mental health issues, drawing fierce backlash on social media.
The article, titled “Behind Closed Doors, Biden Shows Signs of Decline,” was co-written with Annie Linskey.
“Participants in the meeting said the 81-year-old president performed poorly at times. The White House said Biden was being sharp and that critics were playing partisan politics,” she wrote in a social media summary.
The reports cited both Republicans and Democrats who have had private interactions with the president in recent months.
“Most of those who said Biden performed poorly were Republicans, but some Democrats said Biden’s age was showing in some of his interactions,” the report said.
“This article is a joke”
Outraged Democrats slammed the news outlet on “X,” the platform formerly known as Twitter.
“Many of us spent time at @WSJ and chronicled our first-hand experiences with @POTUS, where we witnessed his wisdom, experience, strength and strategic thinking.” I have written Democratic Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi of California.
“Instead, the Journal ignored the Democratic testimony, focused on Republican attacks, and published smear campaign articles,” she added.
“This article is a joke. They purposely left out what I said.” Responded Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York.
“In my meetings with President Biden, I learned that he has an incredible ability to lead and influence to advance important bipartisan priorities,” he added. “But you don’t have to believe me — just look at his legislative accomplishments. That’s why Republicans are trying so hard to discredit him.”
White House officials Produce Evidence that the article is biased against Biden.
Senior deputy press secretary Andrew Bates reposted comments from Democrats who said the report ignored their input because it didn’t fit their criticisms of Biden.
“What a surprise! Republicans are adopting an election year messaging strategy that contradicts their own previous statements about @POTUS. Gambling in Casablanca!” I have written White House communications director Ben LaBolt.
Former Republican Congressman Joe Scarborough Indignation on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” program Wednesday morning.
“If you want to talk about international affairs, if you want to talk about how to get bipartisan legislation passed, Joe Biden is light years ahead of them,” Scarborough argued. “And the fact that The Wall Street Journal knew these quotes were out there, the editors… I’m not looking at the reporters. People blame the reporters all the time… I don’t even know what to say. I really don’t even know what to say here.”
Others on the right derided Democrats as trying to undermine the article.
“If I were a president seeking reelection, I would stop being so energetic and edgy in private and do it publicly in speeches and campaigns.” I told a joke Fox News contributor MK Hammer.
Biden is 81 years old and will be 86 at the end of his second term if he wins the presidential election again in November.
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