Journalists who helped the White House cover up President Biden's mental breakdown should be held accountable for misleading the public. new york post they demanded in a scathing new editorial.
“Democratic-leaning journalists saw the same evidence we did that Mr. Biden had been compromised, and instead of being skeptical, they asked questions and did what they did, including holding fire to the White House.” work — they joined a campaign to gaslight America,” the Post's editorial board wrote Wednesday.
As Biden prepares to leave office, the media is facing new scrutiny over how it covered one of the year's biggest stories: concerns that Biden was unfit to be president. facing.
During the 2024 presidential campaign, many media pundits and commentators came to Biden's defense during speculation by Special Counsel Robert Hur about his mental acuity. Well-intentioned but forgetfula video showing him looking confused went viral, and the Wall Street Journal reported on his agitated behavior backstage.
Biden White House asks Democrats to retract Wall Street Journal report on president's mental health
The New York Post said journalists who defended President Biden from scrutiny need to be held accountable. (Pete Marovich/Getty Images)
Despite polls showing that a majority of Americans feel Biden is too old to serve a second term, many journalists are pushing questions about Biden's health to the right. It was treated like a conspiracy.
“The whole idea that Biden wasn't healthy or even virile was treated as a right-wing tinfoil hat talking point.” the post wrote.
Those concerns reached a tipping point with Biden's poor performance in the June debate, after which he was pressured to withdraw from the race.
“And at every turn, spineless, vat journalists obediently did Team Biden's propaganda dirty work. Right up until the debate, Biden's senile decline continued to be denied. Until it’s gone,” the Post editorial continued.
“now They're acting embarrassed, but it's too late to restore their shredded credibility.''The Post recently acknowledged that several liberal journalists acknowledged that defending Biden was the worst view of 2024. I wrote this while referring to the news coverage of Semaphore.
Click here for the latest media and culture news
President Biden faced intense calls for his resignation following his disastrous result in the debate. (Andrew Caballero Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)
“I enter 2024 with great disdain for the president and those around him, people who have essentially engaged in elder abuse, and with considerable embarrassment that I could not see through their deception. '' journalist Josh Barro told Semafor.
“Like many others, I was completely, completely, completely, embarrassingly wrong about Biden's lack of mental capacity,” former MSNBC host Mehdi Hasan said on the outlet. I confessed to.
The revelations come at a time when trust in the media is at a historic low, according to a Gallup poll.
Flashback: Media, top Democrats and leaders passionately defended Biden's ability to serve.
Several liberal journalists recently confessed that defending Biden was their biggest regret in 2024. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
The Post's editorial board argued that Biden's former defenders in the media should not be left alone.
“To perpetuate, to conceal, ignored “This grotesque scandal should never end,” the editorial continued.
criticism continues In a recent Wall Street Journal report, He cited interviews with current and former White House officials who said Biden's stamina problems became apparent during his first months in office.
In a statement provided to Fox News Digital, the White House denied the contents of the Journal's report, saying Biden's policy accomplishments provide “irreconcilable evidence” of his qualifications and leadership. Ta.
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
Fox News' Joshua Q. Nelson and Hanna Panreck contributed to this report.
