Media criticizes President Biden and his 2024 campaign team for reporting on President Joe Biden’s age as polls show Americans are concerned that he is too old, according to reports Dissatisfaction with the situation is boiling over.
the hill report On Sunday, White House Press Secretary Ian Sams sent a letter to the White House Correspondents’ Association asking for news coverage of a recent special counsel report that described Biden as an elderly man with declining memory and his age. and criticized media companies regarding their fitness. General office.
“Your jobs are not easy, but they are important,” Sams wrote, adding that “serious errors in reporting have been made, including essentially misstating the findings and conclusions of a federal investigation into a sitting president.” “It is vitally important that we address these issues,” he added.
Biden’s aging is becoming a bigger issue day by day. https://t.co/qPZ3fhBGPc
— Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) January 13, 2024
Association president Kelly O’Donnell, who is also a correspondent for NBC News, said sending the letter through internal channels was “inappropriate” and that the letter was “misdirected.”
Special Counsel Robert Hur’s report found that Biden was not charged with “intentionally” retaining classified documents as vice president and senator, but that the president He pointed out that he has the ability to remember basic facts such as when he died and when he was vice president.
Immediately after the report was released, Biden told the media at a press conference that his memory was fine and referred to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi as the “President of Mexico.”
according to the hillBiden’s personal lawyer also recently wrote an op-ed criticizing media coverage of the special counsel’s report. new york times The publisher said in a recent interview that the White House is “very upset” by reports about Biden’s age.
“That’s your decision!” Biden said at a White House press conference after being pressed by the media about concerns about his age and memory. pic.twitter.com/X2AIu3QeEy
— Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) February 10, 2024
While the White House is ramping up pressure on the media, the Biden campaign has also been slamming it.
TJ Ducklo, a senior adviser to the Biden campaign, blasted the media in a statement on February 12 for what he called an “unprovoked and sensational attack on the president’s age.”
The campaign also sent out a press release denouncing: times One piece fact check Biden’s arguments on the economy.
Biden’s former press secretary also slammed him. times For calling Biden “in a corner.”
“A beleaguered Biden was fortunately saved by the fortuitous events of the largest job market in history and the strongest economic legislative record in 70 years, winning a second term. By the way, that had nothing to do with that job market.” But how long will that good fortune last? ” Jesse Lee wrote about X.
Biden’s beleaguered second term was saved by the fortuitous coincidence of the largest job market in history and the strongest economic legislative record in 70 years; was completely unrelated. But how long will that good fortune last? https://t.co/5Ko7wiOJWq
— Jesse Lee (@JesseCharlesLee) February 22, 2024
Lee also suggested that media outlets start stories about Trump’s legal battles by saying, “Because voters are deeply concerned about Trump’s corruption…”
Imagine how different the discourse would sound if every story about Trump’s legal developments began, “With voters deeply concerned about Trump’s corruption…” https://t.co/byExAsnYYq pic.twitter.com/o0AbrZMgdX
— Jesse Lee (@JesseCharlesLee) February 21, 2024
Meanwhile, polls show an overwhelming majority of voters are concerned about Biden’s age.
Recent Quinnipiac University Poll Indicated 67% of those surveyed believe Biden is effectively too old to serve another four years in office.
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