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'Gullible and Wrong': Journalists Lament Missing Joe Biden's Decline


Published on 2024-12-31 01:00:57 - MSN
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  • Matt Yglesias, Josh Barro, and Mehdi Hasan regret failing to acknowledge Biden's cognitive decline sooner - and its impact on the 2024 election

The article from MSN discusses the media's oversight in recognizing President Joe Biden's cognitive decline, as highlighted by a recent report from Special Counsel Robert Hur. Despite Biden's evident memory issues and verbal gaffes, many journalists and media outlets have either downplayed or ignored these signs, often attributing them to age or dismissing them as inconsequential. The report by Hur, which described Biden as an "elderly man with a poor memory," has forced a reckoning among some in the press who previously avoided or minimized these observations. The article critiques this reluctance to report on Biden's decline, suggesting that journalists have been "gullible and wrong" in their coverage, possibly due to political bias or fear of backlash. It also notes that while some outlets like The New York Times and The Washington Post have begun to acknowledge the issue, the overall media narrative has been slow to shift, reflecting a broader hesitance to confront uncomfortable truths about the President's capabilities.

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