Americans ‘gaslighted’? Ex-White House staffer says Democrats were ‘scared to death’ over Joe Biden’s cognitive decline
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Americans ‘gaslighted’? Ex-White House staffer says Democrats were ‘scared to death’ over Joe Biden’s cognitive decline

Live Mint  

Ahead of the US elections in November 2024, there had been lots of concerns regarding former US President Joe Biden's age. Recently, a former staffer of First Lady Jill Biden argued that ex-POTUS Biden’s campaign was 'gaslighting' the public by dismissing concerns about his cognitive fitness for office. 'Joe Biden's age doesn't mean anything' LaRosa also stated that Joe Biden's campaign message was to tell people that the polls reflecting the public’s concerns about Biden’s age and mental acuity ‘didn’t mean anything'. Concerns about Joe Biden's age Ahead of the US elections, polling by several media outlets throughout the 2024 campaign consistently showed that many voters were concerned about Joe Biden’s mental ability to serve another term.

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Biden campaign was ‘gaslighting’ public with ‘denial’ about concerns over president’s age, insider says
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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Biden campaign was ‘gaslighting’ public with ‘denial’ about concerns over president’s age, insider says

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Jill Biden’s former-press secretary has claimed the Biden campaign was …

Liberal podcaster Jon Favreau reveals the painful step Dems must take to try and win back voters
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Liberal podcaster Jon Favreau reveals the painful step Dems must take to try and win back voters

Daily Mail  

An ultra-influential liberal podcaster says the only Democrat he'll vote for in 2028 is one who's willing to harshly-criticize Joe Biden and his family. Pod Save America host Jon Favreau, who worked as a speechwriter in the Obama administration, said he 'couldn't agree more' with an analysis by journalist Matthew Yglesias that blamed the Biden's for Donald Trump's win in …

Biden's Legacy: Rescuing America From COVID, Then Getting Replaced By A Criminal
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Biden's Legacy: Rescuing America From COVID, Then Getting Replaced By A Criminal

Huff Post  

An audience member holds a sign calling on President Joe Biden to "pass the torch" during a campaign rally at Sherman Middle School on July 5, 2024 in Madison, Wisconsin. David Kochel, a Republican consultant who has never been a fan of Trump, said Biden’s refusal to admit he wasn’t up to a second term is ultimately why Trump is …

Americans have dimmer view of Biden than they did of Trump or Obama as term ends, AP-NORC poll finds
2 months ago

Americans have dimmer view of Biden than they did of Trump or Obama as term ends, AP-NORC poll finds

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — As Joe Biden prepares to leave office, Americans have a dimmer view of his presidency than they did at the end of Donald Trump’s first term or Barack Obama’s second, a new poll finds. About one-third described Trump as “good” or “great” on the eve of the Republican’s departure from the White House in 2021, according to AP-NORC …

Column: Biden’s legacy, like Jimmy Carter’s, is complex — and it’s in Donald Trump’s hands now
2 months, 1 week ago

Column: Biden’s legacy, like Jimmy Carter’s, is complex — and it’s in Donald Trump’s hands now

LA Times  

President Biden meets with President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House on Nov. 13 in Washington. During his first two years in office, bolstered by Democratic majorities in both houses of Congress, Biden achieved an impressive record of economic legislation: a $1.9-trillion stimulus bill to help the economy recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, a $1.2-trillion infrastructure …

‘A seismic shift’: How US President Joe Biden altered perceptions of age
3 months, 2 weeks ago

‘A seismic shift’: How US President Joe Biden altered perceptions of age

Al Jazeera  

Rumblings about Biden’s age began well before he was elected in 2020. “The issue won’t necessarily be whether he’s fit to serve come January 2021, but what toll the presidency takes on even the healthiest of people,” Paul Kane, The Washington Post’s congressional correspondent, told CNN as far back as 2017. But Miringoff noted that Biden’s ascent to the presidency …

How Biden’s Critical Failure Gave Trump Another Shot At The White House
4 months ago

How Biden’s Critical Failure Gave Trump Another Shot At The White House

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The blame game for Donald Trump’s imminent return to the White House has already commenced among Democrats. While the myriad possible reasons for Vice President Kamala Harris’ loss will undoubtedly be analyzed in the months to come, it’s undeniable that Biden’s choices put an extra millstone around Democrats’ collective necks. Monday morning quarterbacking may be frowned upon, …

A growing number of Americans are concerned with Trump’s age, but still not as many who worried about Biden
4 months, 2 weeks ago

A growing number of Americans are concerned with Trump’s age, but still not as many who worried about Biden

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy An increasing number of Americans say Donald Trump is too …

Key takeaways from Biden’s Oval Office speech on exiting 2024 race
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Key takeaways from Biden’s Oval Office speech on exiting 2024 race

Al Jazeera  

US president says it is time to ‘pass the torch’ to younger voices that ‘defence of democracy’ is more important than personal ambition. Here are the key takeaways from Biden’s 11-minute speech: ‘Defence of democracy’ Biden did not mention Trump during his address, but it was clear that the Democratic incumbent was referring to the former president when he said …

'Grasping': Obama's ex-campaign manager laughs that Trump team caught off guard by Biden
7 months, 3 weeks ago

'Grasping': Obama's ex-campaign manager laughs that Trump team caught off guard by Biden

Raw Story  

Republicans are scrambling to regain their footing after President Joe Biden dropped his re-election campaign and threw his support behind Vice President Kamala Harris. The 81-year-old president ended his campaign Sunday following weeks of mounting pressure from other Democrats over concerns about his age, and Barack Obama's former campaign manager David Plouffe told MSNBC's "Morning Joe" that Donald Trump and …

Biden defends his mental fitness during interview on campaign future
8 months ago

Biden defends his mental fitness during interview on campaign future

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Biden admitted he’s “old” and that concerns about someone his age in the White …

Joe Biden Is Facing Questions About His Age And Mental Acuity. What About Donald Trump?
8 months ago

Joe Biden Is Facing Questions About His Age And Mental Acuity. What About Donald Trump?

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON ― He’s too old. But Donald Trump, 78, didn’t raise much concern among Republicans this week when, during a campaign rally, he incoherently wandered through his remarks, went off on a bizarre tangent about a “beautiful waitress” and attacked a former political adversary as a “fat pig.” “Did you ever hear of Hannibal Lecter?” Trump said …

Chaos swirled up by Biden’s debate stumble causes cracks in White House
8 months ago

Chaos swirled up by Biden’s debate stumble causes cracks in White House

The Hindu  

The pressure and chaos swirling since U.S. President Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance is causing cracks in the White House that until now had been marked by discipline and loyalty. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre reflected on Tuesday on the extraordinary moment for the President and his team, as questions about the 81-year-old’s age and mental capacity threaten to …

How will concerns over Biden’s ‘cognitive decline’ impact the US Presidential race? | In Focus podcast
8 months, 1 week ago

How will concerns over Biden’s ‘cognitive decline’ impact the US Presidential race? | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

There have been doubts over President Joe Biden’s mental acuity for quite some time. But his performance in the recent Presidential debate seems to have come as a shock to many, and especially to Biden’s support base. Almost the entire American liberal establishment, has called on Biden to step back and allow someone else get the Presidential ticket. Guest: Sanjay …

Joe Biden debate: The media did not cover up the president’s aging problems.
8 months, 1 week ago

Joe Biden debate: The media did not cover up the president’s aging problems.

Slate  

In the increasingly pitched coverage of President Joe Biden and the question of whether he has mentally declined to the point of needing to be replaced on the 2024 presidential ticket, conspiracies and collusions seem to be around every corner. Another is that Biden’s difficulties are largely an invention of a cynical media who are determined to take down a …

Voters Had Issues With Biden’s Age Long Before The Debate. That’s Why Democrats Are Worried.
8 months, 1 week ago

Voters Had Issues With Biden’s Age Long Before The Debate. That’s Why Democrats Are Worried.

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING A few days before the debate that upended President Joe Biden’s presidency, a Democratic pollster conducted an online focus group of swing voters in a Midwestern battleground state. Whether it’s a debate, whether it is a scandal, whether it is an individual hot mic moment,” Biden campaign pollster Molly Murphy said in an MSNBC interview on Sunday. …

Biden’s Age Concerns Echo Reagan's 1984 Campaign
8 months, 1 week ago

Biden’s Age Concerns Echo Reagan's 1984 Campaign

Deccan Chronicle  

The age question for presidential candidates is more than four decades old. Today, Democratic President Joe Biden, 81, is struggling for such a redemptive moment after a disastrous debate performance against Republican former president Donald Trump, 78. “The most important debate of the campaign is the one taking place right now in Joe Biden’s head between the part of mind …

Joe Biden age: The president can do one thing to save our democracy.
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Joe Biden age: The president can do one thing to save our democracy.

Slate  

Great lives are defined by only a few moments. Wilson’s handlers committed a crime against democracy by hiding his decline, but what President Joe Biden and the leaders of today’s Democratic Party are doing is worse. According to a CBS News poll conducted over the weekend, an astonishing 72 percent of the country does not believe that Biden has “the …

Ex-aide to Jill Biden says campaign is 'gaslighting' Americans with polling that president should stay in the race
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Ex-aide to Jill Biden says campaign is 'gaslighting' Americans with polling that president should stay in the race

Daily Mail  

Michael LaRosa, Jill Biden's former press secretary, called out Bidenworld for 'gaslighting' the American public by saying data indicated the 2024 race hadn't shifted after the 81-year-old's disastrous debate. Bedingfield cited 'data' that had emerged since Thursday's debate in Atlanta that purportedly showed that Americans weren't 'suddenly moving toward Trump' and found the Republican former president 'not persuasive.' First lady …

Biden clan tries to blame campaign staff for disastrous debate performance
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Biden clan tries to blame campaign staff for disastrous debate performance

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Joe Biden’s family has blamed the president’s campaign team for …

'Backroom coup': Scathing editorial hammers years-old Biden flub that cripples replacement
8 months, 2 weeks ago

'Backroom coup': Scathing editorial hammers years-old Biden flub that cripples replacement

Raw Story  

President Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance was made much worse by another catastrophic decision he made years ago, according to a scathing rebuke from the Wall Street Journal Monday. Suddenly, the columnists and editorial pages that denied the truth are sounding like these columns.” “The problem is that Democrats are now left with a likely nominee who is in obvious …

Biden 'no longer has mental acuity,' says Bill Ackman blaming Jill Biden who enjoys the 'feeling of power'
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Biden 'no longer has mental acuity,' says Bill Ackman blaming Jill Biden who enjoys the 'feeling of power'

Hindustan Times  

In a controversial statement, billionaire investor Bill Ackman claimed he ‘no longer' blames Joe Biden for not stepping aside from the race. Instead, he has pointed to First Lady Jill Biden, attributing the declining health of the POTUS to her alleged enjoyment of ‘wielding power.’ Ackman's remarks have sparked widespread debate amid ongoing political tensions surrounding the Biden administration's leadership …

Poll reveals number of Americans who believe Biden's cognitive decline affects his ability to serve as president
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Poll reveals number of Americans who believe Biden's cognitive decline affects his ability to serve as president

Daily Mail  

More and more Americans are growing concerned that President Joe Biden no longer has the cognitive faculties to serve as president. It comes after Biden's car crash performance at the CNN debate in Atlanta, Georgia on Thursday against former President Donald Trump. Before the debate in a June 9 poll, 65 percent said Biden doesn't have the mental fitness to …

Joe Biden should not seek re-election
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Joe Biden should not seek re-election

Live Mint  

After a lifetime of public service, Joe Biden defeated a sitting president and then accomplished more in two years, and more of it with bipartisan support, than few but he imagined possible. If, as seems probable, either the House or Senate winds up in Republican hands once all votes are counted, Mr Biden’s path to achieving significant legislation, always narrow, …

Trump Biden debate: Biden’s performance was beyond awful – the time has come to step aside
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump Biden debate: Biden’s performance was beyond awful – the time has come to step aside

The Independent  

In this televised debate of firsts – the earliest presidential debate ever, the first to involve a convicted felon, the first between two former presidents, the first between two candidates so old – where to start? At one point Trump commented: “I don’t really know what he said at the end of the sentence, and I don’t think he knows …

Democrats Privately Sound Alarm Bells About Joe Biden's Debate Performance
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Democrats Privately Sound Alarm Bells About Joe Biden's Debate Performance

Huff Post  

President Joe Biden's age showed during his first debate with former President Donald Trump on Thursday night. “Have Harris take over the ticket.” A Democrat running in a swing House seat also said they wanted Biden to withdraw from the race, citing concerns about his “lack of energy, lack of mental acuity” in an election with “too much at stake, …

Editorial: For the sake of the nation, Biden must reassure Americans he is up to a second term
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Editorial: For the sake of the nation, Biden must reassure Americans he is up to a second term

LA Times  

There is no sugarcoating the fact that President Biden seemed tired, listless and occasionally confused in his televised debate with former President Trump on Thursday. He tried to disarm criticism with clever if unconvincing arguments — such as the claim that “my retribution is going to be success.” Yet Trump soon reverted to form, engaging in unfair attacks and spewing …

Nonstop attacks about Trump, Biden’s mental acuity loom over the first presidential debate
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Nonstop attacks about Trump, Biden’s mental acuity loom over the first presidential debate

LA Times  

President Biden and former President Trump face off in their first debate of this presidential campaign on June 27 on CNN. “And frankly, any nonprofessionals that are armchair diagnosing either of these folks are off base.” President Biden arrives onstage at Saturday night’s Los Angeles fundraiser with former President Obama. At the debate, “Biden has to be direct and frank …

Joe Biden’s mental capacity is an election issue – the Democrats must replace him now
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Joe Biden’s mental capacity is an election issue – the Democrats must replace him now

The Independent  

Over the past week, discussion of the US presidential election has dramatically shifted from Joe Biden’s chances of winning a second term, to his chances of contesting the election at all. Given how relatively little of Biden’s presidency remains, however, the Democratic Party’s grey eminences would most likely be satisfied with a new nominee, rather than trying to oust a …

‘Cheapfakes’: White House blasts clips purporting to show Biden’s decline
8 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Cheapfakes’: White House blasts clips purporting to show Biden’s decline

Al Jazeera  

Biden camp hits out at viral videos that have been seized on as evidence of US president’s frailty. United States President Joe Biden’s administration has accused his opponents of spreading disinformation about his physical and mental fitness after a series of viral videos reignited concerns about the Democratic standard-bearer’s age. In a news conference on Monday, White House Press Secretary …

Column: Biden is old. Trump is too. But only one of them would trash the Constitution
9 months, 1 week ago

Column: Biden is old. Trump is too. But only one of them would trash the Constitution

LA Times  

Age was less of a concern when Republican Donald Trump, left, and Democrat Joe Biden faced off in the last presidential election. President Biden’s age was back in the news last week, thanks mostly to a front-page article in the Wall Street Journal announcing: “Behind closed doors, Biden shows signs of slipping.” The story was less sensational than the headline. …

Pence aide turns tables on WSJ over Biden exposé: 'Happy to discuss Trump’s mental acuity
9 months, 1 week ago

Pence aide turns tables on WSJ over Biden exposé: 'Happy to discuss Trump’s mental acuity

Raw Story  

Hours after the Wall Street Journal published a bombshell report titled, Behind Closed Doors, Biden Shows Signs of Slipping, a former top aide to former Vice President Mike Pence seeks to offer the newspaper some insight into ex-President Donald Trump's "mental acuity & fitness for office" as well. Former Vice President Mike Pence's Homeland Security Secretary Olivia Troye responded to …

How Joe Biden's re-election hopes 'hinge on the debate' with Donald Trump after bombshell report into the 81-year-old struggling in meetings and in 'obvious' cognitive decline
9 months, 1 week ago

How Joe Biden's re-election hopes 'hinge on the debate' with Donald Trump after bombshell report into the 81-year-old struggling in meetings and in 'obvious' cognitive decline

Daily Mail  

President Joe Biden's chances of winning in November could now hinge on how he does in his debate with Donald Trump after a bombshell report on lawmakers questioning his mental decline, a longtime Democratic strategist theorized. Former Clinton adviser Mark Penn addressed on Wednesday the Wall Street Journal report that cited 45 Republicans and Democrats who say Biden, 81, is …

Biden's ‘signs of slipping’ reported by DC insiders: President, 81, ‘not the same person'; cognitive decline noted
9 months, 1 week ago

Biden's ‘signs of slipping’ reported by DC insiders: President, 81, ‘not the same person'; cognitive decline noted

Hindustan Times  

High-ranking officials can no longer ignore President Joe Biden's cognitive decline. The Wall Street Journal's June 4 article “Behind Closed Doors, Biden Shows Signs of Slipping” included notes from dozens who claimed the commander-in-chief speaks so softly that some even struggle to gauge what he's saying. Reported instances and accounts of President Joe Biden's cognitive decline An anonymous source went …

Biden's cognitive decline: Washington DC insiders reveal worrying new details with 81-year-old president now often incomprehensible and regularly freezing in meetings - 'he's not the same person'
9 months, 1 week ago

Biden's cognitive decline: Washington DC insiders reveal worrying new details with 81-year-old president now often incomprehensible and regularly freezing in meetings - 'he's not the same person'

Daily Mail  

Joe Biden's cognitive decline has become readily apparent to dozens of high-ranking officials in recent months, a bombshell new report claims. The report was based on interviews with more than 45 people Washington officials secured over several months, on the heels of a series of increasingly serious slip-ups by the president, seen here delivering remarks at the White House in …

Jill Biden Sums Up Trump With 1 Withering Word
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Jill Biden Sums Up Trump With 1 Withering Word

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Jill Biden spelled out the stark choice facing voters in the 2024 election. On Wednesday’s broadcast of ABC’s “The View,” co-host Joy Behar asked the first lady what Democrats have to do to get across that her husband, President Joe Biden, is “competent, alert and doing the job and it’s not about his age.” “The other one,” …

Michael Douglas, 79, says Biden, 81, isn't too old for a second term: 'We all have an issue with memory when we get older!'
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Michael Douglas, 79, says Biden, 81, isn't too old for a second term: 'We all have an issue with memory when we get older!'

Daily Mail  

Michael Douglas has given his take on whether Joe Biden is too old to run again. Douglas' comments come as a poll last month revealed that voters' biggest concern about President Biden is his 'mental acuity' going into the 2024 reelection with his age and ability to finish a second term also at the top of Americans' minds. The Deseret/HarrisX …

Report: Obama concerned about Biden's 2024 campaign
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Report: Obama concerned about Biden's 2024 campaign

Daily Mail  

Former President Barack Obama is increasingly worried about President Joe Biden 's 2024 campaign, according to a new report from CNN. The former president went to the White House on Friday to express his concerns directly to Biden for 'several hours' according to the report, voicing his worries about the 2024 campaign. Obama views the current position of the campaign …

New poll shows one-third of American voters think Biden, 81, doesn't have the 'mental acuity' for a second term - including 22% of Democrats
11 months, 3 weeks ago

New poll shows one-third of American voters think Biden, 81, doesn't have the 'mental acuity' for a second term - including 22% of Democrats

Daily Mail  

Voters' biggest concern about President Joe Biden, 81, is his 'mental acuity' going into the 2024 reelection with his age and ability to finish a second term also at the top of Americans' minds. A new Deseret/HarrisX poll released on Monday reveals that 34 percent of 1,007 voters rank Biden's mental acuity among their top three concerns regarding the president's …

A neuroscientist reveals how Trump and Biden's cognitive impairments are different
1 year ago

A neuroscientist reveals how Trump and Biden's cognitive impairments are different

Raw Story  

As the 2024 presidential election nears, two senior citizens are gearing up for mental marathons that will push them to their cognitive limits. Without medically valid, robust and transparent cognitive testing — neither Biden nor Trump have agreed to such a thing — it’s impossible to really know whether the signs of cognitive impairment we are witnessing in their public …

Youth activist groups jointly endorse Biden. They say his achievements matter more than his age
1 year ago

Youth activist groups jointly endorse Biden. They say his achievements matter more than his age

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Jack Lobel is a college sophomore who will be voting in his first presidential election this fall, casting a ballot for Joe Biden. “Young voters are critical to President Biden’s winning coalition and together, we will defeat Donald Trump and continue to build a future that works for every single American,” said Biden’s reelection campaign manager, Julie Chavez …

Biden leans into his age and effectiveness in his first post-Super Tuesday ad in battleground states
1 year ago

Biden leans into his age and effectiveness in his first post-Super Tuesday ad in battleground states

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is making no excuses for his age in the first campaign ad of a $30 million buy across battleground states after Super Tuesday, casting himself as more effective than his predecessor, Donald Trump. The 60-second spot opens with Biden, 81, addressing one of voters’ top …

Poll finds Americans concerned over Biden, Trump mental capabilities
1 year ago

Poll finds Americans concerned over Biden, Trump mental capabilities

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Approximately 63 per cent of respondents said that …

60% Americans not at all confident in Joe Biden's mental capability
1 year ago

60% Americans not at all confident in Joe Biden's mental capability

Hindustan Times  

A new survey by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found that escalating numbers doubted 81-year-old President Joe Biden has what it takes to serve effectively as president. Joe Biden vs Donald Trump for 2024 presidential elections One may wonder if these numbers haven't turned out in the favour of Biden, they may have switched over to Trump's …

2024 US Presidential Polls: ‘He is as old as I am’, Biden turns table on Trump
1 year ago

2024 US Presidential Polls: ‘He is as old as I am’, Biden turns table on Trump

Live Mint  

"He is about as old as I am," US President Joe Biden turned tables on former President Donald Trump when asked about the claims that he is too old to run for a second term. "Number 1, you got to take a look at the other guy, he's about as old as I am," Biden said, hinting at Trump, who …

Biden claps back at age critics, roasts Donald Trump for calling his wife Melania ‘Mercedes’
1 year ago

Biden claps back at age critics, roasts Donald Trump for calling his wife Melania ‘Mercedes’

Hindustan Times  

US President Joe Biden took a dig at GOP frontrunner Donald Trump amid criticism over his age and mental acuity, stating that he is “about as old as I am” and blamed his predecessor for the US-Mexico border situation. Donald Trump is leading president Joe Biden in as many as five key states, it has been revealed by a new …

"He can't remember his wife's name!": Biden turns the tables on Trump over age attacks
1 year ago

"He can't remember his wife's name!": Biden turns the tables on Trump over age attacks

Salon  

President Joe Biden addressed concerns about his age by underscoring Donald Trump's ostensible senility during a Monday appearance on "Late Night With Seth Meyers." “He’s about as old as I am, but he can’t remember his wife’s name,” he added, referring to claims that Trump called his wife Melania "Mercedes" during the keynote speech at a recent Conservative Political Action …

Why Biden’s age doesn’t actually matter, and what the press is getting wrong again.
1 year, 1 month ago

Why Biden’s age doesn’t actually matter, and what the press is getting wrong again.

Slate  

Because last week’s natterings unerringly become this week’s news, we are now trapped in a mind-numbing collective freakout about special counsel Robert Hur’s purposefully deceptive and broadly misunderstood takedown of President Joe Biden’s possible criminal conduct, a “report” replete with wholly gratuitous potshots about his mental acuity. If nothing else, it proves that a scandal holding that the president forgets …

Opinion: Biden's polls aren't great. How much is the media's fault?
1 year, 1 month ago

Opinion: Biden's polls aren't great. How much is the media's fault?

LA Times  

Long before Fox News co-opted the phrase “fair and balanced” as its slogan, American media was striving to meet that standard. That was the case in 2016 with the excessive coverage of Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server for some State Department business, a performance that spawned numerous critical journalistic postmortems — and the meme “but her emails.” …

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