As 2024 comes to a close, it’s time for the media to reckon with their own blunders. And while a slew of media leaders divulged what they got wrong this past year, one thing remains clear: the liberal media’s treatment of Joe Biden’s mental acuity was shockingly inaccurate.
From MSNBC host Rachel Maddow to CNBC financial journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin, a range of media figures admitted to their mistakes in a recent Semafor article. But it was the topic of Biden’s mental health that seemed to dominate the list for many respondents.
Progressive British-American broadcaster Mehdi Hasan acknowledged, “Like many others, I was completely, utterly, totally, embarrassingly wrong about [President Joe] Biden’s lack of mental competence.” This statement speaks volumes, as Hasan was just one of many media personalities who dismissed concerns about Biden’s mental acuity and downplayed any evidence to the contrary.
In fact, the corporate media actively worked to mask Biden’s declining mental health, with the White House going to great lengths to cover up any signs of his age catching up to him. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre even went so far as to call a video of Biden wandering away from world leaders at the G7 Summit a “cheap fake” orchestrated by Republicans.
But the media’s denial of Biden’s mental decline went beyond just defending the president. MSNBC’s Morning Joe panel described a article from The Wall Street Journal that detailed the president’s declining mental health as “outrageous,” and CNN’s Bakari Sellers suggested in July that there was no reason to believe Biden couldn’t serve for another four years.
KJP attempts to spin Biden wandering off at G7 Summit as Republican "cheap fakes" pic.twitter.com/xv4qGIHce7
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It’s only now, as the 2024 election comes to a close, that some media figures are admitting their mistakes. Former CNN political analyst Chris Cillizza apologized in a recent YouTube video for waiting too long to investigate concerns about Biden’s mental acuity, admitting that as a journalist he should have “pushed harder earlier for more information.”
We can’t forget the media’s treatment of those who spoke out about Biden’s mental health. American talk show host Brian Lehrer recalls, “Many callers to my show said Joe Biden was in no shape to run for re-election. I mostly dismissed it as ageism. Then I watched the debate.” Lehrer’s response highlights the media’s willingness to discredit and dismiss any concerns about Biden’s health.
Biden Campaign Co-Chair: "I wonder why anybody is questioning Joe Biden’s mental acuity." pic.twitter.com/iXsGeOkNlf
— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) June 17, 2024
As we look back on 2024, it’s clear that the media’s handling of Biden’s mental health was not only biased but detrimental to the American people. It’s time for the liberal media to be held accountable for their actions and for the truth to be revealed. The media’s failure to properly cover Biden’s declining mental health only serves to reinforce the need for honest, transparent reporting. The American people deserve nothing less.
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