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White House staffers are upset with the media for what they perceive as biased coverage of President Joe Biden, particularly focusing on his age, gaffes, and moments of confusion.
The White House has criticized videos depicting Biden’s incidents as disrespectful and altered, pushing back against negative portrayals.
“They are done in bad faith,” “false” and “purposely being altered,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said regarding multiple videos of Biden.
Biden’s team has engaged in an intense battle with both former President Trump and the media, aiming to shape a positive narrative about the country’s condition.
The White House staffers “clearly believe they have every right to set the agenda of journalistic decision making,” John Hendrickson wrote for The Atlantic.
“Each week, Biden-team members and a cadre of notable Democrats spend hours locked in a public spat not just against former President Donald Trump, but against the media,” Hendrickson wrote.
“Biden’s people are desperately trying to convince voters that the country is in much better shape than most Americans seem to believe.”
“The Biden campaign seems to believe that journalists should stop reporting on polls, rallies, and other tentpoles of traditional presidential races, and instead devote their resources to telling Americans that Trump wants to be a dictator, over and over again. If that means ignoring Biden’s missteps and weaknesses, well, the Biden campaign can accept that,” he wrote.
“Biden, whom special counsel Robert Hur described as ‘an elderly man with a poor memory,’ suffers from atrial fibrillation, peripheral neuropathy in his feet, and hyperlipidemia, according to his annual physical by physician Kevin O’Connor.
The health challenges might explain why he struggles to remain upright. Biden tripped, tumbled, and stumbled at least five times during his presidency.”
Concerns about Biden’s health, including atrial fibrillation and stumbling incidents, have led to strategic changes in his public appearances to downplay physical challenges.
Polls have indicated doubts among Americans regarding Biden’s mental and physical fitness for a second term.
