Joe Biden's Alleged Cognitive Decline: A Media Fiasco According to Chuck Todd
Pissed-off Chuck Todd reluctantly dismisses 'preposterous claim' that media neglected signs of Biden's downfall
In a heated exchange on 'Jesse Watters Primetime,' co-host Kayleigh McEnany insisted that the apparent decline of former President Joe Biden requires an aggressive investigation. This follows Chuck Todd's virulent rebuke of the media for supposedly neglecting Biden's cognitive issues while serving as the former NBC host.
Todd publicly berated his critics during a discussion with former CNN commentator, Chris Cillizza, on Cillizza's Substack. Todd asserted that the media didn't drop the ball on Biden's mental decline; instead, it was a failure of the Democratic Party.
The former "Meet the Press" host expressed disgust over the alleged virtue signaling that has supposedly been prevalent to maintain that the media overlooked Biden's deteriorating mental capacity.
*TODD FLIPS OUT: 'THAT STUPID PREMISE IS RIGHT-WING BULLS---!'*
According to Todd, there were indeed "MSNBC and CNN" pundits who fawned over Joe Biden, but Todd claimed that these pundits were not journalists, but rather former political strategists who supported Biden.
Todd's comments come after reporters like Alex Thompson scolded his fellow media colleagues for failing to cover Biden's cognitive issues during the White House Correspondents' Dinner.
To defend his stance, Todd cited journalists like David Ignatius, who wrote a high-profile column in 2023 expressing doubts about whether Biden should be running for another term, and himself, who supported Dean Phillips' campaign due to its sensibility.
*TODD GOES OFF: 'JEN PSAKI ISN'T A REAL JOURNALIST!'*
Although Todd claims the Democratic Party played a significant role in the alleged cover-up, he also blames right-wing manufactured outrage that suggests the media and the Democratic Party conspire as one.
Recently, Todd appeared on "Piers Morgan Uncensored," where he admitted the media's hesitance to question Biden's mental acuity during the 2024 race, fearing such reporting would benefit Trump.
Entries such as Uncharted and Original Sin suggest the media waited until post-2024 election cycle to report on Biden's struggles, like his widely scrutinized debate performance[2][4]. Overall, the search results indicate a systematic lack of critical reporting by mainstream outlets, leading to a media-driven failure.
- Chuck Todd, during a discussion with Chris Cillizza on Cillizza's Substack, stressed that the media was not at fault for ignoring Joe Biden's alleged cognitive decline; instead, he argued it was a failure of the Democratic Party.
- In an interview with Piers Morgan, Todd admitted to the media's hesitance to question Biden's mental acuity during the 2024 race, fearing such reporting would benefit Trump.
- Todd's comments were made in response to critics who claimed that MSNBC and CNN pundits had been signaling a cover-up of Biden's cognitive issues, but Todd countered that these pundits were former political strategists who supported Biden, not journalists.
- Political analyst Alex Thompson previously scolded his fellow media colleagues for failing to cover Biden's cognitive issues during the White House Correspondents' Dinner, contributing to the perception of a systematic lack of critical reporting by mainstream outlets.
