As Joe BidenDominant president’s age and physical condition dominate voters’ list of concerns, White House is “extremely upset” by the New York Times’ coverage of the outgoing president’s poor approval ratings.
In an interview with the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, New York Times publisher AG Sulzberger, 43, called the 81-year-old Biden a “historically unpopular incumbent” and “the oldest man to ever hold the office.”
“We have spoken widely about these two realities, and the White House has been extremely upset about it,” he said.
The American journalist who is chairman of the New York Times Company further pledged that the New York Times would “continue to report fully and fairly” despite the criticism it received from the White House.
The publisher then clarified that “we’re not saying these are (former President Donald Trump’s) five court cases or that they are.” »
“They are different. But they are both true, and the public needs to know both of those things,” the Gray Lady editor added.
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Biden and Democrats worried about Robert Hur report
Concerns about Biden’s age and memory intensified after special counsel Robert Hur submitted a report last month following an investigation into his handling of sensitive documents found at his Delaware home and office at the Penn Biden Center in Washington, DC.
In the report, Hur said there was insufficient evidence “to establish Mr. Biden’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt,” but the report did not recommend filing charges against Biden. He did, however, mention that Biden “deliberately retained and disclosed” classified documents during his tenure as former President Barack Obama’s vice president.
“Mr. Biden would likely present himself to a jury, as he did during our interview, as an elderly, friendly, well-meaning man with a poor memory,” the report said.
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The report also points out that Biden, during interviews with the special adviser, “did not remember his time as vice president, forgetting on the first day of the interview the end of his term” and that “he did not remember, even after many years.” , upon the death of his son Beau.”
Hours after Hur’s research was published, Bidenthe oldest president in American history, mistook the president of Mexico for the president of Egypt during a heated argument with reporters, despite his insistence that his memory was “good.”
At a press briefing, White House counsel spokesperson Ian Sams attempted to refute the findings of the special counsel’s alarming report that raised questions about Biden’s age and mental health. Citing “a political environment under pressure,” he said Republicans had “invented a two-tiered system of justice between Republicans and Democrats.”
