Joe Biden slammed as publisher acknowledges WH frustration over reporting on president's age

WASHINGTON, DC: The New York Times publisher said on Monday that the White House is "very upset" at the way the paper covered President Biden's low support ratings and voters' worries about his age. 

In an interview with the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, AG Sulzberger said, "He is a historically unpopular incumbent and the oldest man to ever hold this office. We’ve reported on both of those realities extensively, and the White House has been extremely upset about it."

Sulzberger vows to 'continue to report fully and fairly'

The 43-year-old Sulzberger promised that his newspaper would “continue to report fully and fairly” despite the 81-year-old president's staff's criticism.

He explained, "We are not saying that this is the same as [former President Donald Trump’s] five court cases or that they are even. They are different. But they are both true, and the public needs to know both those things."

In the wake of special counsel Robert Hur's critical report on the president's handling of secret White House records, concerns over Biden's memory and mental clarity have intensified.

Hur's examination, which was made public earlier in February, discovered that throughout their two-day interview, Biden "did not remember when he was vice president, forgetting on the first day of the interview when his term ended (‘if it was 2013 — when did I stop being Vice President?’), and forgetting on the second day of the interview when his term began (‘in 2009, am I still Vice President?’)"

The report states, "He did not remember, even within several years, when his son Beau died [May 2015]. And his memory appeared hazy when describing the Afghanistan debate that was once so important to him. Among other things, he mistakenly said he ‘had a real difference’ of opinion with General Karl Eikenberry, when, in fact, Eikenberry was an ally whom Mr Biden cited approvingly in his Thanksgiving [2009] memo to President Obama."

White House spokesperson Ian Sams wrote a four-page letter to White House Correspondents' Association President Kelly O'Donnell of NBC last week criticizing the New York Times and other media for their coverage of Hur's article.

Internet slams Joe Biden for criticizing New York Times' reporting

Many internet users took a jibe at President Biden as the White House got ‘extremely upset’ with its reporting on Biden’s age and poor polling. A user wrote on X, "He’s senile who cares his age," while one added, "The White House wants only propaganda from the news."

A person added, "Anyone who’s too mentally incapacitated to stand trial should not be in White House," whereas one commented, "Yes, I’m sure “The White House” does. Not Biden - he doesn’t know what year it is - but the people actually in charge I’m sure are very upset that their power is hinging on the re-election of a cadaver."

A person also mentioned, "Maybe if Biden could stop telling us he has been talking to dead people this would not be a problem."

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