US EditionChuck Todd Pushes Back on Suggestion That Press Overlooked Biden’s Decline
- Chuck Todd asserted on various platforms in 2024 that the media did not fail to report on President Biden's mental decline despite public perceptions to the contrary.
- Todd explained that the media softened coverage to avoid aiding then-candidate Donald Trump and that the Democratic Party itself contributed to downplaying Biden’s condition.
- Todd and others highlighted specific instances such as Biden’s June debate performance and reluctance from party leaders, framing these as Democratic failures rather than press shortcomings.
- A neurologist ruled out Parkinson’s disease for Biden after a February medical exam but suggested vascular dementia as a possible concern due to Biden’s medical history including atrial fibrillation and past brain aneurysms.
- These assessments underscore the need for ongoing medical evaluation and proactive health management to ensure Biden’s well-being amid concerns about his cognitive health and public duties.
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Chuck Todd Claims Media ‘Are Not Elites at All,’ Bashes Press Criticism as ‘Biased’
Along with his viral comments on Chris Cillizza’s podcast defending the liberal media’s cover-up of Joe Biden’s cognitive decline, former Meet the Press moderator Chuck Todd used the Monday episode of his own podcast to claim “most people in the press are not elites at all” and deride press criticism as “insult[ing]” and “biased” in and of itself that should be dismissed.
Chuck Todd Loses It on ‘Stupid Premise’ of Covering for Biden
Ousted former NBC “Meet the Press” host Chuck Todd loses it in reacting to the media’s “stupid premise” of having covered for former President Joe Biden’s cognitive fitness. “I just refuse to accept this stupid premise because it’s a right-wing, manufactured right-wing, premise in order to stain the media,” Todd said in a video podcast with fellow ousted former CNN analyst Chris Cillizza. Even while rebuking Axios’ Alex Thompson’s White House Co…
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