National Public Radio’s Fresh Air interview program, hosted by Terry Gross, brought on journalist Chris Whipple Tuesday to talk about his new book on former President Biden and how Biden’s handlers concealed his mental decline from the public — and themselves? And what role if any did NPR play?
Over the course of Biden’s single term, NPR treated the matter of Biden’s mounting mental decrepitude gingerly, often balancing things out for its liberal listenership by including trolling concern for Donald Trump’s own mental acuity (an accusation you don’t hear anymore considering Trump’s vigorous whirlwind of activity).
After Robert Hur’s February 2024 special counsel report on Biden’s handling of classified documents said Biden came off as a “well-meaning elderly man with a poor memory,” there were a few relatively thorough stories, but also…
