Joe Biden may still hold the office of president of the United States, but the media are treating him like he’s anything but a newsmaker. For much of Biden’s presidency, reporters were much more energized to cover the apparent menace of Donald Trump than agitate the officials that were always hiding Biden.
Now he seems invisible.
On Dec. 15, the president spoke to a Democratic National Committee holiday party. Any reporter would expect a pep talk, with all the echoes of “We’ll get them next time.” Biden simply lied about the state of the country.
In discussing PolitiFact’s latest Trump-trashing “Lie of the Year” campaign, Matt Kittle of The Federalist reracked this doozy:
“One thing I’ve always believed about public service, especially about the presidency, is the importance of asking yourself, ‘Have we left the country in better shape than…