With the imminent release of the first of what will surely be a legion of books authored by Legacy Media types on the obvious cognitive decline of President Joe Biden, there is a modicum of media self-interest in reporting on the book’s disclosures. But there remains a hesitancy to cover this issue at the Legacy newscasts.
NBC Nightly News was the only newscast tonight with an interest in reporting on the published excerpts of Original Sin by Axios’ Alex Thompson and Jake Tapper of CNN. Below is that report in its entirety:
LESTER HOLT: Meanwhile, there are damaging new details tonight about former President Biden. A new book alleges serious concerns about his mental acuity. Gabe Gutierrez joins us now and Gabe, President Biden’s team is now responding to this reporting.
GABE GUTIERREZ: That’s right, Lester. According to an excerpt from the…
