The New York Times publisher A.G. Sulzberger said the White House is “extremely upset” with unflattering coverage of President Joe Biden in regard to concerns about his age and low approval numbers.
In an interview with the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, which was published online on Monday, Sulzberger stressed the need to keep tabs on Biden as well as former President Donald Trump as they both run for a second term.
“We are going to continue to report fully and fairly, not just on Donald Trump but also on President Joe Biden,” 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.”
Biden’s approval numbers have, on average, hovered in the upper 30s since early November while more than half of poll…
