Axios reporter Alex Thompson says the press missed the truth about Biden’s health
Journalist Alex Thompson called out the press for failing to properly report on former President Joe Biden’s declining health at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday.
Thompson, a reporter for Axios, accepted the White House Correspondents’ Association’s Aldo Beckman Award for Overall Excellence in White House Coverage. His reporting closely documented Biden’s disastrous debate performance against President Donald Trump, the events leading up to it, and Biden’s eventual decision to exit the race. In his acceptance speech, Thompson acknowledged that the press fell short in covering the story of Biden’s decline.
“Being truth tellers also means telling the truth about ourselves. We, myself included, missed a lot of this story,” Thompson said, speaking before a room of journalists from major news outlets.
The press didn’t “miss the truth”. They did much worse. They lied, lied, lied and should be held accountable. Pulitzer Prizes, especially, should be retroactively refused and returned if they, the “winners” have a scintilla of self awareness and respect for the craft.
They won’t because they don’t.