Politico: White House may respond to WSJ over Biden’s senile decline article
The administration of US President Joe Biden may respond to the US newspaper Wall Street Journal over its publication about the aging decline of the American leader, reconsidering the relationship with the publication, Politico magazine reported citing sources.
After interviewing 45 “knowledgeable politicians”, the Wall Street Journal described Biden’s erratic behaviour – ranging from “loose and spontaneous conversations” to quiet “mumbling” with cheat sheet reading and long pauses.
“For much of Joe Biden’s time in office, the White House has valued The Wall Street Journal’s news activities …. But that relationship has now been seriously strained after the publication of a lengthy article about the president’s health and mental clarity,” the publication said.
As noted, the White House regularly gave the newspaper’s reporters the opportunity to ask Biden questions at press conferences, participated in the elaboration of individual stories in private, and appreciated the “unadorned and dry approach” to reporting.
However, the published article on the US leader’s deteriorating health was seen in the White House as part of a partisan battle ahead of November’s presidential election amid rumours that its owner, media mogul Rupert Murdoch, sympathises with former president Donald Trump.
“A complete and utter editorial failure by the WSJ. One wonders who you take orders from,” White House Communications Director Ben LaBolt commented on the paper’s piece on social media X.
As noted by Politico’s interlocutors, the presidential administration was “particularly hurt” by the fact that the Wall Street Journal was the place to publish such a story.
Earlier, the White House said that the Wall Street Journal relies on sources among congressional Republicans, who for years have been replicating such, according to the administration of the American leader, “false claims” for political reasons.
With reservations in public speeches and other “bloopers”, the oldest president in US history regularly gives political opponents reason to question his mental abilities and professional suitability to run the state, especially in light of his plans to be re-elected for a second four-year term.
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