In a fairly rare occurrence, President Biden talked briefly with reporters earlier today, and in one exchange it was the "journalist" who received the most attention for how this was framed:
Moments ago at the White House:
— Lucas Tomlinson (@LucasFoxNews) February 19, 2024
Reporter Q: Would you go as far to say Alexei Navalny’s blood is on the hands of House Republicans right now?
Biden: I wouldn’t use that term, but they’re making a big mistake not responding.
Seriously?
The attempted activist "journalism" in this question is just amazing:
"REPORTER": "Would you go so far as to say that Alexei Navalny's blood is on the hands of House Republicans right now?"
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) February 19, 2024
BIDEN: "I wouldn't use that term, but they're making a big mistake not responding" pic.twitter.com/ir3qhw5ejT
We would go as far as to say "journalism" is completely broken.
Who asked that question?
— Tim Murtaugh (@TimMurtaugh) February 19, 2024
It might not surprise anybody to know that question came from a CNN reporter, and as you saw it was even too much for Biden to agree with (though it sounds like a question one of his staffers might have suggested be asked):
UPDATE: We have a winner. Thanks to some eagle-eared friends and her own admission on CNN, the hack who asked this was M.J. Lee.
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) February 19, 2024
Pathetic. https://t.co/zMN96luNvE
There was a great question that could have been asked about something Biden said three years ago about Navalny, but instead, this particular alleged reporter thought making it about Republicans was preferable:
Biden said there would be devastating consequences for Russia if Navalny died in custody. Perhaps we can get a follow up on what those would be. https://t.co/wgVgDa8ivL
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) February 19, 2024
Maybe the "reporter" was auditioning for a job in Biden's press office.
Even literal elected Democrats are sometimes less hacktastically partisan than journos https://t.co/P3TY2lv4L1
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) February 19, 2024
Hack-tastic!
However much you despise the media with all your heart and soul, it’s not nearly enough. https://t.co/jgxhAI1DQ2
— Jay Legend (@JayBelize23) February 19, 2024
Each day brings with it a new example of why that's so true.
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