Former CNN speaking head Chris Cillizza has apologized for ignoring Joe Biden’s declining psychological well being, a factor that was fully apparent to anybody who was paying consideration.
Who knew journalists have been able to disgrace?
It’s ironic to listen to this, given the way in which the media handled anybody who raised the problem of Biden’s age and situation for years, proper up till the second they couldn’t cowl it up anymore.
FOX News reviews:
Ex-CNN pundit apologizes for ignoring Biden’s psychological decline: ‘I ought to’ve pushed more durable’
A former CNN pundit has supplied a mea culpa for shrugging off issues about President Biden’s psychological decline.
Chris Cilizza, who served as CNN’s editor-at-large earlier than leaving the community in 2022, spoke candidly about his lack of journalistic curiosity about Biden’s situation to serve following a pair of damning reviews this week from The New York Instances and The Wall Road Journal that make clear the president’s diminished state.
“As a reporter, I’ve a confession to make,” Cillizza started his “apology” on his YouTube channel Thursday. “I ought to have pushed more durable earlier for extra details about Joe Biden’s psychological and bodily well-being and any indicators of decline.”
Cillizza acknowledged how Republicans would “usually ping me” throughout his time at CNN, asking him why he hadn’t addressed Biden’s decline and the way he would “brush them off” since he had not seen “proof” of the president’s decline.
And never solely did he admit to taking the phrase of the White Home, he conceded he felt responsible of “age shaming” Biden.
Watch:
Chris Cillizza apologizes for his protection of Biden whereas at CNN: “As a reporter, I’ve a confession to make: I ought to have pushed more durable earlier for extra details about Joe Biden’s psychological and bodily well-being and any indicators of decline.”@DailyCaller pic.twitter.com/9GWSmUhgEA
— Jason Cohen (@JasonJournoDC) December 19, 2024
An apology: As a journalist, I ought to have pushed more durable on the very actual questions on Joe Biden’s bodily and psychological well being as president.
I talked about it right here:https://t.co/Pob4Lka1C8
— Chris Cillizza (@ChrisCillizza) December 19, 2024
Not everyone seems to be shopping for it.
Oh I see we’ve entered the “Now It Can Be Mentioned” part of issues now that you just’ve been outed as a DNC propagandist
— Enguerrand VII de Coucy (@ingelramdecoucy) December 19, 2024
What good is that this apology? You didn’t ship information when it was truly helpful. Which is the entire level of journalism. Go away.
— Stephe96 (@Stephe96) December 19, 2024
Piss off. You may cowl for Democrats the following likelihood you get. Your phrases imply nothing.
— J (@ARaised_Eyebrow) December 19, 2024
It does look like too little, too late.
