Chris Cilizza apologizes for ignoring Biden's mental decline: "I should've pushed harder"

He ended with:

[quote] "And so I think it's a lesson that we have to learn going forward. Because again, Donald Trump will be the oldest person ever to hold office if he serves for four years, and I will be mindful of that. Because again, asking those questions isn't a partisan thing. Asking those questions is a journalism thing, and I should have pushed harder and not been as willing to accept the 'Nah, he's fine. Look at him when he's in public' campaign," Cillizza added.

What an asshole. Trump's mental status is worse than Biden's and acts as though that isn't obvious.

He and his colleagues should apologize for 'normalizing' Trump's erratic and unacceptable behavior.

This guy should be banned from any subsequent job as a "reporter", "pundit", "news editor" or any other job in the news industry.

He utterly failed in his job. He chose to ignore the reports because he chose to side with one group of politicians who lied their fucking heads off to him. He let his own opinions willingly blind him to proper reporting.

He was duped.

He's a FAILURE.

No more chances for you, stupid.

Find another career...one where intelligence is not needed.

That's easy for you to say R4, but Chris is right.

If anyone dared bring up Biden's age, they would be accused of "age shaming," especially by his rabidly protective staff (who were just trying to protect their jobs).

It's a very fine line that reporters would have to walk.

In the middle of his term Joe needed certain medications, but if it was revealed, we would been aware of his deterioration. Jill made sure nothing was known, all she cared about was retaining the title "First Lady."

he willfully ignored Biden's age but wants to go after Trump's age so he needs to acknowledge his silence re Biden first.

Mr. Magoo did it again. How does it make you feel to know "Sleepy, half-dead Joe Biden" has more on the ball than your orange, "lordnsaver"?

Buckle up cunts. We tried to warn you. Buckle the fuck up.

How about ignoring Trump's mental decline?

Through his proxy, your lordnsaver promised, "austerity" for some and has recently confessed he can not lower grocery prices.

R4 👏 👏. Though I always believe in redemption.

Yes, kicking a Democrat, oh so apologetically. Could anything be more Chris Cilizza?

Here's an idea. Kick yourself, or get somebody to kick you in the dick, for being such a shameless whore for Trump and the Trump Cult and the entire fucked up Republican Party, you whore.

R7 will you be spending the holidays at you log cabin?

you seem a bit confused, R14.

How can you blame Chris Cilizza?

He looks like a 'tard himself. How could he know?

Fuck Joe Biden and fuck Jill Biden. The man should have stepped aside 2 years ago but their massive fucking egos held us all hostage. Daring to ask about Biden's decline was met with "age shaming" accusations, what about-isms regarding Trump, and bullshit about supporting Joe after "all he's done for this country." Meanwhile, the man could barely form a fucking coherent thought and his approval ratings were in the toilet. He never had a snowball's chance in hell of winning, let alone performing, a second term. And then when he did finally pass the torch to Kamala it was obvious she had to tiptoe around his giant fucking ego and wasn't allowed to distance herself from his obvious failures. Remember all that bullshit about being a "bridge to the next generation" and saving the "soul of the nation"? Well who gives a shit about the country's soul when you've stabbed it in the fucking back, you selfish prick?

Well now we get to see Trump fall apart in real time, or rather fall apart more. He's always been a useless cunt surrounded by useless cunts. Now we get to see him as an old and useless cunt desperately trying to remember what day it is.

Fun.

Fuck you magats

[quote] Chris Cilizza

The hackiest hack that ever hacked. The epitome of a lame beltway media pundit.

Oh, shut up. I still maintain Biden is mentally fine. Not top notch, but clearly much fitter for office than the mentally deficient Nazi trashcans who are stepping into office next month. It's long past time to STFU about whatever perceived shortcomings Biden might have had.

4 years of stability and Trump isn't even in office and the chaos and shutdowns have begun. I don't give a shit if Biden was brain dead, the end result would be a zillion times more competent than what's coming our way on January 20th.

Agreed r22. Maga is so wearying. Tiresome.

[Quote] ignoring Biden's mental decline

So I guess the whole world is going to restructure itself to align with Trump’s worldview now.

The proxy warned tough times are ahead for some.

Some.

Not all.

Who do you think won't feel the sting of the austerity measures enacted by a foreign entity?

I wonder if these "moderates" understand how fucking sick of them we all are. We don't want to hear your fuckery. We don't care that you feel like reaching out to dumb fuck Trump cunts. We don't care. We're done with your horseshit. We do not give a fuck that you think the most important thing any asshole in the media can do is reach out to wingnuts. Fuck off. Nobody gives a shit.

"Push harder".

This young woman asked how it voted regarding abortion and it barked back STOP TAWKIN ABOUT DAT!

He did not warn everyone to tighten our belts and prepare for austerity.

He said some of us will be hurt in the effort to reduce the deficit.

Who do you think he's talking about?

Donna J. Trump basically flaunted his mental and physical decline during the campaign. No matter how much he slurred his words, confused Biden with Obama and lied about everything under the sun, there was nary a peep out of the media regarding his obvious mental and physical decline. Not surprising, third rate journalists are desperately tap dancing for MAGA forgiveness. For what, you ask? Not talking enough about Biden's mental condition when a simple search can reveal the NY TIimes etc., pummeled Biden daily, while ignoring Dump's startling mental AND physical deficits

So, fuck right off Chris Cilizza

Biden is sharp as a tack

Utter bs. There’s no evidence of any major Biden mental decline. He’s never been a great speaker because of his speech impediment. He did terribly during the debate, not because of mental decline but because he was tired and his speech impediment tripped him up

[quote] —But eggs were $8!

You are really underestimating the impact that grocery prices and price gouging has had on the middle class these past four years.

You must be rich, because you are very out of touch.

"Sir, sir, will you promise to lower the price of eggs, Mr. President, Sir. "- ABC streetwalker

" uh, actually a lot of people don't know that once things go up, it's really really hard to bring 'em down. If anyone could do it it would be me, but you know"-🤡

[Quote] You are really underestimating the impact that grocery prices and price gouging has had on the middle class these past four years.

I underestimated the intelligence of the middle class, hoping they understood the true causes of inflation

It was never about the price of eggs. Thank you R33.

Inflation, immigration, wokeness. That’s what the election was about and Dems never adequately addressed any of those issues.

You might find the concept of eating the contents of a soiled, adult diaper repellent. The media does not..all shite eaters. The media wants another go round of this.

I guess Dems were “too smart” to talk about the pain caused by inflation. And then promise to do more about it even if that was bs.

[quote] Jill Biden’s Team Was Warned Packed Schedule Will Make President ‘Look Bad’

Jill Biden’s team was told to downplay the rigor of her campaign schedule in 2020 to avoid an unflattering comparison with her husband’s slower pace, a bombshell report revealed Wednesday.

The first lady campaigned in more counties than President Joe Biden during the 2020 Iowa caucuses—a fact that her former press secretary, Michael LaRosa, touted to a local reporter in the state, the Wall Street Journal reported.

But after highlighting this information, Anthony Bernal, Jill Biden’s chief of staff and deputy campaign manager, told LaRosa to call the reporter back and downplay any comparison between the Bidens’ campaign appearances.

LaRosa said the official line from the larger Biden campaign was clear. “The more you talk her up, the more you make him look bad,” he said.

The Wall Street Journal report detailed the efforts of Biden’s staff to shield the press and lawmakers from the reality of the effects of his age beginning as early as the 2020 Iowa caucuses, when he was 77 years old. Jill Biden is his junior by eight years.

Biden was sequestered in a small bubble of loyal aides who often fielded talks with senior officials and cabinet members instead of Biden himself, the Journal reported. This was a departure from past presidents and even Biden himself as a vice president.

Biden’s insulated inner circle was first attributed to protecting the president from contracting Covid, but didn’t change once the pandemic ended.

“They body him to such a high degree,” one person told The Journal.

Sources told the Journal that Biden met with his cabinet infrequently and didn’t include them in policymaking decisions. Rather, cabinet members would be told what do to and expected to carry it out, senior cabinet aides said.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin were among those filtered through advisers, sources said.

“If I had an issue or I needed attention on something, I had multiple avenues to explore to raise the issue,” said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. “You don’t always have to raise the issue with the president.”

When it came to his 2024 campaign, donors said they saw staff hand-hold Biden through events. In one instance, donors were told to ask pre-approved questions Biden had prepared for. He still flubbed the answers, which “confounded” the donors.

This continued until Biden’s disastrous debate performance against Donald Trump in June. After repeated calls to exit the 2024 race, Biden stepped down in July and passed the mantle to Kamala Harris, who Trump defeated in November.

R39 Whatever Dr. Jill did, the shit worked. Unless stop the steal is real. No one can mathematically explain what happened to 10 million democratic votes.

[quote] Utter bs. There’s no evidence of any major Biden mental decline. He’s never been a great speaker because of his speech impediment. He did terribly during the debate, not because of mental decline but because he was tired and his speech impediment tripped him up

I really hope this is a parody post. This is exactly the type of utter bullshit I’m tired of hearing from the delusional Biden supporters. Look at interviews from when he was VP. The decline is obvious and I’m sick of the utter fucking gaslighting. As if we can’t fucking tell a nursing home patient when we see one.

Who the fuck is this person and what kind of and for what reason is he getting press?

Of course grey flannel with gingham check

R36 eats a teaspoon of Donald's shit, one bite at a time. So it can be savored.

A few years ago there was a fairly innocuous story on CBS Sunday morning and they interviewed Jill and Joe and halfway through a sentence he looked like he was about to burst into tears and looked very confused and she grabbed him by the arm and gently pulled him away, like he was some kind of doddering old man. That’s when I first started worrying. Now yes I still would have voted for him, but it’s quite obvious they were hiding his decline

CNN isn't allowed to air my gym. No MSNBC. No fox and no oan.

Fuck off Chrissy.

I simply do not care. They've had their innings running Biden down. He's going to be out of office and retired in a few weeks. Leave him alone and let him go. I can just see this whole BS subject picking up steam as the media decides they need to talk about anything but the crimes of the Musk/Trump presidency. They'll want to litigate this matter for the next four years and drag as many Democrats into the "conspiracy" as possible to help ensure another Republican victory.

Cilizza sizzles, sexually.

I don’t think there should be age issues regarding leaders, since there can be cognitively challenged, incompetent or asshole leaders who’re young—just as much as there can be compassionate, charismatic and effective ones who are older, too.

I believe the bigger problems here, and lessons to be remembered, are that today’s journalists need to turn their back on being entertainers and return to asking politically incorrect and hard-hitting investigative questions when needed; and our politicians have to stop letting themselves be surrounded by handlers more afraid about their own future career asses and who are obsessed with turning their pol into a pop-culture celebrity.

it's a shame that everyone was scared to address the giant elephant in the room. Biden should have retired sooner so democrats could have held a primary and we wouldn't be stuck with Trump for the next 4 years.

stop looking at politicians like they're gods who can do no wrong. Biden should,d have been called out sooner.

Trump fucking got shot and kept his composure.

I don't get how anyone can insist his mental state is worse than Biden's

R52 It’s not. And that is why people don’t respect democrats. Trump is a lunatic, a liar, a demagogue but he doesn’t come across as mentally unfit. He is very much present.

R52 That's because Trump doesn't have any human emotions.

r53 That was a laughable comment. We all watched Trump stop speaking and waving his arms to music for 30 minutes earlier this summer. We have heard his rambling speeches where he wanders from topic to topic in the same sentence, never returning to the point. We have heard him talk about running against (and beating) Barack Obama, or claiming that Nicki Hailey was in charge of Capitol policing on January 6. But I agree that Trump usually presents as PHYSICALLY vigorous, and maybe that helps people excuse or deny his obvious mental decline.

"IN SPRINFEEL, DEY EATIN' DUH DAWGS AND CATS. DEY EATIN' DUH PETS"

[quote] Trump fucking got shot and kept his composure.

Mangolini , AKA Don the Con, AKA Shitler, AKA the nitwit of all nitwits, was shot AT, not shot. Both of these assassination attempts were (according to record) committed by white males with a history of supporting Dump. The motives of which and the means by which they got so fucking close to their target have never been satisfactory explained.

At best, he was superficially grazed by either debris from the gunshot or perhaps he grazed his ear against something sharp when his enormous worthless carcass was shielded by the bodies of the Secret Service agents, the worst of whom is incalculably more value to the planet than the malignant orange sea elephant they were charged with protecting.

Whether those attacks were orchestrated to create sympathy and admiration for that orange bag of puss amongst the gullible and compromised, we may never know. What we DO know is that hunk of shit trump slapped a Kotex on his ear ( a pathetic gesture mirrored by his frontal lobe challenged followers) and played the role of the Xtian martyr "who knows not why people hate him"

Miraculously, there is no scar, no evidence of abrasion and no interest in finding out what was really behind those "assassination attempts"

[quote] I don't get how anyone can insist his mental state is worse than Biden's

One possible explanation can be found in the objective comparison of their records. Biden built BY EVERY METRIC a strong economic recovery, increased standing in the world, significantly improved the future of infrastructure, equality and the environment. The twice impeached, CRIMINALLY CONVICTED Orange Dotard crashed manufacturing, destroyed the economy he was handed by Obama and IGNORED and then LIED about the pandemic which he then proceeded to mishandle and used his failure to divide the country even further.

Biden's achievements are on par with those of the best of our past Presidents. Most historians but Dump at the bottom or near the bottom of in ranking past US Presidents.

So that is how people can "insist" trump is more compromised mentally and physically than Biden.

Facts.

Composure is not an adjective that can be used to describe IT

"appeared to" push himself

Trump wouldn't have run for POTUS if the country was a mess. He doesn't deal with bad investments. Like 2016, he's taking on a situation that's in good shape (and he'll take credit for all of it).

Trump is a mess and an idiot but he doesn’t have dementia. This is yet again something Democrats are trying to gaslight the public into believing. We saw Biden’s decline in realtime and they still would have you believe that he just has a speech impediment. This is coming from the same folks who will tell you that men can become women, so we shouldn’t be surprised.

^ Sure, Jan. Dump swaying on stage for 45 minutes to Ave Maria and Sinead O'Connor was totally normal and not a sign of an addled dementia brain. Go back to Nazi Twitter, dear.

[quote]Dump swaying on stage for 45 minutes to Ave Maria and Sinead O'Connor was totally normal and not a sign of an addled dementia brain.

Still waiting to know which cabinet post Trump will award to Hannibal Lecter.

And who can forget Dump fellating a mic stand in the last days of the campaign?

Totally not dementia R61!

It’s not, r64. It’s the same type of shit he did when he made fun of a journalist with MS 8 years ago.

It/s not dementia, it's just my orange being orangey.