The media cannot save lyin’ Joe Biden — even with his demands
By Michael Goodwin
Published Sep. 16, 2023, 8:40 p.m. ET
Hunter Biden finally has been indicted and House Republicans have formally turned their sights on President Biden by opening an impeachment inquiry.
Those are major developments, but perhaps the most important thing Americans learned last week is that the media is immune to embarrassment.
The White House letter demanding that news outlets “ramp up scrutiny” of the GOP revealed the unspoken assumption that the Washington press corps can be counted on to rescue a failing Democratic president.
As such, it is a giant insult to the outlets that proclaim themselves free of both fear and favor.
How strange, then, that there was nary a peep of media protest over the expectation they would do the president’s bidding.
If there was outrage at being outed for rank partisanship, it remains a secret.
Most media treated the letter as no big deal.
In truth, it was a very big deal, and the SOS from the Biden White House tore the cover off any claim the media is fair.
No Republican president would dare make such a demand, knowing he would be ripped to shreds.
The strangest reaction came from Axios, which used the letter to give friendly political advice to the White House.
It warned the missive “could backfire” because any media attacks on Republicans “will now look like they’re kowtowing to White House pressure.”
In other words, make such demands privately!
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