Ex-NY Times executive editor blasts DC reporters
for roles in Biden ‘cover-up’: ‘Simply astounding’
NY Post ^ | July 3, 2024 | By Josh Christenson
Posted on 7/3/2024, 11:19:53 AM by Oldeconomybuyer
Former New York Times executive editor Jill Abramson blasted journalists in Washington, D.C. for failing to “hold power accountable” — and participating in a “massive cover-up” with the White House to shield President Biden’s “decline.”
“It is our duty to poke through White House smoke screens and find out the truth,” Abramson told Semafor. “The Biden White House clearly succeeded in a massive cover-up of the degree of the President’s feebleness and his serious physical decline, which may be simply the result of old age. “Shame on the White House press corps for not to have [sic] pierced the veil of secrecy surrounding the President,” she continued, while conceding that it would be “a super hard story” to land with solid Democratic sourcing.
Still, the ex-Times editor, who worked at the left-leaning publication from 2011-2014, said she believes “if enough reporters had pushed, the story was reportable.” Abramson added that she worr ies too many journalists “didn’t try to get the story” out of fear of being “accused of helping elect Donald Trump.” (Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
“Former New York Times executive editor Jill Abramson blasted journalists in Washington, D.C. for failing to “hold power accountable” — and participating in a “massive cover-up” with the White House to shield President Biden’s “decline.”
“It is our duty to poke through White House smoke screens and find out the truth,” Abramson told Semafor. “The Biden White House clearly succeeded in a massive cover-up of the degree of the President’s feebleness and his serious physical decline, which may be simply the result of old age. “Shame on the White House press corps for not to have [sic] pierced the veil of secrecy surrounding the President,” she continued, while conceding that it would be “a super hard story” to land with solid Democratic sourcing.
Still, the ex-Times editor, who worked at the left-leaning publication from 2011-2014, said she believes “if enough reporters had pushed, the story was reportable.” Abramson added that she worries too many journalists “didn’t try to get the story” out of fear of being “accused of helping elect Donald Trump.”
Oh, please. When she was still with the New York Times, she too was participating in covering up Democrat malfeasances. The news media as a whole always knew and still knows LOTS of instances of corruption and scandals that they sit on and squash because it’ll hurt democrats and help Republicans.
Example:
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Jill Abramson
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