Megan Basham

Also on that same night, we had this from NBC anchor Lester Holt.

Also on that same night, we had this from NBC anchor Lester Holt.

And we need to remember that we're talking about the first Republican candidate to win the popular vote in 20 years. So you can imagine how this struck at least half of the country. And I have to imagine that people were probably watching who maybe didn't vote for Trump, but nonetheless found that kind of commentary troubling.

And we need to remember that we're talking about the first Republican candidate to win the popular vote in 20 years. So you can imagine how this struck at least half of the country. And I have to imagine that people were probably watching who maybe didn't vote for Trump, but nonetheless found that kind of commentary troubling.

And it's the kind of thing that I think is very hard to come back from because it's not a mistake. It's a level of bias that's a little more off-putting.

And it's the kind of thing that I think is very hard to come back from because it's not a mistake. It's a level of bias that's a little more off-putting.

Well, you know, I almost made this number one because it was such a systemic failure and involved such obvious deception. And that was the media's insistence throughout the spring and much of the summer that President Biden was not suffering from any mental infirmity when it was pretty obvious to the American people that he was. So let's look at MSNBC.

Well, you know, I almost made this number one because it was such a systemic failure and involved such obvious deception. And that was the media's insistence throughout the spring and much of the summer that President Biden was not suffering from any mental infirmity when it was pretty obvious to the American people that he was. So let's look at MSNBC.

In June, anchor Nicole Wallace blamed the Biden appearances that were alarming the public on selectively edited clips.

In June, anchor Nicole Wallace blamed the Biden appearances that were alarming the public on selectively edited clips.

It's interesting there that Wallace tried to claim that Trump was having the same kind of mental lapses, but those claims have disappeared now that the election is over. Wallace's colleague, Joe Scarborough, also sought to reassure his viewers that Biden was fine.

It's interesting there that Wallace tried to claim that Trump was having the same kind of mental lapses, but those claims have disappeared now that the election is over. Wallace's colleague, Joe Scarborough, also sought to reassure his viewers that Biden was fine.

And I mean, the list of legacy outlets that dismissed the videos of Biden seeming lost and confused that Americans could see with their own eyes is a really long one. The New York Times, the Washington Post, CNN, the AP, NBC, they all called these videos cheap fakes. meaning misleading edits of real video.

And I mean, the list of legacy outlets that dismissed the videos of Biden seeming lost and confused that Americans could see with their own eyes is a really long one. The New York Times, the Washington Post, CNN, the AP, NBC, they all called these videos cheap fakes. meaning misleading edits of real video.

And when Corinne Jean-Pierre leaned into that narrative during the White House press briefings, it really did look like a collaborative effort between the media and the Biden administration.

And when Corinne Jean-Pierre leaned into that narrative during the White House press briefings, it really did look like a collaborative effort between the media and the Biden administration.

Well, Biden's disastrous debate performance at the end of June made it impossible to deny his mental state and made it clear that he really had no chance of winning at that point. Then the coverage changed immediately and many media outlets began calling for him to step aside.

Well, Biden's disastrous debate performance at the end of June made it impossible to deny his mental state and made it clear that he really had no chance of winning at that point. Then the coverage changed immediately and many media outlets began calling for him to step aside.

Just one example, on June 21st, the New York Times ran a story which reported that any claims that Biden was suffering from diminished faculties were because of these cheap fakes. But two weeks later, the day after the debate, they ran an editorial calling on him to step down due to his mental lapses. And this was really the pattern that you saw with the legacy outlets across the board.

Just one example, on June 21st, the New York Times ran a story which reported that any claims that Biden was suffering from diminished faculties were because of these cheap fakes. But two weeks later, the day after the debate, they ran an editorial calling on him to step down due to his mental lapses. And this was really the pattern that you saw with the legacy outlets across the board.