At the White House Correspondents' Dinner, Axios reporter Alex Thompson criticized the media for ignoring President Biden's cognitive decline. Receiving the Aldo Beckman Award, he stated that all White Houses can deceive the public, but journalists also bear responsibility for the erosion of trust. Thompson revealed that Biden's decline was often covered up by his aides and called for greater accountability in journalism. He urged fellow reporters to acknowledge their mistakes to build public trust, highlighting the critical role of honest reporting in today's media landscape.
President Biden's decline and its coverup by the people around him is a reminder that every White House, regardless of party, is capable of deception.
Acknowledging errors builds trust, and being defensive about them further erodes it. We should have done better.
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