The Media’s Gaslighting on Biden’s Decline Is This Election’s Laptop Cover-Up

Don’t believe the evidence right in front of you, they say. Sound familiar?

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President Joe Biden speaks to the press on the first day of the G7 summit in Savelletri, Italy, June 13, 2024.

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Major media are aiming to repeat their performance from the 2020 presidential election, back when they endeavored to deny, dismiss, and denounce a story that could have damaged the Democratic presidential nominee.

In that election cycle, the press reflexively rallied behind a theory that the contents of the infamous Hunter Biden laptop were “Russian disinformation,” a Kremlin plot to throw the election in the GOP’s favor. Some went as far as to suggest that the laptop itself was fake (or stolen or didn’t belong to Hunter). Under the flimsy pretense of combating Russian interference, major media engaged in an industry-wide conspiracy to censor and reject the story.

Becket Adams

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Becket Adams

Becket Adams is a columnist for National Review, the Washington Examiner, and The Hill.

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