The Media’s Betrayal and the Biden Cover-Up: How Trump’s America Deserves Better

As the U.S. media industry continues to crumble under its own weight, the latest revelations about the media’s role in covering up former President Biden’s declining cognitive abilities should come as no surprise.

This is the same media that bent over backward to protect Biden’s presidency, downplaying concerns about his mental fitness, and instead focusing on partisanship, while accusing Republicans and conservatives of spreading false narratives.

As the truth about Biden’s cognitive decline becomes impossible to ignore, the media is now scrambling to reposition itself, but the damage to its credibility is profound.

This crisis of trust is not just about journalistic failures but about a larger, systemic failure to properly serve the American people.

In May 2025, just days before it was announced that Biden had been diagnosed with cancer, NBC ran a headline that caught the attention of millions: “Biden didn’t recognize George Clooney at June fundraiser: new book.” This was part of a new book titled Original Sin: President Biden’s Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again, co-authored by CNN’s Jake Tapper and Axios’s Alex Thompson.

In this book, Tapper claims that Biden’s team concealed his cognitive and physical decline, raising serious questions about the transparency of the administration.

Tapper’s surprise at this cover-up is both revealing and disingenuous, given that he, along with many others in the media, was complicit in downplaying these issues for years.

What Tapper’s book fails to address is the media’s own role in this scandal. While Tapper and others now claim that the White House lied to the press, the public, and even their own Cabinet, they conveniently forget how they themselves played a role in this deception.

It’s time to ask: why did the media allow such an obvious cover-up to continue for so long? Why did they fail to hold Biden accountable for his obvious cognitive issues, even when video evidence and firsthand reports raised serious questions?

The truth is that the media’s failure to properly cover Biden’s mental fitness is not a new development. As far back as 2019, concerns about Biden’s cognitive abilities were already surfacing.

During a Democratic debate, Julian Castro questioned Biden’s memory and ability to recall his own statements. In 2020, just before the election, Republican candidate Lara Trump raised similar concerns about Biden’s mental sharpness on CNN’s State of the Union.

Tapper, however, dismissed her concerns, accusing her of being insensitive to those with speech impediments. Tapper’s actions, and the actions of many others in the media, illustrate a pattern of protecting Biden at all costs, even when it meant silencing legitimate concerns about his cognitive health.

The question now is why the media allowed Biden’s cognitive decline to go unaddressed for so long. Why did they choose to shield Biden from scrutiny, even as he struggled with basic facts, made embarrassing gaffes, and displayed moments of confusion on national television?

The answer lies in the media’s bias and partisanship. They were more concerned with defeating Donald Trump than with doing their job as journalists.

They were so intent on pushing Biden across the finish line in 2020 that they ignored the obvious red flags about his cognitive decline. This is a betrayal of the public trust.

By 2020, the signs of Biden’s cognitive decline were unmistakable. He fabricated stories about being in a war zone, insulted voters by calling them “fat,” and made strange and incoherent statements, including his infamous “You ain’t black” comment to a Black radio host.

These were not minor mistakes; they were clear indications that Biden was struggling with his mental acuity. And yet, the media chose to dismiss these issues, labeling them as gaffes or even as part of his “charm.” They allowed Biden to skate by without addressing the elephant in the room.

But the cover-up didn’t stop there. Throughout Biden’s presidency, the media continued to downplay concerns about his cognitive abilities, focusing instead on attacking Republicans and pushing left-wing narratives.

When Biden made mistakes in public speeches or appeared confused during high-profile events, the media offered excuses or simply ignored the issue. MSNBC, for example, dismissed concerns about Biden’s mental fitness as “hysteria” and even mocked those who dared to raise questions.

This attitude persisted until Biden’s disastrous performance in the June 2024 debate, where he blanked mid-sentence and claimed, “We finally beat Medicare.” That was the moment when it became impossible for even the most loyal media outlets to ignore the truth.

Despite the evidence of Biden’s cognitive struggles, the media continued to protect him. Even when Robert Hur, a Department of Justice investigator, described Biden as a “well-meaning elderly man with a poor memory,” the media’s reaction was to attack Hur rather than confront the reality of the situation.

This is where the media’s failure to act becomes most glaring. They had a responsibility to report the truth, to hold the president accountable, and to ask the hard questions. Instead, they chose to cover up the issue, putting political expediency ahead of their duty to the American people.

Now, as the media tries to distance itself from the consequences of its actions, it faces a credibility crisis that it can’t easily recover from. Journalists like Tapper, who now claim to be “shocked” by the cover-up, are simply trying to salvage their reputations after years of bias and partisanship.

Their efforts to blame Democrats for Biden’s failures and cognitive decline are little more than a convenient scapegoat. The real question that Tapper and his colleagues should be asking is: why didn’t they do their job in the first place?

The collapse of media credibility is not just an issue for journalists; it is a problem for democracy itself. The media’s role is to inform the public, to challenge those in power, and to ensure that the truth is always brought to light.

When the media fails to do this, it undermines the very foundations of democracy. The American people rely on the press to be their watchdog, to expose corruption and incompetence, and to hold elected officials accountable.

When the press chooses partisanship over objectivity, it betrays the public trust and weakens the democratic system.

As President Trump prepares to return to office, the media must confront its past mistakes. It must rebuild its credibility, not by shifting blame to others but by admitting its own role in perpetuating the cover-up of Biden’s cognitive decline.

The public deserves a media that is committed to truth, transparency, and objectivity—not one that abandons these principles in favor of political convenience.

The media’s failure to properly cover Biden’s cognitive decline is not just a failure of journalism; it is a failure of democracy. The public deserves better than the biased, partisan coverage that has dominated the media landscape in recent years.

It’s time for journalists to reclaim their role as objective truth-tellers and to hold all politicians—Republican and Democrat—accountable for their actions. Only then can we restore trust in the press and ensure that democracy remains strong.

In conclusion, the media’s handling of Biden’s cognitive issues is a stark reminder of the dangers of partisanship in journalism. The media failed the American people by choosing to protect Biden and push a narrative that ignored the obvious signs of his cognitive decline.

Now, as Trump’s return to the presidency looms, the media must confront its past mistakes and rebuild its credibility. The public deserves a press that is honest, transparent, and dedicated to the truth. Until that happens, the media will continue to lose the trust of the American people—and with it, the foundation of democracy itself.