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I'm getting increasingly frustrated by NPRs hyper focus on Biden being old. Yes, old man is old. What about Trump? What about these multiple court cases, new rape allegations, Epstein connections...etc.
I just listened to the podcast this morning titled "Is Project 2025 Trump's plan for a second term? It's complicated."
And in 14 minutes they spend all this air time saying "well, Trump himself didn't write it" and "while Trump agrees with a lot of the Project 2025 proposals, he hasn't said he adopts it entirely."
I'm already annoyed at how they're downplaying both the extreme nature of Project 2025 and how Trump is on board with it. But then?
Twice, unprompted and unrelated, they make sure to punch down on Biden in a podcast about Trump.
"Voters are already concerned about Joe Biden's disastrous debate performance."
Wtf?
Two minutes later.
"I can imagine a moderate who has issues with Joe Biden's age and his mental fitness and his ability to be President." (but is also worried about Project 2025)
What the hell?
NPR is feeling more and more like they are actively working to downplay Trump's vile conduct and promote a second Trump term.
Has anyone else noticed this? Was NPR like this when Obama wore a tan suit? Why is old man old such a violent sticky talking point compared to felonies and rape by the opposing candidate?
EDIT: I do not mean to suggest Biden is immune from criticism. To be clear, Joe Biden is an old ass man and I don't like him myself.
What IS insane though, is how often NPR, what I loved as a neutral source of information, gives "equal weight" to presidential candidates (1) being old and (2) rape, felonies, and a plan for total deconstruction of modern democracy.
NPR is improperly acting like these two things are of equal weight and air time.