White House Tears Into New York Post, Other Outlets For New Biden 'Freeze' Claim
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Deputy press secretary Andrew Bates said the Post's ethics "could deal with a little unfreezing."
White House spokesperson Andrew Bates accused the New York Post, amid other right-wing media, of “disrespecting” its readers by misrepresenting a video of President Joe Biden supposedly “freezing” at a Los Angeles fundraiser.
Conservative outlets ran with a clip of Biden waving and then standing calmly for a moment as he took in the applause at a gala headlined by George Clooney, Julia Roberts and Barbra Streisand on Saturday. Former President Barack Obama is seen briefly grabbing Biden’s hand and saying something to him with a smile. The two men then walk off the stage, Obama’s hand on Biden’s shoulder.
The Post said the incumbent “appeared to freeze up” and “had to be led offstage” by Obama.
Last week, conservative media broadcast an edited clip of Biden sitting down at a D-Day ceremony, claiming falsely that Biden was trying to sit in a nonexistent chair. The Post also published a story calling Biden the “Meander in Chief,” suggesting that he wandered away from a skydiving exhibition. In reality, he was advancing toward a parachute rigger.
On Sunday, Bates denounced conservative outlets for pushing a similar narrative as the race between Biden and former President Donald Trump heats up, with their first debate a little more than a week away.
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