In a recent appearance on Sean Hannity’s show, Republican Senator John Kennedy from Louisiana took aim at the media for what he perceives as glaring hypocrisy regarding President Joe Biden’s cognitive health.
Kennedy emphasized that the public has long been aware of Biden’s challenges, directly criticizing Jake Tapper and other liberal journalists who, in the past, condemned anyone who dared to discuss the topic. This situation, he argues, is just another instance of the media’s failure to maintain the trust of the American populace—similar to their handling of the Russia collusion narrative and various other sensationalized stories.
Here’s a key excerpt from his comments, as reported by RedState:
“My biggest concern with all of this has to do with the state of the media in America today. And let me explain what I mean by that. I watched bits and pieces of the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner this year, and I listened to speaker after speaker, all Washington reporters, all defend ‘freedom of the press.’ And I kept thinking, they wouldn’t have to defend it if they didn’t work so hard to undermine it every day.”
“The American people saw what I saw, what you saw, for years with respect to President Biden. And I’m sorry President Biden is sick, but we all saw the same thing for years. We saw a president who couldn’t finish a sentence without taking a nap. We saw a president—an elderly man—who talked like he was from outer space. He walked like he was underwater; you could bake a Thanksgiving turkey in the time it took him to walk across the stage.”
“Ninety percent of the American media not only never reported that, but when [some] Democrats and many Republicans raised the issue, they pushed back. And this is just one more example of so many members of our media squandering the trust of the American people. There are other examples—the Steele Dossier, the Hunter Biden laptop. I mean, I could go on and on and on. But that, to me, is what makes me want to stick my head in an oven.”
“Today, the media’s happy after Mr. Tapper’s book’s coming out; they’re happy to report it. But none of them have taken responsibility for not reporting what was so obvious to the American people. Hypocrisy never takes a vacation around here, I can tell you.”
Watch the video:
“When I watched bits and pieces from the White House Correspondents Dinner this year, I listened to speaker after speaker ‘defend the freedom of the press.’ They wouldn’t have to defend it if they didn’t work so hard to undermine it every day.” pic.twitter.com/1TwKCbl3tG
— John Kennedy (@SenJohnKennedy) May 22, 2025
Kennedy’s critique raises a vital question: do media insiders recognize that the public is keenly aware of their inconsistencies? The trust deficit is growing, and the implications may reverberate through the political landscape.
