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Tapper’s New Biden Cover-Up Spin Blames Trump, NBC Autopen Flop, and Talking Politics with Brit Hume

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Jul 15, 2025
Brit Hume, Chief Political Analyst for Fox News and a veteran journalist, joins for a riveting discussion on media accountability. They examine the press's failure to address Joe Biden's declining mental fitness, spinning narratives to deflect blame onto Trump. Hume critiques NBC’s embarrassing auto-pen incident and argues that the Epstein files are overhyped. The conversation then shifts to the evolving political landscape, addressing Trump 2.0, JD Vance's rise, and potential future leaders of the Democratic Party like Kamala Harris and Gavin Newsom.
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INSIGHT

Decline of Journalistic Neutrality

  • Journalistic neutrality was a valued tradition but has eroded significantly in recent decades.
  • Donald Trump's presidency accelerated media bias due to his polarizing nature and journalists' perception of him as a threat.
ADVICE

Teaching Journalistic Neutrality

  • To improve news coverage, journalists must be taught neutrality and how to report fairly and factually.
  • Neutrality and fairness remain achievable goals even amid modern media challenges.
INSIGHT

Democrats' Electoral Challenges Explained

  • The Democratic Party struggles due to losing working-class white voters and being paralyzed by intense anti-Trump activism.
  • To regain broader appeal, Democrats must risk alienating their hard-left base and adjust messaging.
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