Jen Psaki, now with her own MSNBC show, claims she “never saw” Biden’s cognitive decline despite daily Oval Office interactions – yet somehow expects Americans to trust her “news” reporting.
The revolving door between Democratic administrations and liberal media outlets continues to spin as former White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki settles into her new role at MSNBC. After spending years controlling narratives and selectively presenting information from the White House podium, Psaki has been rewarded with her own prime-time show. Her recent denials about President Biden’s cognitive decline highlight a disturbing pattern of misinformation that has characterized her career. This transition exemplifies the concerning relationship between government officials and media organizations, raising serious questions about journalistic integrity and the manipulation of public discourse.
The Disturbing Government-Facebook “Misinformation” Partnership
Remember when the White House decided it should be in the business of determining what’s “true” on your social media feed? In July 2021, Psaki proudly announced that the Biden administration was “flagging problematic posts for Facebook that spread disinformation.” Let that sink in. The federal government was actively working to suppress speech it deemed incorrect. Who elected Facebook and the White House to be the arbiters of truth? Last time I checked, the First Amendment doesn’t include an exception for “unless Jen Psaki disagrees with you.”
“We’re flagging problematic posts for Facebook that spread disinformation. We’re working with doctors and medical experts…who are popular with their audience with accurate information. So, we’re helping get trusted content out there.” – White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki
The same Facebook that zealously censored any suggestion that COVID-19 might have leaked from a Wuhan lab – a theory now widely considered plausible by the scientific community. The same Facebook that suppressed the New York Post’s reporting on Hunter Biden’s laptop before the 2020 election, dismissing it as “Russian disinformation” until Hunter himself admitted there “could be a laptop out there.” These are the “fact-checkers” our government chose to partner with. If your definition of “misinformation” conveniently aligns with whatever damages your political opponents, you’re not fighting falsehoods – you’re weaponizing truth.
Psaki’s Remarkable Memory Lapse About Biden’s Decline
Now at MSNBC with her new show “The Briefing,” Psaki has taken her narrative manipulation to new heights. With a straight face, she recently claimed, “I never saw that person —not a single time, and I was in the Oval Office every day, that was on that debate stage.” She’s referring to President Biden’s disastrous debate performance that finally forced Democrats to acknowledge what many Americans had observed for years. Are we supposed to believe that the man who couldn’t complete coherent sentences or repeatedly lost his train of thought during the debate was sharp as a tack during daily briefings?
“I never saw that person —not a single time, and I was in the Oval Office every day, that was on that debate stage.” – Jen Psaki
When pressed on this remarkable claim, Psaki retreated to the familiar territory of deflection: “I’m not a doctor. Aging happens quite quickly.” This from the woman who spent years dismissing legitimate concerns about Biden’s mental acuity as “right-wing conspiracy theories.” The cognitive decline didn’t happen overnight after she left the White House. It was a gradual process that Psaki and the entire Biden administration deliberately concealed from the American people. This wasn’t just spin – it was a coordinated deception campaign about the mental fitness of the commander-in-chief.
The Rewarding of Narrative Manipulation
What’s truly disturbing is how our media landscape rewards this behavior. After years of obfuscation and misdirection from the White House podium, Psaki wasn’t held accountable – she was promoted. MSNBC handed her the coveted 9 p.m. time slot previously occupied by Rachel Maddow. This isn’t journalism; it’s partisan activism masquerading as news. The revolving door between Democratic administrations and liberal media outlets spins so fast it could power a small city. Press secretary today, prime-time host tomorrow – as long as you stick to the approved narratives.
“While we know there were problematic things behind-the-scenes now in 2023 and 2024, there was an aggressive all-out pitching operation from the right-wing and from the Republicans about Joe Biden’s age and how he was in decline….the majority of which wasn’t true, in 2019-2022.” – Jen Psaki
What’s most infuriating is Psaki’s continued insistence that we didn’t see what we clearly saw. Even now, she claims the “majority” of concerns about Biden’s cognitive state “wasn’t true” before 2023. This gaslighting would be comical if it weren’t so dangerous. The American people deserve better than former government officials who transition seamlessly to media roles where they continue to push the same deceptive narratives. When the fourth estate becomes indistinguishable from political communications departments, democracy suffers. Psaki isn’t just everything wrong with the media – she’s a case study in how truth becomes collateral damage in service to power.
