‘Thread of hypocrisy’ shows how media outlets covered the story when Trump had Covid-19
http://twitchy.com/dougp-3137/2022/07/21/thread-of-hypocrisy-shows-how-media-outlets-covered-the-story-when-trump-had-covid-19/
As we told you earlier, the vaxxed and double-boosted president who one year ago guaranteed Americans “you’re not going to get Covid if you have these shots” has tested positive for Covid.
Just to set the stage, here are some tweets from select media outlets about Biden testing positive for Covid:
Los Angeles Times (@latimes) ~ President Biden has tested positive for COVID-19.
As the oldest president, at 79, ever to hold the office, Biden’s diagnosis is cause for concern, although his vaccination regimen may help him avoid serious complications from the virus.
http://latimes.com/politics/story/2022-07-21/biden-tests-positive-covid-19
NPR (@NPR) ~ BREAKING: President Biden has tested positive for COVID. He's experiencing "mild symptoms," the White House said, and is taking Paxlovid.
http://www.npr.org/2022/07/21/1061864203/biden-test-positive-covid-19?utm_medium=social&;utm_campaign=npr&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_term=nprnews
NBC News (@NBCNews) ~ BREAKING: NBC News Special Report:
President Biden has tested positive for Covid-19 and is "experiencing very mild symptoms," White House says.
http://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1vOxwyMoPYgGB
Now, let’s go back in time to when Trump was in office and caught Covid. This great thread from @Shem_Infinite starts with how NPR and The Atlantic covered the story when Trump had Covid:
Shem Horne (@Shem_Infinite) ~ Hey NPR and The Atlantic, I hear Joe Biden is staying at the White House even though he has COVID. Any updates on how much he is putting the White House staff at risk?
NPR: Trump placing White House staff at risk of Covid, author says.
The Atlantic: The president’s behavior threatens the very employees charged with taking care of him.
PBS got in on the action this way:
Shem Horne (@Shem_Infinite) ~ PBS is there fear and anger in the White House because President Biden has COVID?
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/trumps-return-to-the-white-house-sparks-fear-anger-for-residence-staff
Business Insider expressed grave concern for the White House staff:
Shem Horne (@Shem_Infinite) ~ Business Insider do you have any update on how insane it is that Biden is staying at the White House with COVID? Are his staffers terrified and angry?
The Los Angeles Times did some hyperventilating on behalf of the Secret Service:
Shem Horne (@Shem_Infinite) ~ LA Times, is the Secret Service anywhere near Biden? That's so dangerous. What does he think he is, a monarch? He is not one.
Remember the fear for reporters’ lives after Trump got Covid?
Shem Horne (@Shem_Infinite) ~ Any updates on whether or not White House reporters are in fear for their lives because of Biden having COVID, CNN? He must have been reckless to get it, that's the only way you can get it.
And Biden spoke face to face with many reporters yesterday. Imagine the hyperventilating if this were Trump:
Townhall.com (@townhallcom) ~ After landing in DC following his speech yesterday, a maskless Joe Biden spent several minutes speaking face-to-face with reporters.
Today, the White House announced that he tested positive for COVID.
http://twitter.com/i/status/1550133474920742912
Here’s one more:
Shem Horne (@Shem_Infinite) ~ ABC News do you guys know if White House reporters are having increased anxiety levels because of Biden having COVID and staying in the White House?
Shem Horne (@Shem_Infinite) ~ Weird, I don't think the coverage is going to be the same this time around. /end
Dazza (@dazza02129) ~ Every single time - the hypocrisy is the point, they just don't care.
David Piotrowski (@thedaveapa) ~ The media double standards never end.
And there’s no end in sight to those media double standards. Also, the media has Biden covered:
Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) ~ The number of aides who staff the White House residence will be reduced to the "bare minimum" following President Biden's positive Covid-19 diagnosis, an official tells CNN. That’s where he’ll be isolating for the foreseeable future instead of going to Wilmington as planned.
Red5StandingBy (@Red5_StndingBy) ~ They are already spinning it.
They couldn’t be more predictable.
The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted. ~ D.H. Lawrence
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