Joe Biden’s inner circle is running for cover as more evidence emerges.
The mainstream media couldn’t hide the bombshell revelations.
And Biden hiring a PR fixer backfired when these damning tapes still made their way to the public.
Biden team caught in Friday night news dump
The Biden team thought they were being clever by releasing the damning audio recordings from Special Counsel Robert Hur’s investigation late on a Friday evening just before Memorial Day weekend.
It’s a classic move from the political PR playbook – dump bad news when most Americans are checking out for the weekend in hopes that by Tuesday, the media will have moved on.
But this time, the strategy didn’t work.
The audio recordings of Joe Biden’s interview with Special Counsel Hur have become a focal point of discussion in Washington. In the recordings, Biden can be heard struggling to recall basic facts, including when he was Vice President and details about his son Beau’s death – an event that Biden frequently cited on the campaign trail.
During the recorded interview, Biden struggled at times to pinpoint dates and details regarding classified documents found at his residence and office. This aligns with what Hur noted in his final report, where he described Biden as “a sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory.”
The most revealing aspect of the recordings is hearing Biden’s own voice trailing off and becoming confused during questioning – something that reads differently in a transcript than when actually heard in audio form.
Democrats scrambling after PR strategy fails
Shortly before the tapes were released, Biden’s team hired Democratic communications operative Chris Meagher, bringing him on specifically to handle the fallout from the Hur investigation.
The decision to bring on a PR crisis expert suggests the Biden camp anticipated significant public reaction to these tapes and their content.
The timing of the release – late Friday, only a week before a holiday weekend – has been widely criticized as a transparent attempt to minimize media coverage, a tactic known in Washington as a “news dump.”
When Special Counsel Hur’s report was initially released in February, Biden held a hastily arranged press conference where he angrily defended his mental acuity, stating, “I know what the hell I’m doing.” That press conference itself raised additional questions about Biden’s temperament.
Democrats across Washington have been notably quiet about the audio release, with few rushing to defend the former president’s performance in the interview.
Republican lawmakers, meanwhile, have seized on the recordings as vindication of concerns they’ve raised about Biden’s cognitive abilities.
House Republicans have been vocal in their criticism of Biden following the audio release, with many suggesting the recordings confirm their previous concerns about the President’s cognitive abilities.
Media can’t ignore the evidence anymore
For years, conservative media outlets raised concerns about Biden’s mental fitness, only to be labeled as promoting disinformation by many mainstream news organizations.
But with the release of these tapes, outlets across the political spectrum have been forced to cover the story. Even traditionally Biden-friendly publications have acknowledged the significance of the audio.
The New York Times published reporting on the recordings, noting Biden struggled with recalling dates during the interview. CNN similarly covered the story, highlighting moments in the audio where Biden’s memory appeared to falter.
These same outlets had previously downplayed questions about Biden’s cognitive abilities during his presidency, often characterizing such concerns as partisan attacks rather than legitimate issues.
Conservative media outlets have been particularly pointed in their coverage, with many arguing that the Friday evening release before a holiday weekend was a deliberate attempt to minimize attention to the recordings.
Major news organizations across the political spectrum have noted how the audio evidence has reignited debates about Biden’s mental acuity that persisted throughout his presidency.
Public reaction has been swift, with social media flooded with clips from the interview and commentary from across the political spectrum. The recordings have reignited debates about transparency in government and the responsibilities of an administration to be forthcoming about a president’s capabilities.
The fallout from these recordings continues to grow, raising serious questions about the Biden presidency and who was truly in charge during his term in office.
The Biden PR strategy has backfired in spectacular fashion, raising more questions than it answered and potentially damaging his legacy. Instead of containing the damage, the crisis team’s efforts have only highlighted the concerns that many Americans had about Biden’s cognitive state while he was Commander-in-Chief.
