In the latest episode of political drama that seems too far-fetched even for a soap opera, fresh revelations have emerged about the inner workings of the Biden administration. It’s like peeling back the layers of an onion, only to find more tears of disbelief hidden beneath. According to a new book by Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson, certain White House staffers took it upon themselves to hide President Biden’s cognitive decline from the American public. Now, if thinking that these actions are anything but a threat to democracy sounds too cynical, one must recall the endless tirades against President Trump for much less.
It’s no surprise, then, that the team allegedly involved in this cover-up weren’t even Senate-confirmed aides. Instead, a group of unelected individuals, justified by their dislike of President Trump, simply determined they knew better than the electorate. The irony here is staggering. These are folks who claimed Trump was a threat to democracy, yet rationalized actions that completely undercut democratic norms. It’s like the pot calling the kettle black – a story where the pot is some sort of fancy, non-stick variety, and the kettle doesn’t even realize it’s part of the kitchen.
Meanwhile, the legacy media is reeling from its complicity. These are the same outlets that avoided touching a ten-foot pole to the idea of Biden’s issues while Trump was portrayed as public enemy number one for daring to exist. It’s both sad and amusing to watch them now scramble to downplay their participation. The media’s role was to be the watchdogs, yet they became the lapdogs, ignoring the obvious for a narrative that suited their agenda. Now, the same “journalists” are perplexed about why the public trust in media plummeted quicker than a lead balloon.
While the dust settles from this scandal, the Democratic Party faces another sort of existential crisis. To win back the hearts and minds of young men, they’ve decided to invest a whopping $20 million into understanding them. Honestly, the sheer spectacle of this initiative will be entertaining enough to watch. There’s an uproarious image of Democrats leafing through pages of video game jargon, cluelessly trying to understand why their ads are being ignored or mocked. It’s as if they believe a crash course in video game language will somehow translate into robust policy.
The Democrats, meanwhile, are not just fighting battles outside; they are entangled in a looming internal war. With heavyweights like AOC waiting in the wings, the storyline will likely shift from “how do we stop Trump?” to “how do we manage our house?” Even classic power players like a former Chicago mayor are trying to position themselves for a 2028 centrist comeback. But if history is any indicator, it seems like more of a pipe dream than a serious political strategy. What hangs in the balance is whether the party, fragmented and struggling with its identity, can unite amidst escalating radical influence. All this while their former promises, from safeguarding women’s sports to securing the borders, continue to echo loudly in the electorate’s ears like a forgotten drumbeat.