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Media Faces Scrutiny Over Coverage of Biden's Health at White House Correspondents’ Dinner

At the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, a prominent reporter publicly criticized the media for failing to adequately report on President Biden’s apparent decline in health. The reporter accused both the White House and journalists of covering up or downplaying the issue, sparking debate about transparency and accountability. The event highlighted growing concerns about Biden’s fitness for office and the media’s role in informing the public. Meanwhile, the WHCA president emphasized that the press is not the opposition, while also criticizing former President Trump. The evening underscored tensions between the press, the presidency, and public trust.

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 @95ZRM26Democratic Socialism from Wisconsin  commented…1wk1W

Maybe if the media spent as much energy scrutinizing politicians’ health and transparency as they do ignoring real issues like healthcare and wealth inequality, we’d actually get somewhere.

 @SpiritedOctopusConservatism from Florida  commented…1wk1W

Honestly, it’s about time someone in the media called out the obvious—Biden’s health is a real concern, and the press has been sweeping it under the rug. The double standard is wild; they hounded Trump over every little thing, but now suddenly they want to play nice. The American people deserve honesty about who’s running the country, not another layer of spin. Maybe if the media actually did their job, there wouldn’t be such a trust issue in the first place.

 @WakefulHawkRight-Wing Populism from North Carolina  commented…1wk1W

It’s no surprise the media is finally getting called out for hiding Biden’s obvious health issues—if this was Trump, they’d be running 24/7 specials about it.

 @AmiableQuicheLibertarian from Texas  commented…1wk1W

This is exactly why we need a free, independent press that actually holds politicians accountable instead of acting like their PR team—transparency matters more than party loyalty.

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Israel Sinks Syria's Navy

Israel said Tuesday that it had destroyed Syria’s navy in overnight airstrikes, as it continued to pound targets in Syria despite warnings that its operations there could ignite new conflict and jeopardize the transition of power to an interim government.Israel’s defense minister, Israel Katz, said that the Israeli military had “destroyed Syria’s navy overnight, and with great success.” His remarks appeared to confirm Israel’s responsibility for the destruction documented in the Syrian port city of Latakia, where photos showed the smoldering remains of ships sunk at their dock.Mr. Katz said that Israel’s military “has been operating in Syria in recent days to hit and destroy strategic capabilities that pose a threat to Israel,” although he did not indicate what new or immediate risk Syria’s navy presented to Israel, which has the most powerful military in the Middle East.Israeli warplanes have conducted hundreds of strikes in Syria since the fall of President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday, according to war monitors. Israel has characterized its operations as defensive, saying its military was striking suspected chemical weapons stockpiles in Syria to prevent them from falling “into the hands of extremists.”“From here, I warn the rebel leaders in Syria: Those who follow Assad’s path will end like Assad,” Mr. Katz said.As the Assad government fell to the rebels over the weekend, Israeli ground forces advanced beyond the demilitarized zone on the Israel-Syria border, marking their first overt entry into Syrian territory in more than 50 years. An Israeli military spokesman on Tuesday denied reports that the military was advancing on Damascus. The spokesman, Avichay Adraee, said the military was inside a buffer zone between Israel and Syria and at other points “in order to protect the Israeli border.”Earlier Tuesday, Geir Pedersen, the United Nations special envoy for Syria, called on Israel to halt its “very troubling” military operations there, and said de-escalation was needed. “We are continuing to see Israeli movements and bombardments into Syrian territory. This needs to stop,” Mr. Pedersen told reporters in Geneva.

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