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Leavitt immediately called the entire thing out.
During a press briefing, she reminded reporters exactly who they were dealing with.
“I will point out one fake news story over the weekend before I let you all go from The New York Times that took about one-third of the president’s daily calendar and his daily schedule and said that he’s doing less than he did in his first term, or he might not be fit for the job,” Leavitt said.
She didn’t hesitate to highlight the hypocrisy.
“That is unequivocally false and it’s deeply unfortunate that the story was written by the same outlet and the same reporter who wrote this: ‘Biden is doing 100% fine after tripping while boarding Air Force One,’” she continued.
The contrast was devastating. One minor moment from Trump is treated as a crisis. Biden could tumble down stairs, lose his balance in public, or wander during summits, and the establishment press rushed to declare him perfectly healthy.
Four Years of Media Cover for Biden
For the entirety of Biden’s presidency, the national media behaved like a full-time damage control team.
Biden repeatedly stumbled on Air Force One stairs. Reporters blamed the “wind.” He tripped over a sandbag. Staff claimed he “got sandbagged.” Cameras caught him drifting away from world leaders at the G7. Commentators insisted it was “out of context.”
Meanwhile, Biden’s team quietly moved to shorter stairs, limited his workload, and regularly called “lids” before many Americans even finished lunch.
Behind the scenes, Democrats were terrified he might suffer “a bad fall” before 2024. Yet the same New York Times reporter continued pumping out headlines such as Biden being declared “healthy” and “vigorous.”
Leavitt put a spotlight on the double standard.
“Same outlet, same reporter who wrote that President Trump is not fit for the job,” she said. “Are you kidding me?”
She kept pressing.
“Biden declared ‘healthy’ and ‘vigorous’ after this first presidential physical. Hmmm, I don’t see headlines like that too often about this president,” she added. “Again, same reporter, same outlet, who wrote falsely over the weekend that President Trump is not fit for the job.”
A Tale of Two Presidents
Trump maintains long workdays, takes reporters’ questions constantly, and recently released detailed MRI results confirming excellent health. His physician, Navy Captain Sean P. Barbabella, stated Trump “remains in excellent health.”
Compare that with Biden’s condition. After leaving office, he confirmed he had aggressive metastatic prostate cancer that had already reached his bones. He’d been treated for aneurysms years earlier. His physical therapist started balance training in 2021. His staff changed his footwear. Secret Service agents stood ready at the bottom of every stairway.
Yet for years, the Times told Americans everything was fine.
Now the same outlets want voters to believe Trump is the one fading.
Leavitt Calls Out the Collapsing State of Journalism
“The standard for journalism unfortunately has dropped to such a historic low in this country,” Leavitt warned.
This wasn’t just a rebuttal. It was a message. The Biden-era media shield is gone, and the White House isn’t going to let partisan reporting shape the narrative again.
The New York Times and its reporter got caught. Leavitt exposed the double standard in front of the entire country.
