MSNBC’s Joy Reid may be a flaming progressive who says outrageous things on a nightly basis, but she is also simply not that smart. On Tuesday’s edition of The ReidOut, she attacked the New York Times for demanding that Democrats urge President Joe Biden to step aside because the Times never called on former President Donald Trump to resign. The problem for Reid: The Times wants Biden to go because it believes Biden staying in the race makes beating Trump more difficult.
Reid reported, “In the meantime, the president is trying to turn the page, telling donors, quote ‘We’re done talking about the debate, it’s time to put Trump in the bullseye’ unquote. Which is easier said than done, when stories about Biden’s age and calls for him to step down are all over the news, especially in the New York Times, whose editorial board today, again, called on Biden to step aside and urged the Democratic leadership to publicly demand that he leave the race.”
A not very joyful Reid continued, “Important to note here, that the New York Times, has never called on Trump to step aside or for his resignation, not when his administration was tearing migrant babies from their mothers’ arms, or when he suggested people inject bleach into their bodies to combat a raging pandemic, or when he incited a violent insurrection at the nation’s capital with the goal of overturning an election, so he could just stay in office forever.”
In the original op-ed, the editorial board made it clear that if Biden won’t listen to them, they will still endorse him anyway because they hate Trump that much. The second sentence of the latest op-ed from the board reads, “Donald Trump’s candidacy for a second term poses a grave threat to American democracy.”
The next claims, “Mr. Biden, instead of campaigning vigorously to disprove doubts and demonstrate that he can beat Mr. Trump, has maintained a scripted and controlled schedule of public appearances. “
None of the Democrats or members of the liberal commentariat calling for Biden to step aside because they are worried about his ability to run the country. They're worried he’ll lose. Yet, Joy Reid has such a severe case of Trump Derangement Syndrome that she thinks that the Times worrying about Biden’s ability to beat Trump means it is hypocritical in favor of Trump.
Here is a transcript for the July 9 show:
MSNBC The ReidOut
7/9/2024
7:33 PM ET
JOY REID: In the meantime, the president is trying to turn the page, telling donors, quote “We’re done talking about the debate, it’s time to put Trump in the bullseye” unquote. Which is easier said than done, when stories about Biden’s age and calls for him to step down are all over the news, especially in the New York Times, whose editorial board today, again, called on Biden to step aside and urged the Democratic leadership to publicly demand that he leave the race. Important to note here, that the New York Times, has never called on Trump to step aside or for his resignation, not when his administration was tearing migrant babies from their mothers’ arms or when he suggested people inject bleach into their bodies to combat a raging pandemic or when he incited a violent insurrection at the nation’s capital with the goal of overturning an election, so he could just stay in office forever.
