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Fox News: CBS News reporter says WSJ's 'courageous' 2024 report on Biden's decline should have won the Pulitzer

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CBS News reporter says WSJ's 'courageous' 2024 report on Biden's decline should have won the Pulitzer

Jan Crawford slams Pulitzer board for for ignoring Wall Street Journal's coverage of Biden's mental decline, praising reporters for their "groundbreaking" work.

                   
                       

CBS News national correspondent Jan Crawford had harsh words for the Pulitzer Prize Board Tuesday for ignoring the Wall Street Journal's reporting on You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login in 2024.

Wall Street Journal reporters Annie Linskey and Siobhan Hughes spoke to 45 lawmakers and administration officials on Biden's mental faculties for their You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login "Behind Closed Doors, Biden Shows Signs of Slipping."

In light of several new books coming out with revelations regarding the years-long effort by the White House to cover up Biden's failing stamina, Crawford called out those who either refused to acknowledge the report or outright attacked it. 

"I remember when people worked hard to try to discredit these excellent reporters' groundbreaking reporting on Biden's decline. And now everyone agrees they were right all along. Kudos to @AnnieLinskey @siobhanehughes and the @wsj for never wavering," Crawford wrote on X Tuesday.

She added, "And shame on the @PulitzerPrizes for failing to properly honor the most courageous and deeply sourced original reporting of the past year (or years)."

The You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login were announced last week with none of the recipients related in any way to reports on Biden's decline.

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In their story, Linskey and Hughes described situations You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to communicate basic information at political meetings.

One example included a meeting in January 2024 to discuss additional funding for Ukraine. According to five people familiar with the meeting, Biden would mumble, rely heavily on notes for basic points and, at times, pause and close his eyes for extended periods of time.

The WSJ report received intense backlash from both the Biden administration You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login.

Then-CNN media reporter Oliver Darcy wrote in his newsletter that the report "suffers from glaring problems," adding that the WSJ "owes its readers — and the public — better."

"It is difficult to imagine that the newspaper, or any outlet, would run a similar story declaring that Trump is 'slipping' behind the scenes based on the word of top Democratic figures — despite the fact that the Democratic leadership has demonstrated a much stronger relationship with the truth in recent years than their Republican counterparts," Darcy wrote. 

MSNBC's "Morning Joe" co-host Joe Scarborough declared the report a "Trump hit piece on Biden."

Several Biden Cabinet members were also quick to tell You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login that the WSJ report had no merit.

Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm bluntly remarked that "You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login

"The president is utterly on his game," she added. "He is the wisest, most knowledgeable person in the room. He asks the toughest questions and has the keenest insights on the complex questions brought to him. He is sharp, thoughtful and wise."

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CNN's Jake Tapper, who is about to release his own book about the Biden cover-up, shared Crawford's post with a 100% emoji.

Though Tapper has been promoting several revelations he learned from White House insiders, he admitted Wednesday morning that You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login forcefully enough during the Biden administration. 

Crawford also praised the Wall Street Journal article as a standout for its reporting on Biden in December, calling it one of the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login of 2024.

"It's starting to emerge now that his advisers kind of managed his limitations. It's been reported in the Wall Street Journal for four years, and yet he insisted that he could still run for president," she said on CBS' "Face the Nation."

"We should have much more forcefully questioned whether he was fit for office for another four years," Crawford continued, arguing that the added media pressure "could have led to a primary for the Democrats."

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