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President Joe Biden closed his mandate with a definitive interview about MSNBC’s last word with Lawrence O’Donnell at 10 p. m. And Thursday. The tête-à-tête marked the end of a political career of half a century that has increasingly traced as president, which turned 82 in November, has aged.
The interview was with a friendly host in a stressed-out friendly network who experienced a cave of their notes after the election. The O’Donnell screen airs at a past expiration time and draws about 1. 1 million viewers, making it the peak of popular show on MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow, but far from the reach of a commercial trading syndicate like the new NBC or 60 Minutes from CBS, say nothing about viral Tiktoks and Famend podcasts that have largely replaced TV news for so many Americans.
O’Donnell, a former democratic Senate assistant, is also one of Biden’s fiery maximum supporters in the data media, after calling his press on the contact of a NATO summit this summer, the “Press Convention Maximum master presidential presidential “never delivered”.
During the interview, Biden talked about the high Hamas-Israel fire announced on Wednesday and the conversations he had with President-elect Donald Trump surrounding Thearray
Biden pointed out a verbal exchange he had with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, telling him that “he cannot bomb these communities” the Hamas-Israel War. According to reports, Netah replied: “Well, you did,” Biden said, listening to a path to the participation of the United States. In the bombardment of Berlin World War II.
“That’s why we the United Nations (United Nations),” Biden responded to Netanyahu, he said.
Biden also asked about his farewell in the United States on Wednesday night and his precaution that an “oligarchy” is taking over the United States.
The president said that “if the resolution makes the billionaires, the super rich, super rich, the other richest people in the world, begin all the devices of the media to the economy, then, who can I fight For me?
The decision by the president to deliver his last word on O’Donnell’s Last Word suggests Biden is happy to leave office without one last big tangle with the more combative White House press corps.
Newsweek contacted the White House to obtain comments, but did not get an answer.
Biden also talked about the economy, war and politics of Russia-Ukraine its presidency, adding the infrastructure bill. Continuing about his conversations with Russian President Vladimir Putin in relation to the use of nuclear weapons, Biden said that “nuclear weapons, familiar tactical weapons The hell of all, adding to the Russians. “
Biden was questioned through O’Donnell in the building on inflation his presidency and noted that upon leaving office, inflation had a “soft touchdown he had to push the law to “take care of that. “
The president’s dislike of the media was somewhat consistent in his tenure, with the exception of the time just after his disastrous debate function this summer, when he did a handful of radio and television interviews to cement the public’s belief, his audience’s audience, his audience’s belief. capacity.
Before the summer, Biden seemed to decide to avoid the public eye, his team chose controlled appearances about the unpredictable glow of moments without script and sitting interviews. But as a approach to presidential elections, his retirement has become more unlikely that he ignores.
The turning point came here to this June debate with Trump, a revenge adjustment that had been designed as Biden’s possibility of highlighting his leadership and contrasting it with Trump’s impulsivity. In the months prior to the confrontation, Biden had particularly remained of the media foci, a resolution that fired hypotheses about his intellectual acuity.
Instead, the debate served as the beginning of the end. Biden appeared unsteady, his responses erratic, his voice a hoarse whisper. For the first time, even loyal Democrats began to ask uncomfortable questions about whether he was the right man to defeat Trump at the ballot box. What was intended as a strategy to avoid missteps ultimately backfired, paving the way for his decision to step aside in July.
Until now at the Atlanta debate scene, the questions about the Biden era and cognitive abilities found silence, or natural and simple dismissal, through many in the client’s media. Joe Scarborough of MSNBC, host of “Morning Joe,” he said in March 2024: “Biden is far beyond Cognent. It is greater than ever has been intellectually, analytically. “
It was only after the debate that some of the country’s largest media began asking questions that many say, deserve to have wondered from the beginning. The press tone has changed. The New York Times published a rare editorial that urged Biden to think if it was the most productive team to lead the Democratic Party. Other historically favorable sales issues such as the New Yorker joined the chorus, with the editor -in the check David Remnick about the writing of “the honor of detecting the needs due to the moment. “
Even Scarborough, one of Biden’s unwavering maximum-defending defenders, 3 months earlier, opposed the president after the debate, saying, “If I were CEO and did functionality like this, a 500 corporate fortune in America, would I do it?”
The veteran political journalist, Mark Halperin, described the media as “dissipating” Biden’s suitability as “the worst scandal in American journalism. “
“The press opposed him and acted as if they had not only supported him for seven years,” Halperin said in an interview with conservative commentator Tucker Carlson in his podcast just before the elections. “They have never identified their participation as co-conspirators of a 7-year-old canopy, so the same other people can cover the new candidate. “
In an attempt to deflect the fallout from the debate, Biden and his aides arranged a one-on-one interview with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos, which did not quell public skepticism.
“Especially the day after this first debate with Trump, the media started consulting Biden’s ability to get back to work,” said Brad Adgate, a media analyst.
Biden leaves Washington as the president of the fewest press meetings and media interviews among the last seven presidents, according to research through presidential researcher Martha Joynt Kumar.
Although Biden’s management was founded on virtual communication and exchanges of casual questions, the commitment of the classic press was rare. Based on the Kumar data, until June 2024, Biden participated in 588 improvised interactions with Newshouings his mandate, just a moment in Trump, but only contained 36 official press meetings and 125 interviews. In comparison, Trump conducted 327 interviews and Obama had 479 on similar issues in his presidencies.
“These casual interactions lacked the intensity of duty provided through interviews or press conferences,” said Adgate, said the media critic.
The limited presence of the president’s media was not just a strategy to protect it from the scrutiny of social networks, it has become a narrative itself. Although his team cited his stuttering for life as an explanation of his occasionally poor functionality in environments without scripts, the optics had become difficult to ignore.
After going to more solid shoes after a rite of degree presentation in the army in June 2023, some commentators raised the hypothesis that their team silently identified their physical decline. However, questions about their intellectual sharpness have been widely ignored, even if the survey has shown that Americans had serious questions about their physical and cognitive abilities.
A PBS Newshour / NPR / Marist survey published in April 2023 showed that only 47% of Democrats have been chosen to Biden, with a significant fall among young Democrats.
Even if those questions about their intellectual condition had been prevented, that Jill Abramsson, former editor, on the scene of the New York Times, attributed to the political considerations of the new insults regarding “not having been accused of having helped Donald Trump” – The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The The Media began to raise considerations about the president of the president’s accessibility. In March 2024, The Times published a rare audience criticizing management for its limited commitment to new insults.
“For anyone who understands the role of the free press in a democracy, it should be troubling that President Biden has so actively and effectively avoided questions” the statement read.
The Undersecretary of the White House Press, Andrew Bates, responded to the criticisms of time, stating: “President Biden transmits his message to the other US people through aggressive and fashion and virtual and global communication. ” New Yorker, Propublic, and for Fareed Zakaria of CNN, as well as appearances in News cable, with MSNBC leading the count.
The presidency of Biden coincided with seismic adjustments in the Americans who consume news, because the classical media faced the decrease in trust and minimization in the public.
A recent Gallup vote discovered that approximately 70 % of Americans have little or no such true acceptance with the press, so it is the least accepted as a true float establishment in the country, even in Congress. Meanwhile, podcasters and independent creators have noticed their fortunes to jump during the Biden years, with personalities such as Joe Rogan drawing more listeners than combined night exhibitions of ABC, NBC and CBS.
Trump was among the first to recognize—and capitalize on—this new reality, bypassing legacy outlets to connect with his base directly through social media platforms now shaped by tech titans embracing a new ethos of “free speech absolutism.” Biden, by contrast, stuck to a more traditional playbook—one that often felt out of step with the digital age.
“If Biden could revisit his administration, I’m sure he might reconsider how he handled the media,” Adgate said. “Having more news conferences or engaging more with journalists—like previous presidents—could have made a difference. But with the fast-paced news cycle, especially over the last decade, I’m not sure how much news conferences still matter.”
As the president prepares to leave Washington, he does so in the understated style that defined much of his presidency. Biden’s conversation with O’Donnell is expected to focus on his legacy while steering clear of the controversies that dogged him in 2024.
MSNBC is among the points of sale that still adapt to Trump’s return. The liberal wing of the main media is preparing to develop the policy policy of a president who thrives with constant visibility.
Update 1/16/25, 10:57 p.m. ET: This article has been updated to include remarks from Biden’s interview with MSNBC on Thursday night.
Jesus is a Newsweek reporter founded in New York City. Originally from Bogotá, Colombia, its purpose is to report on politics, existing issues and new trends. He has covered existing affairs, healthcare, pop culture, and sports. Jesus joined Newsweek’s U. S. Bureau in 2024 and in the past worked for the Financial Times and was a foreign journalist and editor of El Eppectador in Colombia. She graduated with a master’s degree in journalism and virtual innovation from New York University. Languages: English, Spanish. You can contact Jesus by emailing j. mosquera@newsweek. com
Jesus is a Newsweek reporter founded in New York City. Originally from Bogotá, Colombia, its purpose is to inform about policy, existing issues and new trends. It has covered existing issues, medical attention, pop culture and sports. Jesus joined the Office of the United States of Newsweek in 2024 and in the past he worked for the Financial Times and was a foreign journalist and editor of El Eppectador in Colombia. He graduated with a mastery in virtual journalism and innovation at the University of New York. Languajes: English, Spanish. You can contact Jesus by sending an email to j. mosquera@newsweek. com