Axios’ Thompson: ‘W.H.’s Response, for Three and a Half Years, Has Been to Deflect, to Gaslight, to Not Tell the Truth’ on Biden’s Age

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THOMPSON: "Well, listen, I’ve covered the Biden White House now for three-and-a-half years. And as someone that’s reported on his age quite a few times, I can tell you that the White House's response every single time that it's come up for three-and-a-half years has been to deflect, to gaslight, to not tell the truth, not just to reporters, not just to other Democrats, but even at times to themselves about the president’s limitations at his age. There’s a reason why he has not done as many interviews or press conferences as any president in decades. There’s a reason he does not do events almost ever before 10:00 A.M. and is rarely on camera after 6 P.M.. And the reason is because he has limitations. He is 81 years old. But the problem was, they were not forthright with other Democrats. They weren’t at times forthright with themselves. And that is why Democrats are in full freakout mode, because what they saw is finally what they have been obscuring."