Chris Cillizza, who has a name that sounds like it should be something you order off the menu at Pizza Hut, was formerly a journalist with CNN and is now attempting to issue an apology over his lack of coverage concerning President Joe Biden’s cognitive decline. Yeah, sorry, buddy, but it’s too little, too late at this point. We all know that anyone who worked for mainstream media outlets purposefully worked with the president’s handlers to craft narratives that avoided or straight up lied about the severity of his issues. Nothing can earn back that trust now.
Cillizza posted a video on his YouTube channel last Thursday where he said he was sorry for his failures in reporting the truth about the president and his administration.
“I should have pushed harder, earlier, for more information about Joe Biden’s mental and physical well-being and any signs of decline,” he went on to say in the opening of the video.
Cillizza explained that during his time at CNN — up to 2022 — Republicans would push him to question Biden’s health. Cillizza said he would “brush them off” while White House staff set the tone that this line of inquiry was “offensive.” He added he’s making this video in light of recent articles from the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal that put Biden’s health front and center, saying, “That’s what’s got me thinking about the fact that I probably should have pushed harder on the Biden age stuff.”
Cillizza claimed that Biden’s staff did a good job of “hiding it” when it came to the president, saying he regrets letting them “shame” him into not digging deeper. After his ranting, Cillizza concluded by saying this experience taught the media, “We need to learn our lesson,” mentioning President-elect Donald Trump‘s age and future efforts.
Don’t be fooled, folks. It might sound as if Cillizza has turned over a new leaf, been made aware of the error of his ways, but as the WJ points out, he’s approached his failures toward the current administration as a reporter. The remarks he made in the rant were aimed at clarifying what he thinks he should have done in that role, but not as a person with sharp discernment and critical thinking skills. Oh and let’s not forget his lack of integrity. These are the ways in which he should have grown as a result of his failures.
He still refuses to see and acknowledge the real truth.
The truth was televised from the Democrat primary in 2020 onward to the regular person without any special access to Biden. Cillizza is apologizing, but he’s apologizing for the wrong thing. He is still avoiding the reality that he knew from the moment Biden decided to run for president that he was unfit. He needs to apologize for being a part of the cover-up.
Editor-in-chief of the Federalist Mollie Hemingway said as much in her response via social media platform X to Cillizza’s post linking his video.
Don't be so hard on yourself. Y'all **pushed as hard as you could** to cover up the very real questions about Biden's physical/mental health as president. I can't really imagine you pushing any harder to cover up that story or protect him any more than you did.
— Mollie (@MZHemingway) December 19, 2024
One user posted a headline from a story Cillizza wrote for CNN where he attempted to chastise Republicans for making Biden’s health an issue, saying, “You actively covered it up,” while noting how those efforts backfired. “I will say; however, that it’s ironic that you all likely did more to elect Trump than all conservatives combined.”
Except you didn’t just fail to “push harder.”
You actively covered it up. 👇
As did all your contemporary peers.
“Oops” doesn’t cut it.
I will say; however, that it’s ironic that you all likely did more to elect Trump than all conservatives combined. pic.twitter.com/Ip8y7Xsk2T
— IT Guy (@ITGuy1959) December 20, 2024
This dude, who thinks he’s a journalist, is really nothing more than a liar and a useful idiot that was a propagandist. He hasn’t apologized for any of that, so sorry, we’re not buying what you’re trying to sell.