Throughout Donald Trump’s presidency, the New York Times faced relentless charges of selling out for access journalism — minimizing the administration’s ineptitude and cruelty in order to maintain favored status among national media companies. He voices outlandish claims that seem to be made up out of whole cloth.”In an explanatory Sunday piece on Trump’s cognitive decline, reporters Peter Baker and Dylan Freedman — should we read anything into Maggie Haberman’s byline not being on this report? — finally compile what millions of voters already have witnessed: The mental degradation of Trump:According to a computer analysis by The New York Times, Mr. Trump’s rally speeches now last an average of 82 minutes, compared with 45 minutes in 2016. Mr. Trump frequently reaches to the past for his frame of reference, often to the 1980s and 1990s, when he was in his tabloid-fueled heyday. Interestingly, in Sunday’s piece, the Times calls Trump’s condition a “cognitive change,” while the story’s URL says it’s “cognitive decline.” Even in this instance, it’s likely a telling hedge.

Source: New York Times October 07, 2024 01:15 UTC