Democrats Are Leaking to the Press, Trying to Blame 2024 on Joe Biden and Not Their Agenda

Admit to anything but guilt.

Over the course of the last several days, we have seen a number of stories and explainers come out, all of which have longtime Democrats admit now what we already known for quite a while: Joe Biden’s mental state was being hidden from the rest of the country, and his staff did everything they could to hide this fact.

Suddenly, a mainstream media apparatus that once dismissed concerns about Biden’s age and mental sharpness - calling GOP concerns over-exaggerated and declaring videos of Biden struggling were selectively edited or were “cheap fakes” - is now treating all of these stories as breaking news. What used to be brushed off as right-wing lies are front and center.

Why? Because the Democratic Party has decided to use Biden as the scapegoat for the party’s losses in 2024.

For those who have been paying attention since 2020, when Biden ran a basement campaign for the presidency, the now-former president’s age and cognitive decline have been apparent for a long time. He’s had numerous verbal slip-ups, physical stumbles, and other clear signs of age-induced struggles, and it’s been clear that he’s not the same politician he was a decade ago. Sure, conservatives have pointed it out for years, but they were always met with accusations of bad faith.

Now, though, he leaves office with the worst approval numbers on record, his campaign failed, and his last-minute withdrawal and handing of the campaign over to Kamala Harris couldn’t save the Democrats. However, it was not his age alone that led to the issues the Democrats faced. In fact, it was merely the straw that broke the camel’s back.

It’s Not Just Biden—It’s the Policies

Here’s the thing: Biden’s struggles aren’t the biggest problem. It’s the policies he’s been pushing, ones that Democrats doubled and tripled down on.

His policies caused inflation to hammer everyday Americans, led to rising crime in major cities, and resulted in a historic surge of illegal immigrants pouring across our borders. His energy policies have driven up costs. His foreign policies have emboldened our enemies. People aren’t upset because Biden is old—they’re frustrated because their lives became immensely harder under his administration. And those policies weren’t just Biden’s ideas; they came straight from the progressive playbook.

Why Now?

So why are these stories popping up now? Outlets like The New York Times are suddenly detailing his memory lapses, physical decline, and reliance on aides to function day-to-day. They mention things like shorter stairs on Air Force One and his struggle to stay awake during campaign prep.

But where was all this reporting in 2020? Or throughout his administration? In 2020, the media needed the basement-dwelling Biden to beat Trump. Now, with the 2024 race over and Democrats once again facing a Republican-controlled federal government with Trump in charge of it all, progressives need a scapegoat to hide the fact that they, not Biden, were responsible for the party’s failings.

The Real Game Plan

What’s happening here is simple—Democrats are trying to save face. They know voters were unhappy in 2024, and instead of taking responsibility for pushing policies that aren’t working, they’re pointing fingers at Biden’s age and his team’s supposed mismanagement. Expect to hear more about how he “should have stepped aside sooner” or how he was “shielded from reality.” But don’t expect any serious reflection on why Americans are so fed up.

Let’s not forget: Biden’s mental fog didn’t stop him from signing trillion-dollar spending bills that fueled inflation or backing radical energy policies that crippled American energy independence. His health isn’t the reason his policies have failed; it’s because they were bad ideas from the start.