Either/Or

Inside the crucial days leading up to President Biden’s debate defeat

An illness at Camp David. Curtailed debate prep. A crammed final session. Hunter’s anger. Shifting explanations. Blame and recriminations

But Biden forges forward - with key week ahead https://t.co/pOxuGvPP94

— Jonathan Lemire (@JonLemire) July 6, 2024

Journalists make lousy historians.

They want the narrative to be neat and clean and straightforward. And when it isn’t, they suspect a shifting set of excuses. And when it is, they suspect an invented narrative.

When so often the truth is neither/nor.  And certainly in between.

(When was the last time you saw “shifting explanations” used in a story about Trump?  Maybe it will appear in connection with “Project 2025.” Only because that isn’t yet “old news.” But we’ll see if it happens even then.)