{"id":2391799,"date":"2025-01-17T15:03:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-17T20:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/msnbc-hack-gives-biden-tongue-bath-in-his-final-interview\/"},"modified":"2025-01-17T15:05:12","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T20:05:12","slug":"msnbc-hack-gives-biden-tongue-bath-in-his-final-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/msnbc-hack-gives-biden-tongue-bath-in-his-final-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"MSNBC Hack Gives Biden Tongue-Bath In His Final Interview"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmsnbc-hack-gives-biden-tongue-bath-in-his-final-interview%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2391799&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a recent interview on MSNBC with host\u2064 Lawrence O&#8217;Donnell, President Joe Biden reflected on his presidency just days before leaving office. However, rather than hold Biden \u200baccountable for \u200bhis administration&#8217;s challenges, O&#8217;Donnell focused \u2062on soft, introspective questions that lacked critical scrutiny. O&#8217;Donnell asked Biden about his feelings regarding his\u200c late son Beau&#8217;s outlook on his presidency \u2063and sought his thoughts on the implications of a so-called &#8220;tech-industrial \u200dcomplex&#8221; described in Biden&#8217;s farewell address. He praised Biden&#8217;s achievements, such as successfully passing the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, despite ongoing criticisms regarding the slow rollout of projects like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-claims-no-new-taxes-as-infrastructure-deal-reached\/\" title=\"Biden claims no new taxes as infrastructure deal reached\">electric vehicle chargers<\/a>. The interview has\u2064 been characterized as\u2064 overly complimentary, with \u2062some viewers expressing disappointment over the lack of \u200dchallenging dialogue on significant issues facing the nation during biden&#8217;s \u2063term.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uEBmJ-aAmBo\">  MSNBC \/ YouTube <\/a>       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/01\/17\/msnbc-hack-gives-biden-tongue-bath-in-final-presidential-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=MSNBC%20Hack%20Gives%20Biden%20Tongue-Bath%20In%20Final%20Presidential%20Interview&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/01\/17\/msnbc-hack-gives-biden-tongue-bath-in-final-presidential-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=MSNBC%20Hack%20Gives%20Biden%20Tongue-Bath%20In%20Final%20Presidential%20Interview&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/01\/17\/msnbc-hack-gives-biden-tongue-bath-in-final-presidential-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\" https:><\/path><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/01\/17\/msnbc-hack-gives-biden-tongue-bath-in-final-presidential-interview\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=MSNBC%20Hack%20Gives%20Biden%20Tongue-Bath%20In%20Final%20Presidential%20Interview&amp;body=%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/01\/17\/msnbc-hack-gives-biden-tongue-bath-in-final-presidential-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>President Joe Biden sat down for a rare interview with MSNBC&rsquo;s Lawrence O&rsquo;Donnell just days before his presidency will come to an end. But O&rsquo;Donnell squandered the rare opportunity to hold Biden accountable. Instead of challenging Biden on the monumental failures that have defined his time in office, O&rsquo;Donnell opted for a series of softball, &ldquo;soul-searching&rdquo; questions that were more an exercise in self-indulgence than in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-professor-famous-for-publishing-fake-gender-studies-papers-to-prove-its-absurdity-has-resigned-citing-illiberalism-and-retaliation\/\" title=\"A Professor Famous For Publishing Fake Gender Studies Papers To Prove Its Absurdity Has Resigned, Citing \u2018Illiberalism\u2019 And \u2018Retaliation\u2019\">truth-seeking<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>O&rsquo;Donnell <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uEBmJ-aAmBo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">invited Biden<\/a> to engage in self-reflection, raising the question of what Biden&rsquo;s late son, Beau, would think of his father&rsquo;s presidency and asking Biden how he felt at the end of his dark farewell speech.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2 d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-897708253\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1463670073398-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;You&rsquo;ve served in government longer than any person who&rsquo;s ever served in this job,&rdquo; O&rsquo;Donnell asked. &ldquo;What did that feel like at the end of that, that speech?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>At one point, O&rsquo;Donnell even asked about Biden&rsquo;s purported concerns about an &ldquo;oligarchy,&rdquo; referencing a vague warning Biden gave in his farewell address about the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">alleged tech-industrial complex<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You issued the warning about the power of the tech-industrial complex, an echo of President Eisenhower in this very room in his farewell address, warning about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-hoft-from-tgp-presents-at-transform-washington-on-january-6-web-conference-video\/\" title=\"Joe Hoft from TGP Presents at \u201cTransform Washington on January 6\u201d Web conference (VIDEO)\">military-industrial complex<\/a>,&rdquo; O&rsquo;Donnell said. &ldquo;And you said that an oligarchy is taking shape that threatens our entire democracy, our basic rights and freedoms, and a fair shot for everyone to get ahead. How does this oligarchy affect people out there who&rsquo;ve never used the word &lsquo;oligarchy&rsquo;?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>O&rsquo;Donnell notably did not ask Biden why he awarded billionaire election-meddler George Soros the Presidential Medal of Freedom.<\/p>\n<p>The tongue-bath didn&rsquo;t end there, with O&rsquo;Donnell gushing over the &ldquo;magic trick&rdquo; that Biden pulled in getting an &ldquo;infrastructure bill&rdquo; signed into law. The 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act threw billions of dollars into furthering the left&rsquo;s climate agenda, with $7.5 billion alone being allotted to subsidize the building of electric vehicle chargers. As of March, only seven were built, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/climate-solutions\/2024\/03\/28\/ev-charging-stations-slow-rollout\/?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=wp_main&amp;utm_source=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Washington Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You combined domestic policy and foreign policy in a way that I&rsquo;ve never heard another president do,&rdquo; O&rsquo;Donnell said, further praising Biden for the &ldquo;largest list of domestic achievements that I can think of, certainly in my lifetime of watching this.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Notably, most Americans are still waiting to feel these &ldquo;achievements.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>O&rsquo;Donnell also brought up economists&rsquo; warnings that legislation Biden had touted would cause a recession. But apparently, in O&rsquo;Donnell&rsquo;s world, the recession &ldquo;has not happened.&rdquo; Notably, the White House and staunch defenders of Biden bent over backward to redefine what &ldquo;recession&rdquo; meant. For decades, recessions have been defined as two consecutive quarters of negative growth. But as the economy tanked under Biden, the White House Council of Economic Advisers <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/07\/25\/recession-no-problem-just-pretend-it-doesnt-exist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> such a definition is &ldquo;neither the official definition nor the way economists evaluate the state of the business cycle.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps O&rsquo;Donnell&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nolte-woke-nazis-target-chris-pratt-because-hes-christian\/\" title=\"Nolte: Woke Nazis Target Chris Pratt Because He&#039;s Christian\">tongue bath<\/a> should be expected considering he once <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/msnbc-host-attacks-white-house-press-corps-grotesque-behavior-against-karine-jean-pierre\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">lambasted<\/a> fellow reporters because they dared to question White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre&rsquo;s refusal to directly answer a question.<\/p>\n<p>O&rsquo;Donnell&rsquo;s &ldquo;interview&rdquo; was nothing more than a scripted love letter to a president in the twilight of his tenure. O&rsquo;Donnell&rsquo;s soft questions and deferential tone ensured Biden faced no real scrutiny during an interview that should have been an opportunity for real accountability.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Brianna Lyman is an elections correspondent at The Federalist. Brianna graduated from Fordham University with a degree in International Political Economy. Her work has been featured on Newsmax, Fox News, Fox Business and RealClearPolitics. 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