{"id":2518568,"date":"2025-12-07T20:11:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T01:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/obama-proves-hes-stuck-in-the-past-offers-desperate-defense-of-legacy-media\/"},"modified":"2025-12-07T20:12:29","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T01:12:29","slug":"obama-proves-hes-stuck-in-the-past-offers-desperate-defense-of-legacy-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/obama-proves-hes-stuck-in-the-past-offers-desperate-defense-of-legacy-media\/","title":{"rendered":"Obama Proves He&#8217;s Stuck in the Past, Offers Desperate Defense of Legacy Media"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fobama-proves-hes-stuck-in-the-past-offers-desperate-defense-of-legacy-media%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=2518568&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>Former President Barack Obama defended mainstream corporate media during a recent event in Arkansas, asserting that these outlets generally report facts accurately. He criticized cable news for prioritizing controversy and anger to attract viewers and revenue. This defense came amid ongoing scrutiny and controversy about President Joe Biden&#8217;s health and the White House&#8217;s openness, with some media outlets hesitant to question Biden&#8217;s condition due to pressure from White House officials.The article also highlighted various instances of media disputes and settlements involving prominent news organizations and former President Donald Trump, underscoring broader issues of media bias and misinformation in U.S. political coverage.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Former President Barack Obama defended legacy corporate media outlets during a Monday appearance at an Arkansas art museum, claiming they get the facts right.<\/p>\n<p>An <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/biden-white-house-age-function-diminished-3906a839\">article<\/a> from The Wall Street Journal published late last year revealed that White House aides &ldquo;insulated&rdquo; Biden even from Cabinet members as his health declined, months after similar <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/policy\/joe-biden-age-election-2024-8ee15246\">articles<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/policy\/joe-biden-age-public-election-campaign-343a47bf\">published<\/a> by the outlet earlier in the year generated pushback from some media outlets.<\/p>\n<p>Obama claimed that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-the-left-wing-media-promoted-a-baseless-covid-conspiracy-theory\/\" title=\"How The Left-Wing Media Promoted A Baseless COVID Conspiracy Theory\">cable news outlets<\/a> had &ldquo;fallen prey&rdquo; to &ldquo;trying to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >make people feel angry<\/a> and aggrieved&rdquo; to generate attention and financial benefit after being asked by Olivia Walton, the chair of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, about which media outlets he relies on.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I actually think &mdash; I actually think that the mainstream news still does a very good job of just presenting facts,&rdquo; Obama claimed. &ldquo;I think cable, regardless of the cable station, has fallen prey to the same economic imperatives that we&rsquo;re seeing in every other type of news, which is, you are deliberately controversial, deliberately aggressive, deliberately trying to make people feel angry and aggrieved, because that attracts attention.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Questions were raised about the White House&rsquo;s truthfulness regarding Biden&rsquo;s health during his term in office. Biden, on multiple occasions, said he spoke with people who had died, including claiming to have spoken with former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, who died in 2017, and former French President Francois Mitterrand, who passed away in 1996.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Barack Obama: &ldquo;The mainstream news still does a very good job of just presenting facts.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BLrkDPUtID\">pic.twitter.com\/BLrkDPUtID<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WesternLensman\/status\/1995863039330119745?\">December 2, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Fox News Senior White House Correspondent Jacqui Heinrich told &ldquo;America&rsquo;s Newsroom&rdquo; host Bill Hemmer in May 2025 that many reporters shied away from questioning Biden&rsquo;s health.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Well, you know, for about three years they would go like this: They don&rsquo;t want to be associated,&rdquo; Heinrich said, leaning away from Hemmer to demonstrate the reaction, prompting Hemmer to ask, &ldquo;Who?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The rest of the press, because the White House was very effective in maligning anyone who was skeptical about the president&rsquo;s age and abilities as a bad actor, as someone who is not a good journalist,&rdquo; Heinrich said, later adding that the White House press office &ldquo;abused&rdquo; reporters who asked those questions &ldquo;with sourcing.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The White House debuted a feature on its website Friday that lambasted multiple media outlets over &ldquo;fake news&rdquo; coverage.<\/p>\n<p>The British Broadcasting Corporation came under fire after The Telegraph obtained a dossier detailing how the network used spliced clips of Trump&rsquo;s Jan. 6, 2021, speech that were 54 minutes apart during a documentary to make it seem like he encouraged the riot at the Capitol building that took place that day. The BBC apologized to Trump in a Nov. 13 letter from chairman Samir Shah after two top officials at the company resigned following the dossier&rsquo;s release, saying the documentary would not air again.<\/p>\n<p>Trump also secured&nbsp;a $15 million settlement with ABC in December 2024 after he&nbsp;sued the outlet on March 19, 2024, for defamation over &ldquo;This Week&rdquo; host George Stephanopoulos falsely saying Trump was found &ldquo;liable for rape.&rdquo; In July, Paramount announced it had&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/paramount-trump-60-minutes-lawsuit-settlement\/\">settled<\/a>&nbsp;a $10 billion&nbsp;lawsuit&nbsp;filed by Trump over the editing of an October 2024 &ldquo;60 Minutes&rdquo; interview with then-Vice President Kamala Harris.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p><em>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/union-membership-plummets-to-record-low\/\" title=\"Union Membership Plummets to Record Low\">legitimate news publisher<\/a> that can provide a large audience. 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