The Washington Post editorial board said this week that Vice President Kamala Harris’ cover-up of President Biden’s mental decline is one of the reasons her party suffered major Election Day defeats.

In a editorial published On Friday, the board argued that Harris and the White House’s consistent denial of Biden’s mental acuity issues had destroyed the party’s “credibility” and Americans voted accordingly.

The caption read: “Democrats’ cover-up of the president’s decline has damaged their claim to be the party of truth.”

“The credibility issues illustrated by Ms. Harris’s repeated defense of Mr. Biden’s toughness were part of the reason Democrats experienced defeat,” the board wrote.

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The Washington Post editorial board argued that Vice President Harris and the Democratic Party’s cover-up of President Biden’s cognitive problems was part of the reason the party lost the 2024 election. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

The editorial began by criticizing Harris for denying special counsel Robert K. Hur’s February assertion that Biden was “an elderly, friendly, well-meaning man with a poor memory.” Hur made the assessment in his report on his investigation into the Biden classified documents affair.

“Vice President Kamala Harris not only called Special Counsel Robert K. Hur’s report “gratuitous, inaccurate, and inappropriate” when it was released in February. She claimed it was “clearly politically motivated “and questioned his integrity,” recalled the editorial committee. , providing an example of how far prominent members of the Democratic Party would go to hide Biden’s health issues.

“Speaking to reporters, Ms. Harris reacted with fury: ‘The way the President’s behavior has been characterized in this report could not be more wrong,'” the committee wrote, adding that “Mr. Hur has been justified on several occasions during the nine months that followed. “.

The editorial continues: “It is now almost universally agreed that Mr. Biden should not have sought a second term, but the Democratic establishment has denied the evidence and supported him politically, even as the evidence of his decline were increasing.”

The party only admitted the truth when Biden’s performance in the debate forced it to do so, the board explained, arguing that the late about-face exposed Democrats’ credibility problems with the American people.

“Democrats have tried to make fidelity to science, facts and truth their distinguishing characteristic as a party. The White House’s aggressive cover-up of Mr. Biden’s decline has undermined that claim,” the report said. editorial, going on to describe the extent of this cover-up.

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 11: Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and U.S. President Joe Biden attend the annual 9/11 Commemoration Ceremony at the National September 11 Memorial and Museum on September 11 September 2024 in New York. . United States (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

“Mr. Biden’s allies concocted terms like “cheap knockoffs” to dismiss embarrassing video clips in which Mr. Biden appeared dazed, confused, tired and inaudible. The president’s allies have frequently labeled content they do not approve of as “disinformation.” depreciating the term. When a few journalists accurately reported on Mr. Biden’s decline, the White House broadcast critical talking points about their stories to other media outlets.

“The louder they spun, the less credible they became,” the Post said.

And even though Democratic figures acknowledged Biden’s difficulties in forcing him to give up his reelection bid, the editorial board described how the Biden administration always “covered up” for him “to the end.” He called on White House stenographers to change the transcription to try to mitigate the damage caused by his “trash” comments over the past few weeks.

“All of this undermined credibility. Polls showed that more voters believed Mr. Trump would actually follow through on his campaign promises than Ms. Harris would,” the editorial board said.

The article clarified the Post’s belief that Harris’ apparent avoidance of candor about Biden’s health was not “the deciding factor in this week’s election,” but said it revealed that members of the Democratic Party had to “live up to their presentation of truth.” cashiers” in order to “resuscitate their brand”.

The Harris campaign and the White House did not respond to Fox News Digitalrequest for comment.

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