Bill O’Reilly, former Fox News host and political commentator, recently delivered a pointed critique of the media’s handling of President Joe Biden’s mental fitness during his tenure in office.

In a YouTube bonus segment, O’Reilly described what he views as an unprecedented cover-up by the mainstream media concerning Biden’s cognitive abilities throughout his presidency.

According to O’Reilly, this concealment represents the largest media scandal in American history, eclipsing even historical instances of media manipulation such as the Spanish-American War coverage.

O’Reilly explained that he is currently revising chapters on both Joe Biden and Donald Trump for the paperback edition of his book *Confronting the Presidents*.

With new information available since the original release, O’Reilly reassessed Biden’s four-year presidency and concluded it was “really shocking how bad a president he was,” ranking Biden as the second-worst president in U.S.history, just behind James Buchanan, who presided over the country before the Civil War.

Buchanan, O’Reilly noted, was a coward who allowed the South to escalate tensions leading to war without responding effectively.

Biden, in O’Reilly’s view, ranks just below Buchanan because “nothing worked” during his administration and “everything got worse.”

O’Reilly raised the question: Was Biden simply incompetent, or was he mentally deficient? He suggested there is “a lot of evidence that says both,” but asserted that Biden’s mental decline was systematically covered up by the media.

O’Reilly contended that the mainstream media deliberately concealed Biden’s cognitive issues to protect him politically.

He claimed that media figures and corporations “didn’t want to know” the truth and were “told not to say anything” by their corporate masters.

O’Reilly contrasted his own early and consistent skepticism of Biden’s rationality with the media’s refusal to acknowledge any problems.

He cited the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan as a glaring example of Biden’s poor leadership, calling it “the biggest capitulation in our history” and “horrifying.

” Despite such visible failures, O’Reilly argued, the media maintained a facade of support, avoiding scrutiny of Biden’s mental acuity.

O’Reilly played clips of prominent journalists and political figures defending Biden’s mental fitness, including statements from reporters and Democratic senators asserting that Biden was “mentally acute” and capable of performing his duties.

O’Reilly dismissed these claims as falsehoods, accusing media personalities of knowingly lying or being paid to promote a false narrative.

He specifically criticized CNN’s Jake Tapper, highlighting what he described as contradictory statements where Tapper denied having the authority to diagnose cognitive decline but later profited from writing about Biden’s mental state.

O’Reilly extended his criticism to major newspapers such as *The Washington Post*, *New York Times*, and *Los Angeles Times*, accusing them of editorial dishonesty and complicity in the cover-up.

O’Reilly emphasized the stark contrast between Biden and former President Barack Obama, noting that the difference in their governance and public demeanor was obvious to anyone paying attention.

He also pointed out the limited access the press had to Biden compared to Trump, who regularly engaged with the media.

According to O’Reilly, this lack of access was a deliberate effort to shield Biden from scrutiny.

O’Reilly placed this alleged media cover-up in historical context, comparing it to the sensationalist journalism of the Spanish-American War era, which he acknowledged was a significant media scandal in its own right.

However, he argued that the concealment of Biden’s mental fitness over four years was even more egregious because it involved “an incompetent guy who on any given day couldn’t even function” and a media establishment that “covered up for him.”

He contrasted this with the media’s treatment of President Richard Nixon during Watergate, noting that even conservative media outlets did not cover up Nixon’s wrongdoing.

O’Reilly argued that if Biden had been subjected to similar scrutiny, mechanisms like the 25th Amendment could have been invoked to remove him from office.

Interestingly, O’Reilly also criticized conservative media outlets such as Fox News and Newsmax for their emotional and less factual approach to criticizing Biden.

He urged conservatives to focus on solid, fact-based critiques, such as dissecting the Afghanistan withdrawal, rather than resorting to personal attacks or emotional rhetoric.

O’Reilly lamented that outside of conservative-leaning media, no major corporate news outlet pursued a thorough exposé on Biden’s mental state.

He noted the absence of front-page investigations in newspapers like *The New York Times* or *Washington Post* and highlighted the media’s reluctance to call for Biden to drop out of the 2020 presidential race despite evident concerns.

O’Reilly suggested that the media’s silence was driven by political calculations.

He claimed that the left-wing press was willing to overlook Biden’s cognitive decline as long as he remained a viable candidate to defeat Donald Trump.

Only when polls began to show vulnerability did the media start to express mild concerns, and even then, it was limited and cautious.

In closing, O’Reilly declared this media behavior “the biggest media scandal in American history” and expressed frustration that despite being “poked,” the corporate media had largely escaped consequences.

He called for accountability, including management changes and firings, which he said had not occurred.

O’Reilly’s commentary underscores the deep polarization and distrust between conservative commentators and mainstream media institutions.

His framing of Biden’s presidency as a monumental failure compounded by a deliberate media cover-up reflects a broader narrative prevalent in conservative circles.

Bill O’Reilly’s critique of Joe Biden and the mainstream media presents a stark and controversial perspective on the past four years of American politics.

He accuses the media of shielding Biden from legitimate scrutiny regarding his cognitive abilities, thereby misleading the public and enabling what O’Reilly sees as an ineffective presidency.

Whether one agrees with O’Reilly’s assessment or not, his remarks highlight the ongoing battles over media trust, political accountability, and the narratives that shape public perception.

As debates over Biden’s legacy and the media’s role continue, O’Reilly’s commentary serves as a reminder of the profound divisions in how Americans interpret their leaders and the information they receive.

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