In an acceptance speech for his coverage on the Biden administration, White House reporter Alex Thompson called out his fellow journalists for failing to document President Joe Biden’s cognitive decline during the final stretch of his term.

We, myself included, missed a lot of this story. And some people trust us less because of it. We bear some responsibility for faith in the media being at such lows,” said Axios scribe

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt argued Monday that trust in mainstream media outlets has taken a major hit in recent years partly because of news coverage of former President Biden’s final days in office and his exit from the 2024 presidential race over concerns about his mental acuity.