Critics accuse media of ageism after scathing report raises questions about Biden's mental abilities.

The legacy media has been in uproar since the release of Special Counsel Robert Hur's report, which raised doubts about President Biden's mental abilities, prompting them to fiercely defend the 81-year-old against accusations that he lacks the mental capacity to recall crucial details of his life.

Although Hur did not recommend criminal charges against the president for mishandling classified documents, he described Biden as a "sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory."

The New York Times portrayed the situation as "Republicans pouncing" on Biden's reported memory issues.

Toobin, a former legal analyst for CNN, criticized Hur for making "unnecessary points" about Biden's age during a recent appearance.

Toobin stated that a portion of the report was unacceptable and disgraceful. He added that it was unprofessional for a prosecutor to make such a big deal about Biden's age.

The Biden campaign shared a clip of Toobin bashing the Special Counsel on its social media platforms after Toobin was so fired up about Hur's report.

Ari Melber of MSNBC emphasized that it is standard practice for individuals under investigation to say "I don't recall," but he accused Hur's criticism of Biden's memory as being ageist.

"Do you want to discuss the age issue? Let's call it what it is. This is ageism that has been slipped into a report exonerating the person," Melber said. "If you want to address the ageism, young people are often advised by their lawyers to deny any wrongdoing rather than admit to it, even if it means lying to a federal officer or under oath. This is a lot of derogatory language."

Chris Hayes of MSNBC argued that Biden was upset about not receiving more from his investigation, so he changed the topic to age. Rachel Maddow then interjected, stating that Biden still rides a bike.

A New Republic writer wrote on X that any news organization that places Biden's memory in the headline is unintentionally rewarding Hur's bad faith and giving the Trump campaign what they want, when the bad faith and the Trump campaign's joy over it should be the story themselves.

Despite Hur's assertion that it would be challenging to convince a jury of Biden's guilt of a serious felony that necessitates a state of willfulness, and his age being in his eighties, some individuals deemed this not newsworthy.

Asha Rangappa, a former CNN analyst, expressed frustration that the network was discussing Biden's "mental acuity" instead of focusing on the legal distinction between Biden's handling of classified documents and Trump's. She believes this is a disservice to the American public in terms of the relevant differences between the candidates they will be voting for.

Keith Olbermann criticized Hur for providing an "amateur medical opinion" and urged that he be fired immediately.

Biden held a last-minute White House press conference after the damning report, but remained defiant. Despite tough questions from journalists, including those from liberal outlets, about his memory and age, Biden remained unapologetic. Meanwhile, left-leaning pundits on TV and social media were in damage-control mode.

During his time as a CNN contributor, journalist Brian Karem frequently criticized Trump. However, after Biden appeared to defend himself, Karem praised him for simply showing up.

"Tonight revealed the greatest weaknesses and strengths of the Biden presidency: He excels in public speaking, but needs to make more appearances."

A pretty effective performance by Biden was noted by New York Times magazine writer Jonathan Chait.

In his press conference meant to demonstrate his competence for the Oval Office, Biden mistakenly called Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi "the president of Mexico."

This gaffe was no big deal to Chait.

"Although I share the concern about Biden's age, I believe the Mexico comment is unimportant. People of all ages make mistakes like that without thinking twice," Chait stated.

Mehdi Hasan, a former MSNBC host, utilized Biden's error to criticize Trump and accused the media of focusing on the president's mistakes.

Despite whether we like it or not, the ongoing gaffes and the media's coverage of these gaffes, while largely ignoring Trump's mental health issues and fascist talk, will negatively impact Biden's presidential campaign for the rest of the year. I hope the Dems have a plan (or at least a plan B), as Hasan posted.

Former CNN reporter John Harwood also defended the gaffe.

"Biden's press conference demonstrated his ability to perform his job, as seen in his three years in office. He wrote that Mexico's support for Egypt was insignificant, but the GOP political apparatus is a dishonest enterprise, and the mainstream press has been swayed by financial and political pressure."

Planet Chronicle’ Brooke Singman contributed to this report.