The Washington Post was criticized over the weekend for a now-deleted tweet suggesting President Biden spends too much time at funerals after he attended a memorial service for Sen. Harry Reid on Saturday—the seventh event commemorating a death he’s gone to since taking office.
“Biden, who heads to Sen. Harry M. Reid’s memorial Saturday — his seventh as president — uses funerals to honor his friendships and make a point about bipartisanship,” the tweet said. “Not everyone thinks it’s the best use of his time.”
As critics pointed out, however, not a single quote in the article “Biden, funerals and a bygone America,” suggested it was a waste of his time.
I will wait here for the apparent growing chorus referenced here who are opposed (that is right opposed according to this tweet) to a @POTUS who honors the lives of those lost, with empathy and grace. https://t.co/MrhLyIAAHa
— Jen Psaki (@PressSec) January 8, 2022
Hot (garbage) take from the @washingtonpost:
— Rabbi S Litvin (@BluegrassRabbi) January 8, 2022
The President goes to too many friend's funerals.
I bet he agrees.
They literally "accuse" (BTW President) Biden of using funerals "to honor friends". How dare he???
What a ghoulish point of view. pic.twitter.com/1zMmHvpqq1
This is incredibly tone deaf and not at all what the article says…
— Tommy Vietor (@TVietor08) January 8, 2022
Was not expecting the twist at the end of this tweet. We’re doing the both-sides thing now, even for funeral attendance? https://t.co/MOX5CgS7Eg
— Cory Schouten (@CorySchouten) January 8, 2022
**not one person** in the article thinks this is a bad thing.
— Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) January 8, 2022
WP literally invented the premise https://t.co/Rbo8sW7L6p
The Post later said it removed the tweet because it "inaccurately represented the scope of the story."