The New York Times is apparently in dispute with communications employees at the White House, who they accuse of treating them unfairly and with entitlement.
As a result,  , the White House refuses to allow the , Times , to interview Biden, whom the paper suspects of being unfit for office,  , Politico ‘s , Eli Stokols reported.
” ]O ] nly an interview with a paper like the , Times , can verify that the 81- year- old Biden is still fit to hold the presidency” , , Times ‘ , publisher A. G. Sulzberger believes, according to , Politico ‘s , report based on two people familiar with his private comments.
The controversy surrounding Biden’s time was covered by Politico:
]L ] d May, when Vice President Kamala Harris arrived at the newspaper’s downtown headquarters for an away- the- record meeting with around 40 , Times , journalists, Sulzberger devoted some minutes to asking her why Biden was also refusing to give the paper — or any big newspaper — an interview. According to three witnesses in the room that evening, Harris suggested calling the White House press office and after complained to aides that the back-and-forth was a waste of time.
Top management officials invited Executive Editor Joe Kahn, Managing Editor Carolyn Ryan, and Bumiller to the White House a few months later, with the Times ‘ White House staff also being banned from the annexed record and growing concerns on both sides. Even though there was some discussion about whether Kahn may respond to a request to Washington from anyone besides the chairman himself, he made the decision to travel, primarily to make the case for Biden to conduct an interview.
The exchange of views about the site’s cover, a ball for more exposure, and an appointment were the topics of the meeting with senior adviser Anita Dunn and communications director Ben LaBolt, which was similar to those that were held occasionally with executives from various newspapers and TV networks. Unrelenting focus on polls and age, reporters not giving the White House much time to respond to stories prior to publication, and a list of complaints were addressed by Dunn and LaBolt. The , Times , brass listened and sought to explain the principles guiding its coverage. The meeting, according to three people on both sides familiar with the conversation, was not especially contentious. When the White House  invited Kahn and his wife to a state dinner for the Australian prime minister in October, one indication of a slight thaw in relations emerged a few weeks later.
” But the pleas for an interview have gone nowhere” , , Politico reported.
Both parties ‘ grievances, according to Politico, fueled the relationship, which it described as “tense, beset by misunderstandings, grudges, and a general lack of trust.”
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White House , grievances:
- Attributing quotes to a direct White House staffer and refusing via a , “punitive response”  , to change the attribution
- Being “institutionally aligned toward Warren and progressives”
- ” Willingness to confirm the rumors that are circulating around Hunter Biden”
- Publishing “low numbers in the NYT’s , approval poll”
- Writing stories about Biden’s age
- Claims that , Times , staffers are “entitled”
New York Times , grievances:
- Removing “all , Times ‘ reporters from its’ tier one ‘ email list for background information about various briefings”
- Not “invited” to Biden’s first public appearance
- Refusing to grant the Times an interview
- Inability to confirm Biden, 81 as capable of running country
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