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Jon Lovett worked deep in politics as a speechwriter in the Obama administration before starting Crooked Media, a liberal answer to the burgeoning ecosystem of right-wing news platforms, with colleagues Tommy Vieter and Jon Favreau. was deeply involved. “Too much media treated people like cynical observers,” Lovett told David Remnick. “There wasn't enough media that treated people like disgruntled participants.” Pod Save America,” “Lovet or Leave It,” and other podcasts. But Lovett is more concerned about voters who no longer get reliable political coverage on any regular basis as local news outlets decline and platforms like Facebook downplay news sharing. There is. “The majority of people don't know what Joe Biden has accomplished,” he says. “Even if they tell pollsters that they don't think this person is up to the job, that's not the case. . . . We've seen how he's performed in previous jobs. Lovett shares widespread concerns about Biden's apparent aging, but says that while Biden's performance remains effective, “the opposite is true for Trump.'' “He's more energetic — I think the threat of federal prison time is sharpening his mind! — but that's a problem no matter how you look at it.” He's emotionally, psychologically, mentally incapable of the job. ”
