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Why Late Night Won't Hit Biden
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Why Late Night Won't Hit Biden

It's obvious, isn't it?

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Ben Domenech
May 03, 2024
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They treated Barack Obama with kid gloves because he was the first black president, he had an aura of nerdy cool, and effectively only black comedians could make fun of him (Key & Peele) without getting slammed by the left.

But why is this the case with doddering old man Joe Biden? I think we all know why. But the media pretends it’s some kind of odd question. Here, Calder McHugh investigates the mystery.

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