Right-wing American media outlet Fox News unleashed criticism on President Joe Biden for going on a bike ride on the same day that Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned of a potential “third world war.”
Asking why “Biden goes for bike ride at the beach as Ukraine president warns of ‘third world war'”, the news channel interviewed Donald Trump’s son, Eric, with the banner ‘confronting foreign aggression, Biden fails where Trump succeeds’ on-screen.
Trump’s second eldest son launched into a rant about the current President, saying: “Here you have Biden riding this beach cruiser, it’s got this big, ridiculous reflector on the front and it may as well have had a horn on there.
“He’s riding slowly, he’s probably going to get ice cream. Literally in a world where you almost have world war three, all the problems domestically, and the guy’s literally riding a beach cruiser around the place. My father would be giving speeches in front of F-35s…”
Eric Trump is very upset about Joe Biden’s bike and claims his father would be out there giving speeches in front of f-35s pic.twitter.com/toUrEsq7sn
— Acyn (@Acyn) March 22, 2022
“When you see a guy riding a beach cruiser, in the middle of the day. This is the Commander in Chief of the United States of America — what message does that send the world?”
The media meltdown continued despite the news Biden will travel to Poland on Friday to discuss the international response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
It came after Biden was spotted riding a bicycle at Gordons Pond State Park in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, on Sunday.
Right-wing news and opinion website The Daily Caller, founded by Fox News ranter Tucker Carlson, ran a story headlined: ‘Biden Takes Bike Ride At The Beach As War Rages In Ukraine’.
Last month, Fox News talk show host Sean Hannity accused the President of “fleeing the White House” after departing for Delaware against a backdrop of Russian troops advancing across Ukraine.
an all-time Fox News chyron pic.twitter.com/GG3PfDkmGC
— Jeremy Barr (@jeremymbarr) March 21, 2022
It is not the first time Biden’s choice of exercise has unleashed Fox News vitriol.
In September, one of the news channel’s pundits slammed the President for going on a bike ride – but ignored the hundreds of golfing trips Donald Trump took in office.
“That is why his handlers and his wife, who by the way look increasingly like visiting angels, have to schedule in these senior breaks for him so he can take naps and go for bike rides because he can’t concentrate on the job the way he should,” Rachel Campos-Duffy, whose husband is a former Republican Congressman, said.
“I mean, just compare it to President Donald Trump,” she said, ignoring the more than 300 times that Trump is believed to have visited golf courses while in office.
“[Trump] worked these long, long hours and had impromptu hour-long pressers with the media,” she claimed.
78 thoughts on “Fox News meltdown as Joe Biden goes for a bike ride”
As opposed to all those pics
As opposed to all those pics of the Donald playing golf as president? FFS
You beat me to it! How many
You beat me to it! How many times did The Donald go off playing golf, even after criticising Obama for playing golf…?
edit: https://trumpgolfcount.com/
Is Fox News actually part of
Is Fox News actually part of Russia’s propaganda machine?
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/tucker-carlson-fox-news-russian-propaganda-b2033966.html
https://www.newsweek.com/fox-news-stays-silent-putin-turns-tucker-carlson-propaganda-pawn-1687902
The inverse of Betteridges
The inverse of Betteridges Law of Headlines applies.
Betteridge’s law of headlines is an adage that states: “Any headline that ends in a question mark can be answered by the word no.” It is named after Ian Betteridge, a British technology journalist who wrote about it in 2009, although the principle is much older.
hawkinspeter wrote:
It certainly appears that way.
There are certainly significant connections between Donald Trump and Putin, including those unsavoury weasels such as Arron Banks and Putin puppet Nigel Farage. Russian interference in the 2016 USA election and Brexit is not even in doubt any more.
Fox News, that bastion of US
republicanismright-wing extremism, being pro-Kremlin, who would have guessed…Many UK media outlets are also complicit, even their silence on some of the issues that really matter.
Memo to self when I have a
Memo to self when I have a time machine: “Send some tapes of Fox News and Republicans from 2022 back to 1982 to the Republicans of Yore, and see what they make of their successors praising Russia in general and Putin in particular.”
Simon E wrote:
It certainly appears that way.
There are certainly significant connections between Donald Trump and Putin, including those unsavoury weasels such as Arron Banks and Putin puppet Nigel Farage. Russian interference in the 2016 USA election and Brexit is not even in doubt any more.
Fox News, that bastion of US
republicanismright-wing extremism, being pro-Kremlin, who would have guessed…Many UK media outlets are also complicit, even their silence on some of the issues that really matter.
— hawkinspeter
What’s the difference between an chick pea and a lentil? Donald Trump doesn’t like to have a lentil on his head.
But of course he was friendly to Putin just because of reasons and nothing to do with any kompromat…
…and another one:
…and another one:
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/tucker-carlson-ukraine-russia-flashmob-b2037054.html
Endlessly cutting and pasting
Endlessly cutting and pasting left wing opinion pieces counts for an argument these days I guess.
Roulereo wrote:
You appear to have joined a UK based cycling website that simply noted as a positive that the president of the United States is riding a bicycle, in order to try and generate a stupid political argument.
And you still seem mostly unaware that most of the people responding are just taking the mickey out of you. Oh … and Fox “News”, the station that, as a matter of public record, went to court to defend its output on the basis that their audience should not expect their opinion hosts to tell them the truth.
And won.
Roulereo wrote:
SHUT YOUR FESTERING GOB, YOU TIT!
YOUR TYPE REALLY MAKES ME PUKE, YOU PERVERT!
What are you doing?! I came in here for an argument!
Oh! I’m sorry, but this is abuse
Oh, that explains it
Yes, you want Room 12A. Next door
Stupid git!
Not a beach cruiser, not
Not a beach cruiser, not riding slowly and not a reflector on the front (but why is that a problem anyway?!). Fake news!
Quote:
Did anyone else expect someone to run on with a key to wind him back up again at that point?
Ah yes – Fox News. They make
Ah yes – Fox News. They make GB News look like the Morning Star.
Bat. Shit. Crazy.
What is your reference point?
What is your reference point? Usually extreme positions beget extreme perspectives.
RTB wrote:
You don’t have to go too far to search for fox news craziness… starter for 43, but any drill down on some of the more populist presenters brings new delights
https://www.buzzfeed.com/jessicamisener/most-insane-fox-news-moments-of-all-time
JustTryingToGetFromAtoB wrote
I like number 28: Fox poll claims 120% of Americans believe scientists falsify global-warming data.
hawkinspeter wrote:
I like number 28: Fox poll claims 120% of Americans believe scientists falsify global-warming data.— JustTryingToGetFromAtoB
Ah believed it twice!
hawkinspeter wrote:
I like number 28: Fox poll claims 120% of Americans believe scientists falsify global-warming data.— JustTryingToGetFromAtoB
There is some real merde on there, isn’t there?
What you have to look at is
What you have to look at is the article is from 2014. So you don’t have Tucker Carlson legal defense of “only stupid people would believe him”, Hannity stating he is not a journalist so there is no rules on him appearing on stage at political rallies, and, again back to the favorite, Tucker asking Nicky Minaj’s cousins friend (or his ex fiancee) to contact them so they can have a serious discussion about his oversized balls.
Trump senior liked golfing,
Trump senior liked golfing, and so as cycling is the new golf, Biden is just continuing the POTUS habit.
You gotta love these phony
You gotta love these phony woke clowns across the drink who feel it’s necessary to adulate this corrupt imposter simply because he went on a bike ride. I hope the senile buffon had GPS to find his way back, But, then again, maybe he used his son’s laptop to map his way back, picking up a few kickbacks from China and Ukraine along the way.
unclesam wrote:
Cool story, bro
I know Buffon has retired
I know Buffon has retired from international matches as Italy’s goalkeeper but he’s far from senile. He’s only 44. And he’s still playing for Parma.
OldRidgeback wrote:
I don’t think the U.S. really understand internationals when they only let themselves compete in the World Series
Point of Order.
Point of Order.
I believe a Canadian team also plays in the World Series.
It’s a proper international competition…
I did not know that
I did not know that
There used to be two but one
There used to be two but one moved to Washington.
One team from Toronto.
One team from Toronto.
Rich_cb wrote:
Don’t be silly, everyone knows Canada is IN America; ‘s why they call it North America, innit?
hawkinspeter wrote:
I remember arguing with an American who claimed soccer (football) was a minority sport. I pointed out that it’s played around the world, which is why there’s such a thing as The World Cup. I also pointed out that cricket is played in far more countries by far more people than American football, which is played seriously in only America and Canada.
We don’t have American
We don’t have American football in Canada
Mybike wrote:
Isn’t Canada in North America and thus any football played there necessarily American football?
Sorry, I know this winds up Canadians, but the U.S. are appropriating the use of the word American and ignoring places like Argentina, Brazil, Mexico etc which are equally American. Referring to people in the U.S. as American is true, but ignores the rest of the continent.
unclesam wrote:
I am sure this sounded so much better in your head when you didn’t have to spell the words correctly.
unclesam wrote:
FTFY
Hold up, are you seriously
Hold up, are you seriously still pushing the line that Hunter Biden’s laptop is fake? Read the NY Post lately…? Oh dear.
Even ‘the Big Guy’ knows what’s up.
Rather ride a bike then play
A cycling website and people are picking fun at him for riding a bike. He 80 years old and he goes out for a ride you think that be a good thing Better then him playing golf. American politics on a bike forum
The ones poking fun of him
The ones poking fun of him made accounts just to do so, and have one or two posts. They probably found ths article on Google news or something. Not regular readers.
The level of disassociation
The level of disassociation from reality required to support Trump is truly stunning to observe at times.
These posts also prove that the American concept of unfettered free speech is a failed experiment – it essentially justifies propaganda and puts the onus on individuals to work out the lies – Trump and Putin have shown what a stupid idea that is. Worst of it is, it is infecting the thinking over here, it’s why people like Boo get away with planting stupid ideas in people’s heads and cannot simply be ignored.
IanMSpencer wrote:
I’d disagree about the problem being free speech. That simply means that the government can’t enact laws against certain speech (e.g. how Germany have outlawed Nazi-related speech), but says nothing about how media companies can act.
I think the answer is active moderation and likely de-centralising the big media companies. Also a problem is lack of education about how to navigate modern media and simple fact checking skills. It’s notable that we have the same problems over here, where we don’t have free speech, but we seem to have elected a media-savvy sociopathic liar into power anyway.
I don’t think that government interference in what people are allowed to talk about is necessarily a good thing, though I accept that speech that incites violence against others should be controlled as history has shown how dangerous that can be.
What really bugs me about the situation in the U.S. is that they have the right to bear arms specifically to allow them to overthrow malicious governments (c.f. the British) and then they didn’t use them for that purpose and instead seem to be heading towards civil war.
I think conservation-minded
I think conservation-minded Americans should be considering the right to arm bears.
Wait! It’s the Chinese!
Wait! It’s the Chinese!
chrisonatrike wrote:
Well, that would lead to pandamonium
You really shouldn’t be
You really shouldn’t be pandaing to right wing talking points like that …
Comment. Apparently you can
Comment. Apparently you can’t just post a picture, you have to make a comment.
You missed the more recent
You missed the more recent comments along the lines of “Putin hasn’t called me a racist and tried to take me off the air, he hasn’t tried to teach my kids about racial discrimination, so why should I be against him”.
Right-wing American media
Right-wing American media outlet Fox News
Left-wing British cycling website Road.cc
I don’t think there’s
I don’t think there’s anything particularly left-wing about this website (in terms of content) unless you regard being pro-cycling as inherently left-wing, whereas Fox News is avowedly right-wing, having been established by Rupert Murdoch to appeal to a conservative audience and employing almost exclusively right-wing reporters and commentators.
Rendel Harris wrote:
People see what they want to see, Rendel.
They tell you that you meant what they think you meant. And no amount of effort will change their minds.
There is a great demo on how
There is a great demo on how it has controlled the narrative of other news studios as well.
Plenty of articles from The
Plenty of articles from The Guardian quoted on this website. Never seen it referred to as a left-wing publication in the opening sentence….
Mark_1973_ wrote:
The Graunida is a reasonably respectable news source and it doesn’t hide articles behind a paywall, so it’s a preferred source. There’s been people linking to Telegraph or Times articles, but then most people won’t be paying for a subscription and can’t read them.
You may also note that a lot of the linked articles are factually based rather than opinion pieces (which are likely to be biased and not particularly useful to link to).
Which news source do you think that people should be linking to that has a high degree of credibility and is not behind a paywall?
(You may also note that reality has a distinctly left-wing bias)
Mark_1973_ wrote:
Sorry, Mark, a lot of that might be down to me
I personally do tend a bit left-wing, ish, and I read the Grauniad which is my first port of call for ‘vaguely cycling related stuff in the msm’.
Mark_1973_ wrote:
And plenty of articles from The Telegraph and The Times as well, which aren’t referred to as right-wing publications – hell, even the Daily Mail is often referenced without being called a right-wing publication.
Rendel Harris wrote:
To be fair, I think the Daily Mail is usually referenced with a warning for being made up shit, but you don’t have to be a lefty to object to that particular publication.
Rendel Harris wrote:
Even this most tenuous of links to cycling, for example?
Mark_1973_ wrote:
Are you conflating right-wing with racism and slavery? (Or at least left-wing with opposing racism and slavery)
Delving in to the deep cuts
Delving in to the deep cuts there.
Mark_1973_ wrote:
I don’t understand the point you are making? Is there a point?
JustTryingToGetFromAtoB wrote
Even this most tenuous of links to cycling, for example?
— Mark_1973_ I don’t understand the point you are making? Is there a point?— Rendel Harris
Of course there’s a point (and you know it). I said this site was left wing. Others said it isn’t. Why then, did they feel the need to post a picture that has absolutely nothing to do with cycling, other than to make a political/virtue signalling point?
Mark_1973_ wrote:
You know you don’t have to be rabid left wing to throw shade at slave traders?
[/quote] You know you don’t
“You know you don’t have to be rabid left wing to throw shade at slave traders?”
You know what, you’re right. Even though I lean to the right of centre, I’ll use this forum to publicly denounce the African slave traders that sold millions of their fellow countrymen into slavery. It was a shameful practice, but then so too was the enslavement of the Irish by the Vikings, the British by the Romans, the millions of white slaves owned by Arabs long after the enslavement of Africans had ended in Europe and America etc.
Obviously you don’t need a history lesson, but will you join me in my denouncement? “Throw some shade” as you say?
Wow. There’s quite a lot of
Wow. There’s quite a lot of silly whataboutery on this forum at times, some of it perpetrated by me, but I never thought to see something quite that stupid.
Rendel Harris wrote:
So you don’t join me in my denouncement of slave traders then?
Rendel Harris wrote:
Well the right wing seem to have largely taken an anti-cycling stance. So if you aren’t anti-cycling, you aren’t right wing – therefore you are left wing
I guess he should have gone
I guess he should have gone to the golf course instead. That was apparently acceptible in times of crisis for a president, eh Donny?
The true colours of this
The true colours of this Website are pretty clear, it’s not actually news, just Left wing narrative and clickbait. The ‘Fox news goes into frenzy’ is your narrative, anything aniti-Trump you can find, not the amazing fact that an 80 year old man aka ‘the Big guy’ with questionable mental acuity actually rode a bike in his home town.
Hopefully no one mentions the fact that Hunter Biden’s laptop is real, and the media tried so hard to deny its existence providing disinformation, or the Big Tech censorship of this story that occurred, and how it swung the election of Sleepy Joe Biden. Castigate Trump all you like, but be honest for once and admit that you willingly drive the narrative to your readers by posting this story.
Hunter Biden meanwhile has been receiving $50,000 a month from a Ukranian eneergy company for introducing them to his father, then demanded the Ukraine Prosecutor General be sacked (for trying to introduce tax legislation which would have impacted Biden’s Ukranian friends), withholding a $1B loan guarantee to Ukraine from the USA as ransom, then accepted $10m from the Chinese for “introductions”, his 10% stake in Chinese private equity co. BHR which is also partly owned by the CCP, etc.
But hey, sure Trump is bad mkay…
Roulereo wrote:
*citation required*
Monday March 21, 2022. The
Monday March 21, 2022. The Times UK: “Hunter Biden’s emails are genuine, the New York Times admits”
Roulereo wrote:
this is far more worrying, from the left wing Daily Mail:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10642549/amp/GOP-senator-sparks-outrage-claims-Supreme-Court-NOT-legalized-interracial-marriage.html
“Laptop from Hell: Hunter
“Laptop from Hell: Hunter Biden, Big Tech, and the dirty secrets The President tried to hide” by Miranda Devine, published by Post Hill Press.
“Is Hunter Biden’s artwork painting The President into a corner?” The Guardian 16 Oct 2021
This website is about cycling
This website is about cycling. Take your focus on US politics somewhere else.
Is that directed to Dan
Is that directed to Dan Alexander, or the Editor..?
It’s directed to right wing
It’s directed to right wing American conspiracy theorist Roulero
You’re right, you’re
You’re right, you’re absolutely right. I suggest that you treat this site with the contempt it deserves by buggering off and never commenting on it again, that’ll show ’em.
In all fairness, people only
In all fairness, people only generally say that because Trump IS bad…
You are making a case that
You are making a case that Hunter Biden has been playing with matches whilst conveniently ignoring that Big Don is a serial arsonist.
Keep glugging the Kool Aid
Keep glugging the Kool Aid you utter weapon.