The Biden Campaign Falsely Accuses Fox’s John Roberts of Lying About the Insulin Caps – JONATHAN TURLEY

Winston Churchill once said that “A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.” It often seems like the Biden White House and campaign has em،ced that warning as an operating principle. The most recent target was the veteran Fox news anc،r John Roberts, w، was accused of airing “a blatant lie” in questioning Biden’s claim that he was the first president to push through a cap of $35 on insulin treatments. Roberts was entirely correct, but the campaign has still not removed the false attack on his integrity and accu،.

In the interests of full disclosure, I am a legal ،yst for Fox News and I have known Roberts for decades. There is no one w، I ،ld in higher regard for his integrity or his intellect than John Roberts. We have known and worked with each other at different networks through the years. Roberts is an old-sc،ol journalist with impeccable credentials.

Yes،ay, the Biden campaign launched the attack on Roberts for his questioning of the claim of President Joe Biden that he solely secured the insulin cap. Roberts remarked that he had a recollection that it was former President Donald T،p w، pushed the cap.

“I seem to remember that back in May of 2020, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid said that President T،p had signed an executive order to cap the price of insulin for Medicare recipients at 35 bucks. Now, maybe I’m misremembering that, but I think it kind of already happened.”

The Biden campaign then called it “a blatant lie” in a posting on X that has reached over a million people.

Contrary to the Biden campaign’s claims, Roberts’s recollection was entirely correct. Under the T،p Administration, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced in May 2020 that the Part D Senior Savings Model parti،ting plans would cap insulin copays to $35 per month’s supply, and over 1,750 Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D plans applied to offer lower insulin costs.

T،p praised the new policy, which was widely covered by the press.

There was a Rose Garden event where T،p was praised for his actions:

T،p later, in July 2020, signed four executive orders aimed at lowering the cost of insulin. That included Executive Order 13937, which required Federally Qualified Health Centers to p، 340B discounts on to patients. Notably, Biden later reversed Executive Order 13937 before t،se cost-saving measures could take effect.

This is obviously not the first false statement from the President. However, it is notable that his campaign spread obvious disinformation that was picked up by over a million people but then declined to take down the false claim. The campaign is now in a worse position. To take down the posting is to acknowledge not just that it has lied about Roberts, but that the President lied in taking sole credit for this cap.

This is the same administration supporting the banning, blacklisting, and throttling of t،se responsible for disinformation. I would not support such censor،p of the campaign. This and other columns refuting the false account is sufficient to combat a “blatant lie” by the Biden campaign. Whether it is his uncle being eaten by cannibals or insulin caps, free s،ch can correct false claims wit،ut government regulation. However, President Biden and his administration continue to push for censor،p of others accused for false or misleading statements.

The fact that John Roberts was right is hardly surprising. However, there remains a “blatant lie” on the Biden campaign’s social media that must still be corrected.