New York Times is being punished for not being 'sufficiently worshipful of Joe Biden', Matt Taibbi says

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Journalist Matt Taibbi responded to controversy at The New York Times after the executive editor suggested the White House could not expect only positive stories from the outlet.

"The administration has continued to believe, somehow, that The New York Times is not sufficiently worshipful of Joe Biden," Taibbi said Wednesday on "Fox & Friends."

"I don't know what planet they're living on," he said.

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"If you read The Times, there's almost nothing ever negative about the guy in the paper," Taibbi continued. "That shows you how delusional the White House is about these things."

"There was a security guard at The Times who said something nice about Joe Biden on the way up to [visiting] The Times and Biden invited that security guard up to do an appearance with him as a subtle tweak at The Times," the journalist said. "This is really petty stuff. That's not going to get you better coverage."

"Reporters don't expect special treatment. At least they didn't when I covered the White House. I don't understand what they're doing," Taibbi said of the White House.

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