Greg Gutfeld’s recent segment, “How dumb does MSNBC think we are?”, ripped into mainstream media outlets for allegedly covering up Joe Biden’s cognitive decline and then pivoting to criticize him once his political viability collapsed. The Fox News host accused networks like MSNBC of gaslighting the public by downplaying obvious signs of Biden’s frailty until after his disastrous 2024 debate performance forced Democrats into damage control.
– Gutfeld highlighted MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough and others who repeatedly dismissed concerns about Biden’s age and mental sharpness, even as White House aides reportedly trailed him to prevent him from “wandering off” . He mocked Scarborough for suddenly acknowledging Biden’s vulnerabilities in 2025, asking, “How dumb does MSNBC think we are?” after years of insisting Biden was “more vigorous than ever” .
– The segment criticized media figures for acting “shocked” by revelations in a 2025 book that Democrats had privately plotted to replace Biden as early as 2023. Gutfeld scoffed, “None of this is surprising to anyone who, unlike Joe, had a brain” .
– He contrasted the media’s obsession with Trump-era “SignalGate” discussions about military strikes with their reluctance to scrutinize Biden’s fitness to handle classified intelligence, quipping, “It was far more dangerous to give President Biden classified info every single damn day” .
Gutfeld’s panel also slammed MSNBC for fostering a workplace culture where hosts allegedly “lied” to viewers about Biden’s condition and Kamala Harris’ electoral prospects to avoid upsetting Democratic narratives . The segment emphasized that conservative commentators had warned about Biden’s decline for years, while outlets like The New York Times and NPR initially dismissed these concerns as partisan smears .
The takedown reflects broader conservative criticism of media bias, arguing that outlets prioritized protecting Biden over factual reporting—until his political collapse became unavoidable. As one White House reporter admitted, Biden’s team did a “really good job of hiding him,” and many journalists avoided the “third rail” of his mental acuity until the debate forced the issue .
