During an appearance in Wisconsin, President Biden said 10 million borrowers could see debt relief of at least $5,000. The plan could help rally support among young voters.
The New York Times does not assume Trump’s motives whenever he says or does something; the headline simply reads “Trump Says Thing.” But they will insert a motive for something Biden does. In this case, “swing-state pitch,” instead of “doing more of the thing that he has done several times before.” Can we assume that he hopes to pick up some votes by doing this? Of course. But the NYTimes’ editorial standards are very inconsistent, and worth noticing.
Someone on Mastodon made a good observation about how this headline is framed: https://mastodon.social/@jeffjarvis/112238112958275511
The New York Times does not assume Trump’s motives whenever he says or does something; the headline simply reads “Trump Says Thing.” But they will insert a motive for something Biden does. In this case, “swing-state pitch,” instead of “doing more of the thing that he has done several times before.” Can we assume that he hopes to pick up some votes by doing this? Of course. But the NYTimes’ editorial standards are very inconsistent, and worth noticing.
They’re not inconsistent; it’s all on purpose.