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The Times stepped in it this morning when it reported that former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said, on “Morning Joe,” that the president should “reconsider” his decision to keep running. According to the paper, she said Joe Biden “should continue to weigh the matter, after he made it clear this week that he’s committed to staying in the race.” “Reconsider” is the problem. “Continue to weigh the matter” isn’t. She said the latter, not the former. That’s a highly nuanced difference, obviously, but the Times decided to interpret the ambiguity in such a way that fits into its narrative about the pr…

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