Ironic: NYT Panics Over Trump-Inspired Attacks on Asians, Praises FDR!
March 31st, 2020 9:10 AM
The coronavirus pandemic was naturally the lead National story in Monday’s New York Times Far less helpful but more racially inflammatory was the angle taken by reporter Matt Stevens, blaming Trump for hateful rhetoric directed as Asian-Americans: “For Asian-Americans, Taunts Are Painful Echo of ‘Outsiders’ Status -- Hard-Won Gains at Risk Amid a Torrent of Hate.” He wrote: And then along came…
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FREDO FAIL: Cuomo Nags Brother to Bash Trump, Run for President
March 30th, 2020 11:25 PM
It’s seemingly become routine for CNN to test the boundary of journalistic ethics and have Prime Time host Chris Cuomo interview his older brother, the Democratic governor of New York, Andrew Cuomo on his show. During Monday’s appearance, Chris proved why he was the “Fredo” of the family when he tried and ultimately failed to egg Andrew into bashing President Trump and commit to, at least, be…
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ABC/CBS Stoke Fear of Shortages, NBC Touts Companies Stepping Up
March 30th, 2020 9:07 PM
Panic and fear were on the top of the agenda for ABC’s World News Tonight and CBS Evening News during their Monday night broadcasts. Each of these networks harped on valid worries over a lack of personal protective equipment for health care workers, ventilators, and the lag in results of coronavirus testing. But it was only NBC Nightly News that highlighted what the Trump administration was…
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Trump NUKES Jim Acosta for ‘Nasty, Snarky’ Coronavirus Question
March 30th, 2020 7:10 PM
On Monday, CNN chief White House correspondent Jim Acosta stepped back in the ring for Monday’s White House Coronavirus Task Force daily briefing and, as usual, he made a fool out of himself. Fortunately for our collective sanity, the ordeal lasted less than two minutes and ended with President Trump torching Fake News Jim for his “nasty, snarky question” about the President’s past statements…
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CNN Regular Slimes: Trump’s Corona ‘Sins’ to Be ‘Paid in Human Lives'
March 30th, 2020 5:38 PM
The journalists and guests on CNN are doing their best to stay partisan during this mounting national emergency. On Sunday, liberal host Brian Stelter brought on David Remnick to slime Donald Trump. The New Yorker editor excoriated the “mendacious” Trump, saying his “sins” will “be paid in human lives.”
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Andrea Mitchell Rushes to Defend ‘Dignified and Persistent’ Alcindor
March 30th, 2020 4:28 PM
On her 12:00 p.m. ET hour show on Monday, MSNBC anchor Andrea Mitchell rushed to defend PBS NewsHour correspondent Yamiche Alcindor’s hostile questioning of President Trump during Sunday evening’s Coronavirus Task Force briefing. Mitchell condemned the President’s “unsettling” push-back against the liberal reporter and hailed Alcindor as “dignified and persistent.”
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‘In Christ’s Name; MSNBC Host Asks Pastor to Lead Viewers in PRAYER
March 30th, 2020 3:42 PM
Yes, what bizarre times we’re living in, NewsBusters readers. One new example arose during Monday morning’s MSNBC Live when 11:00 a.m. Eastern host Craig Melvin ended a segment with Dallas, Texas-area pastor Bishop T.D. Jakes by having him lead viewers in prayer to “our Father and our God” and Jesus Christ for peace and safety amidst the coronavirus pandemic.
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NBC Worries Pandemic ‘Threatens’ Biden’s Campaign ‘Momentum’
March 30th, 2020 12:04 PM
On Saturday, NBC’s Today show took time to share one of the top media concerns in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic – that the crisis has hampered likely Democratic nominee Joe Biden’s ability to campaign. Meanwhile, the network broadcast fretted that daily White House briefings about the virus had provided President Trump with a “substitute for campaign rallies.”
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Alcindor: Covering President Is a 'Team Sport' for Press: Us vs. Trump
March 30th, 2020 11:39 AM
Basking in another contentious White House press briefing, PBS reporter Yamiche Alcindor on Sunday night told MSNBC’s Ali Velshi that covering Donald Trump is a “team sport” for the press and that journalists must “have each other’s back” in opposition to the President. Much of the interview was spent lamenting that Alcindor only initially got one question out before a CNN journalist used his…
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Karl: Trump WH Staff Believe Trump's 'Madness' Makes Him a 'Genius'
March 30th, 2020 11:02 AM
Towards the end of Monday’s Good Morning America, ABC’s Chief White House Correspondent Jonathan Karl got the opportunity to plug his new tell-all book about covering President Trump to co-anchor George Stephanopoulos. Though the interview was very short, the two journalists managed to fit in as much Trump-bashing as they could. Karl bemoaned to Stephanopoulos that the president was the same man…
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On MSNBC, Frank Schaeffer Slams Trump as 'Moronic Monster'
March 29th, 2020 9:20 PM
On Sunday's AM Joy show, MSNBC host Joy Reid gave frequent guest Frank Schaeffer a forum to rant against conservative Christians for supporting President Donald Trump during the pandemic. The longtime liberal activist who often bashes the Christian right slammed President Trump as a "moronic monster" and a "pro-death" President. He also went on to declare that conservative Christians are "in love…
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Trump SLAMS PBS's Alcindor; ‘Be Nice…We’re All on the Same Team’
March 29th, 2020 8:48 PM
The White House Coronavirus Task Force was back Sunday with a briefing and President Trump tussled with multiple reporters, most notably another throwdown with PBS NewsHour White House correspondent Yamiche Alcindor. Alcindor asked about his comments to Sean Hannity about New York’s ventilator requests, but the President wasn’t having it. Instead, he told her to “be nice,” “don’t be threatening…
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Media STILL Pretending We Can Believe China's Coronavirus Numbers
March 29th, 2020 6:02 PM
Whether motivated by ratings or by some political agenda, liberal TV news networks on Sunday acted as though the coronavirus numbers released by the Communist Party of China were trustworthy enough to report on American national television. Throughout Sunday morning and into the afternoon, journalists on both cable and broadcast networks proclaimed that the number of confirmed cases in the United…
Sugar-Daddy Democrats Insert $75 Million for Their PBS-NPR Buddies
March 29th, 2020 3:09 PM
When a crisis hits and a massive legislative package is organized to meet it, it's never surprising when Democrats go to supporting their own media assets. So there on page 746 of the 854-page "stimulus" bill is a provision granting $75 million to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting “to prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus, including for fiscal stabilization grants to public…
