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Psaki: Talking About Hunter 'Is a Tactic That Vladimir Putin' Uses

August 3rd, 2023 2:20 PM

Former White House Press Secretary and current weekend MSNBC host Jen Psaki joined the network’s Thursday coverage of President Trump’s third indictment and arraignment to discuss the GOP’s reaction, specifically their attempts to equate the situation with Joe and Hunter Biden’s problems. Psaki was not thrilled with the comparison, claiming to do so in reminiscent of Vladimir Putin.

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Network Tally of New Trump Charges Hits 111 Mins; Biden Issues Go Poof

August 3rd, 2023 12:56 PM

On Wednesday afternoon, NewsBusters brought you the tally of broadcast network coverage of the third Trump indictment as having stood at roughly 70 minutes (70:41) on the flagship morning and evening newscasts of ABC, CBS, and NBC. Unsurprisingly, the coverage ballooned ahead of Trump’s arraignment Thursday afternoon on charges relating to his conduct on and prior to January 6. The total this…

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MSNBC Blames 'Chaos Created By The GOP' U.S. Credit Downgrade

August 3rd, 2023 10:05 AM

During a discussion on former President Donald Trump’s latest indictment related to January 6, MSNBC’s Stephanie Ruhle went on a bit of a digression on Wednesday’s The 11th Hour to discuss Fitch downgrading the U.S.’s credit rating, which according to her was caused by “was the chaos created by the GOP” including January 6. Of course, Fitch’s own explanation was a little bit more…

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Networks Ignore DOJ Investigation of Corrupt NJ Senator Bob Menendez

August 2nd, 2023 11:34 PM

On Tuesday, The New York Times reported that the corrupt New Jersey Democrat Senator Bob Menendez is once again under investigation by the Department of Justice for violation of Congressional ethics rules. This is the second time in less than a decade that Menendez has been investigated for corruption and ethics violations. Despite this troubling pattern, the leftist networks seem…

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CBS Joins ABC in NYC Immigrant Sob Story, Omits NYC Is Sanctuary City

August 2nd, 2023 9:12 PM

CBS Evening News joined its evening counterpart in picking up where ABC’s Good Morning America left off from earlier in the day in selling a sob story about how illegal immigrants flooding across the border made their way up to New York City and are now sleeping in the street and living in poor conditions. They failed to mention that New York is a sanctuary city. 

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Morning Joe: Trump Is a 'Monster,' Will End Democracy If Elected

August 2nd, 2023 8:40 PM

On Morning Joe, liberal historian Michael Beschloss, in the context of the new indictment of Donald Trump relating to January 6th, described Trump as a "monster" like Osama Bin Laden and said he will institute a "presidential dictatorship" and "take away our democracy" if elected.

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Whoopi: ‘Our Grandfathers Went to Fight’ WWI/WWII to Prevent January 6

August 2nd, 2023 6:29 PM

Former President Donald Trump was indicted for a third time so, of course, the Cackling Coven of ABC’s The View had to put in their rusty two cents, spouting off with dumb comments they thought sounded profound in their heads. Among them was moderator Whoopi Goldberg and her bizarre claim that America twice sent young men off to war in Europe to prevent something like January 6, 2021…

NB Podcast: Firehose of Trump Indictment Overtakes Biden Scandals

August 2nd, 2023 5:51 PM

Subbing for boss Tim Graham, Associate Editor Nick Fondacaro and dove right in Wednesday with reaction to the unprecedented third Trump indictment, including the astounding totals of coverage on ABC, CBS, and NBC. Spoiler alert: This has given the networks the perfect excuse to wave goodbye to any and all Biden scandals for an indefinite period of time.

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Say Goodbye, Biden Scandals! Nets Give 70 Mins to 3rd Trump Indictment

August 2nd, 2023 2:07 PM

With Tuesday’s third indictment of former President Trump, the “big three” networks of ABC, CBS, and NBC had their ticket out of having to acknowledge the scandals surrounding the Biden family, including reasons to continue skipping Burisma bribery claims and no longer probe Monday’s testimony from Hunter Biden’s former business partner, Devon Archer. Between their flagship Tuesday evening (24…

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ABC Misleads on Border Crisis, Ignored SURGE in July Apprehensions

August 2nd, 2023 1:52 PM

The July border crossing numbers were out on Tuesday and they showed a massive surge in arrests along the U.S.-Mexico border. But according to the misinformation from ABC’s Good Morning America on Wednesday, that surge didn’t exist and crossings were actually down. They also threw in some sob stories about so-called “asylum seekers” on the streets of New York City (a sanctuary city),…

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CNN Analyst Compares Trump Indictment to Death of Bin Laden

August 2nd, 2023 9:50 AM

If CNN has a line on hyperbolic rhetoric about former President Donald Trump, law enforcement analyst and former D.C. police officer Michael Fanone almost crossed it on Tuesday’s CNN Tonight when he compared Trump’s new indictment related to the aftermath of the 2020 Election to the death of Osama bin Laden. Even liberal host Laura Coates was shocked by the comparison.

Column: Republican Racism 'Weaponized' Kamala Harris?

August 2nd, 2023 9:11 AM

One of the most annoying ploys of liberal journalists is to advise Republicans that the truly wise path in politics is to surrender to liberals on everything, and the dumbest path is to oppose them emphatically.

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ABC & CBS PM Shows Skip US Credit Rating Downgrade Due to Biden Policy

August 1st, 2023 11:19 PM

On Tuesday, the credit rating agency Fitch Ratings downgraded the United States' credit score for the first time since 2011 due to the mounting debt and federal government disfunction that has occurred during the first two years of the Biden administration. Of the "big three" evening news broadcasts, only NBC Nightly News bothered to cover the credit downgrade. 

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OBSESSED: Nets Spend Nearly 25 Minutes on Latest Trump Indictment

August 1st, 2023 9:07 PM

Late Tuesday afternoon, Biden DOJ-appointed special prosecutor Jack Smith announced yet another indictment against former President Donald Trump on four separate counts. This time related to his alleged actions in the run-up to the January 6 riots at the United States Capitol. In stark contrast to their dismissive coverage of Hunter Biden’s criminal activity, the three networks spent a…