David Bozell Talks Media Malpractice of the Week on WMAL: When Facts Don't Fit the Narrative

April 3rd, 2026 6:09 PM

On Good Friday, David Bozell, President of the Media Research Center, joined WMAL host Derek Hunter to lambast the elitist media for their biased coverage and Trump Derangement Syndrome. 

Bozell highlighted a glaring pattern: no matter how clearly and repeatedly President Trump articulates America's goals in the ongoing conflict in Iran, elitist anchors and commentators insist he hasn't outlined any objectives. "Every single hour... he articulates the goals of this war, yet each time, the press pivots back to the studio where pundits claim ignorance of the very points just made," Bozell noted.

This willful disconnect, Bozell argued, isn't harmless. It fuels market instability. "You want to know why your 401(k) sunk like a stone? The S&P sunk like a stone? Oil futures skyrocketed?" he asked. "I'm gonna start blaming the media for this stuff." The president delivered a 20-minute, substantive address explaining the "why" behind recent actions and future objectives. The media's refusal to acknowledge it only amplified uncertainty.

 

Hunter then turned to the ladies of The View, where the hosts fretted over renovations at the White House, including a new ballroom (widely seen as necessary) and an updated bunker beneath the East Wing. They speculated wildly about billionaires fleeing there for the shelter.

Bozell pushed back sharply. "If you're in the ballroom and it's attached, you're gonna go to the bunker," he said, whether you're a billionaire, staffer, or janitor. He reminded listeners of 9/11, when terrorists targeted the White House but struck the Pentagon instead. The original bunker dates to 1941-1942; the current project modernizes the bunker with internet wiring.

Far from scandalous, a secure presidential bunker is common sense. "The scandal would be if he redid the East Wing and didn't put in a bunker," Bozell observed. "That would be the scandal."

The View proves there's no bottom to partisan media hysteria; they just keep digging.