Economy

Tuned Out: Only 10 Percent of Americans Trust the Media on COVID-19
Amid Joe Biden’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day on Thursday, a new poll from NewsNation and Decision Desk HQ found not only do 58 percent of Americans disapprove of his job as President and 55 percent disapprove of how he’s handled COVID-19, but only 10 percent trust his friends in the liberal media for information about the pandemic and virus.

Priorities: CNN Spends Almost 3x More on January 6 Than Inflation News
On Wednesday afternoon, the House Select Committee on January 6 requested cooperation from House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA). Naturally, CNN returned January 6 to its prime position as, from 3:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. Eastern, the Jeff Zucker-led network spent 97 minutes obsessing over what it (and other developments) meant for the probe. In contrast to the 97 minutes and 19 seconds on…

NBC Calls Out Biden's Wrong Inflation Predictions, ABC & CBS Ignore
With the stunning economic news out early Wednesday showing that inflation has continued to skyrocket to seven percent year over year, ABC and CBS’s evening newscasts ignored the Biden administration’s past predictions that inflation was simply “transitory” when reporting on the new numbers. Meanwhile, NBC Nightly News recalled how wrong the Biden White House has been in the past on the…

NBC’s Stephanie Ruhle EXPLODES Over Devastating 7% Inflation Spike
NBC Senior Business Correspondent Stephanie Ruhle is having a tough few days. She can no longer dismiss skyrocketing inflation as just a minor occurrence that Americans can afford. “KABOOM!” That’s the word Ruhle used to describe inflation spiking an eye-popping 7 percent year-over-year during MSNBC’s Morning Joe on Wednesday. Ruhle stated that the increase was the “biggest…

CNN Desperately Tries to Spin ‘Dismal’ December Jobs Report
CNN just can’t catch a break in its crusade to spin President Joe Biden’s atrocious economy in a way that benefits his image.

Reality Dawns on Millionaire MSNBC Host: Inflation Is a ‘Real Problem’
It’s a new year and 2022 may bring some reality to the lives of journalists, even if they are dragged kicking and screaming. Late last year, MSNBC’s wealthy and out of touch Stephanie Ruhle snarked that the “dirty little secret” of inflation is that Americans can afford it just fine. Well, on Friday, she reacted to the dismal December jobs report by calling it a “huge miss” and admitting that…

WashPost Writers Eat Crow for Dismissing Boston Bomber Stimulus
The Washington Post is going to have to cope. Its dismissal of Sen. Tom Cotton’s (R-AR) warnings about the Boston Bomber getting paid under President Joe Biden’s gargantuan stimulus bill have resurfaced to haunt the rag.

Big Three Ignore Boston Bomber Getting $1,400 ‘COVID Relief Payment’
The ABC, CBS and NBC evening networks ignored a damning story connecting “Boston Bomber” Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to President Joe Biden’s disastrous stimulus bill.

Krugman’s New Schtick Is Convincing People ‘2021 Was Pretty Amazing’
New York Times economist Paul Krugman is once again making a fool of himself by letting everyone know he believes that 2021 was actually a great year for the economy. Really.

Economic Dunce Ruhle Spins Millions Leaving Jobs As 'Sign of Strength'
On the heels of a new jobs report out on Tuesday morning which showed a record 4.5 million workers quit their jobs in November, NBC Nightly News went into damage control mode Tuesday evening by trying to spin for the Biden Administration.

NONSENSE! NY Mag Sells ‘Price Controls’ to Fight Inflation
Inflation is skyrocketing, so let’s make matters worse! That seems to be the logic behind the “price controls” New York Magazine is promoting as a serious idea to fight off inflation.

Morning Joe Hails Biden's 'Christmas Miracle: WH That Saved Christmas'
The opening segment of the December 23 Morning Joe was one — interminable — tongue bath for Joe Biden. On everything from the omicron variant to the supply chain, to inflation, the panel lavished praise on Ol' Saint Joe. The praise reached its absurd apotheosis with Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski twice -- joking-not-joking -- speaking of a "Christmas miracle." Scarborough ended…

Analysis: CNN’s Coverage on Spiking Gas Prices Is All Over the Place
CNN just can’t seem to get its story straight. The network has toggled between defending President Joe Biden from criticism over rising gas prices to praising him for small price drops. Now, the network is warning about rising prices again and protecting Biden.

CNN Host PERPLEXED By Biden's Low Approval, Historian Oozes Optimism
While guest hosting Inside Politics on CNN on Thursday, Phil Mattingly wondered how President Biden's approval rating could be so low, after all he has signed major pieces of legislation and the economy is "robust." To alleviate his confusion, Mattingly welcomed CNN historian Tim Naftali to explain that Biden's numbers will eventually go up because at the current moment he is being…