Tony Dokoupil

CBS This Morning co-host Tony Dokoupil on Friday hypocritically huffed about the “moral” outrage for Donald Trump’s upcoming Tulsa rally, but telling Senator James Lankford that the protests the country has seen recently are fine because they are not organized. After Dokoupil lectured the Republican by saying, “So why put public safety at risk for a political rally,” Lankford shot…

CBS This Morning co-host Tony Dokoupil on Monday tossed softballs to a Democratic vice presidential aspirant, cheering her “very well done” evasion of a question on the VP spot. Dokoupil also offered no tough questions on Congresswoman Val Deming’s being open to the idea of “dismantling” police departments.

On Thursday, CBS This Morning denounced the NYPD for “using batons and chasing people down” in Brooklyn while dispersing protesters and enforcing New York City’s 8:00 p.m. curfew Wednesday night. However, the report never mentioned that two police officers were shot and one was stabbed while defending stores from looters nearby.

NFL Quarterback for the New Orleans’ Saints Drew Brees came under immediate backlash from other athletes and the media yesterday after saying in an interview that players shouldn’t “disrespect” the American flag by protesting during the National Anthem. This statement was treated like heresy by the networks this morning, who hyped how “controversial” “tone-deaf” his comments were and hyped…

During an interview with NYPD Chief Terence Monahan on Tuesday, CBS This Morning co-host Tony Dokoupil pressed him to admit “racism” was plaguing police departments across the country. After Monahan rejected the notion, Dokoupil and fellow co-host Gayle King engaged in hand-wringing over his refusal to accept the accusation.

On Tuesday, the hosts of CBS This Morning warned viewers that common words and phrases with no racial context whatsoever were now somehow examples of “racism” in everyday life. It was all part of a segment designed to promote a “new book teaching kids the roots of racism.”