POLL: What Was the Worst Media Quote of the Week?

Geoffrey Dickens
February 20th, 2026 9:55 AM

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POLL: What was the worst media quote of the week? (Vote below)

 

 

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David Muir: Trump Is Going to Destroy the Planet and Kill You

“Tonight, President Trump has repealed U.S. power to regulate climate in this country. The president officially rejecting the science. And what this now clears the way for. Critics tonight arguing this is not only dangerous for the environment but for your health.”
— Anchor David Muir on ABC’s World News Tonight, February 12. 

 

CBS Reporter David Schecter Injects Climate Propaganda into the Nation’s Founding

Correspondent David Schecter: “So, it turns out, around the time Washington looked out on the icy Delaware, there were two important pictures coming into focus: One, the story of America; the other, the beginnings of climate change. And both continue to shape our world. I kind of like to think about George Washington showing back up in 2026 and saying-”
Eric Steig, glaciologist: “What have you done?”
Schecter: “This is pretty different!”
— CBS Sunday Morning, February 15. 

 

Clueless Ed O’Keefe: When Has Anybody Called Trump Racist? 

CBS senior White House correspondent Ed O’Keefe: “Today in his statement about Jesse Jackson, the President said, ‘Despite the fact that I’m falsely and consistently called a racist by the scoundrels and lunatics on the radical left, Democrats all, it was always my pleasure to help Jesse along the way.’ Where or when does the President believe he’s been falsely called racist?”
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt: “You’re kidding, right?”
O’Keefe: “No.” 
— White House Press Briefing, February 18.    

 

 

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