Haberman Mourns Trump's 'Attacks on Women,' But Called Harp a 'Binky'
New York Times White House Correspondent Maggie Haberman joined PBS/CNN anchor Christiane Amanpour on the latters’ The Ex Files podcast on Tuesday to talk about President Trump’s relationship with the press. During their conversation, Haberman lamented Trump’s “attacks on women” journalists, but Haberman is the same person who claimed on Sunday that Trump aide Natalie Harp is “his binky.”
Vanity Fair Irked by the Fashion Power of MAGA Hats
Once worn ironically, the MAGA hat has evolved into perhaps the most impactful fashion symbol in recent history, polarizing society and signaling political allegiance. As Vanity Fair notes, what began as a joke now triggers strong reactions—embrace or outrage—reflecting the deep divisions MAGA represents in American culture and beyond.
Ouch: CBS Fires Hardballs at FL DSA Candidate, PA Guv on Socialism
In addition to a more traditional recap of Tuesday’s primary election results, Wednesday’s CBS Mornings went hard in the paint after socialism (read: communists) with tough questions for Pennsylvania Democrat Governor Josh Shapiro about where he stands in this fight and then an entire interview of hardballs for socialist State Representative Angie Nixon, the upset winner of Florida’s…
Arrested Air Force Major Treated Like A Hero By CNN's Erin Burnett
In July, Air Force Major Jason Watson, was arrested on the steps of the U.S. Capitol while holding an, impeach Trump sign, after speaking at a press conference run by the anti-Trump Removal Coalition, in uniform, which is prohibited for all service members. On CNN's Erin Burnett OutFront, Watson was was given free rein to go after Trump, while being treated like a hero.
Rosie O'Donnell Claims Trump Brought Back Fascism
Rosie O’Donnell kicked off her second night of guest hosting ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Tuesday, much like she did on Monday, with Kimmel-esque nicknames for President Trump coupled with accusations of fascism while not appreciating the irony of being able to host a show in such an allegedly fascist environment.
SPECIAL REPORT: A Tale of Two Inflation Rates and Media Spinmasters
If you were paying attention, you would notice a glaring case of two logically incoherent media narratives at play. Specifically, skyrocketing inflation under Biden during a midterm election year was considered a “transitory” blip, but a more tempered inflation rate under Trump during another midterm election year, despite a major war, was cast as setting the economy on the precipice of a…
Rosie O'Donnell Claims 'Mango Mussolini' Forced Her to Flee to Ireland
Rosie O’Donnell kicked off her week of guest hosting ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! with, even by her standards, a tremendous amount of self-unawareness. In the lead-up to Monday’s show, O’Donnell was clearly relishing in the opportunity to make fun of President Trump, but in her monologue, she claimed that “Mango Mussolini” forced her to flee to Ireland because Trump “hates” her.
DISGUSTING: Jen Psaki Helps Ossoff Walk Back Smear of Female WH Aide
Media tongues were left wagging over the weekend after Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA) said at a rally that President Trump “wanted to build his ballroom and travel with Natalie,” implying impropriety with aide Natalie Harp. And after a weekend of controversy, a familiar face emerges and helps Ossoff perform cleanup.
NewsBusters Podcast: Who Thinks Jen Psaki Can Judge Leavitt's Work?
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt is departing to spend time with her young children. Who is Jen Psaki to criticize Leavitt for how she has to please the president? And who is she to say the press corps is suddenly too "friendly"?
CNN Trashes Trump On S. Korea Drills, No Time for Lone Conservative
President Trump's decision to scale back joint exercises with South Korea was met with criticism and even derision on Monday's CNN This Morning. The people host Audie Cornish chose to expound on the matter were two former Democratic presidential aides, a former ambassador to South Korea who has been a harsh Trump critic, and a retired military man, also with a history of criticizing Trump. And…
AWFUL: Tapper Uses the Fall of Kabul to Hit Trump, Hegseth on Iran
Today’s terrible end-of-show editorial by Jake Tapper on CNN’s State of the Union is a desecration of the memory of the Fall of Kabul at the expense of The Current Thing. Tapper took duct tape and baling wire and tied the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan to the ongoing operation in Iran and the current narrative over conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln.
PBS Blames Trump Administration 'Rhetoric' for Threats Against Judges
Wednesday’s PBS News Hour crusaded against threats to federal judges with two guests, both with personal experiences of attacks and harassment, one scary, one tragic, supposedly riled up by inflammatory rhetoric emanating from the Trump Administration. Yet the News Hour itself, under the guise of objective journalism, has lobbed its own inflammatory rhetoric against its conservative…
PBS Pours Cold Water on Trump's D.C. Crime Drop: 'That's Expensive'
The PBS News Hour Tuesday marked the one-year anniversary of President Trump declaring a crime emergency in Washington, D.C. and deploying National Guard troops to fight it. Despite crime statistics heading downward over the course of the year, some drastically so, petulant PBS declared the action a mixed bag at best. Co-anchor Geoff Bennett: "It has now been one year since President Trump…
