NewsBusters Podcast: Media Salute Smear of Trump 'Binky' Natalie Harp
Sen. Jon Ossoff delighted liberal journalists when he smeared young Trump aide Natalie Harp as carrying on a sexual affair with the president. It showed "the art of the viral clip," claimed CNN's Brian Stelter. They didn't really care to ask: But is that true?
TDS Intrudes Upon New Yorker Review of New Road Runner Movie
"Coyote vs. Acme," a new live-action/animation Road Runner movie, hits theaters August 28. Based on a 1990 humor piece, it follows Wile E. Coyote suing Acme Corporation for all their faulty gadgets, with help from a bumbling lawyer. The film blends slapstick and detective story, featuring classic Looney Tunes characters and plenty of zany charm.
Partial Credit: Nets Denounce Soaring Debt, But Skip Leading Causes
Since President Trump is in the White House and Republicans control Congress, it was only a matter of time until the “Big Three” of ABC, CBS, and NBC noticed the national debt, and Wednesday’s grim milestone that the debt had crossed $40 trillion gave them the perfect hook. While it’s admirable the press suddenly care about the national debt, they still failed Wednesday night and Thursday…
Psaki Attacks DOJ For Investigating Fake Dan Sullivan In Alaska
MS NOW’s Jen Psaki attacked President Trump and the Justice Department on Wednesday’s edition of The Briefing for launching an investigation into whether Alaskan GOP Senate candidate Dan Sullivan is running a deception operation to try to take votes away from the GOP incumbent senator of the same. Psaki portrayed this as just another instance of a politicized DOJ but naturally declined to…
Meyers Wonders If Plane Switch Should End WH Correspondents' Dinner
NBC’s Late Night host Seth Meyers is currently in the middle of a seven-week summer hiatus, but on Wednesday, Meyers and show producer/writer Sal Gentile put out a podcast on the show’s YouTube page where they discussed some of the topics they would have covered if the show was on the air. One of the topics was President Trump’s recent plane switch in Turkey, which led Meyers to wonder if the…
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"?
