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Psaki: Talking About Hunter 'Is a Tactic That Vladimir Putin' Uses

August 3rd, 2023 2:20 PM

Former White House Press Secretary and current weekend MSNBC host Jen Psaki joined the network’s Thursday coverage of President Trump’s third indictment and arraignment to discuss the GOP’s reaction, specifically their attempts to equate the situation with Joe and Hunter Biden’s problems. Psaki was not thrilled with the comparison, claiming to do so in reminiscent of Vladimir Putin.

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Network Tally of New Trump Charges Hits 111 Mins; Biden Issues Go Poof

August 3rd, 2023 12:56 PM

On Wednesday afternoon, NewsBusters brought you the tally of broadcast network coverage of the third Trump indictment as having stood at roughly 70 minutes (70:41) on the flagship morning and evening newscasts of ABC, CBS, and NBC. Unsurprisingly, the coverage ballooned ahead of Trump’s arraignment Thursday afternoon on charges relating to his conduct on and prior to January 6. The total this…

NB Podcast: Firehose of Trump Indictment Overtakes Biden Scandals

August 2nd, 2023 5:51 PM

Subbing for boss Tim Graham, Associate Editor Nick Fondacaro and dove right in Wednesday with reaction to the unprecedented third Trump indictment, including the astounding totals of coverage on ABC, CBS, and NBC. Spoiler alert: This has given the networks the perfect excuse to wave goodbye to any and all Biden scandals for an indefinite period of time.

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Say Goodbye, Biden Scandals! Nets Give 70 Mins to 3rd Trump Indictment

August 2nd, 2023 2:07 PM

With Tuesday’s third indictment of former President Trump, the “big three” networks of ABC, CBS, and NBC had their ticket out of having to acknowledge the scandals surrounding the Biden family, including reasons to continue skipping Burisma bribery claims and no longer probe Monday’s testimony from Hunter Biden’s former business partner, Devon Archer. Between their flagship Tuesday evening (24…

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ABC & CBS PM Shows Skip US Credit Rating Downgrade Due to Biden Policy

August 1st, 2023 11:19 PM

On Tuesday, the credit rating agency Fitch Ratings downgraded the United States' credit score for the first time since 2011 due to the mounting debt and federal government disfunction that has occurred during the first two years of the Biden administration. Of the "big three" evening news broadcasts, only NBC Nightly News bothered to cover the credit downgrade. 

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Morning Joe Teams With Dem to Defend Joe Chatting Up Hunter’s Partners

August 1st, 2023 8:42 PM

Tuesday’s Morning Joe brought on Congressman Dan Goldman (D-NY) and teed him up to play defense for President Biden after the explosive Devon Archer testimony on the Biden family’s bribery and corruption. They contradicted Republican claims about the content of the closed-door testimony, and denied any wrongdoing by then Vice President Biden.

Goldman claimed that despite…

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CNN: Hunter Is Less Connected to Biden than Trump Is to His Children

August 1st, 2023 6:57 PM

Devon Archer testified on Monday that his former business partner, Hunter Biden, called then-Vice President Joe Biden during business meetings to “sell the illusion of access to his father” and America’s government. Tuesday’s CNN This Morning dismissed Hunter’s use of his father’s position as vice president for business advancement as typical political behavior, more suitable than…

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NBC Finally Covers Archer Hearing; Nets Insist It Was a Nothingburger

August 1st, 2023 2:05 PM

After being no-shows on Monday’s NBC Nightly News, NBC arrived via Tuesday morning’s Today to Devon Archer’s damaging remarks behind closed doors to the House Oversight Committee about what he saw in his time as Hunter Biden’s longtime business partner and confidant, including their stint on the infamous Ukrainian energy company, Burisma.

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NBC Ignores Archer Testimony In Favor of Interview with Megan Rapinoe

July 31st, 2023 9:09 PM

On Monday, Hunter Biden’s business partner Devon Archer testified behind closed doors before the House Oversight Committee regarding the Biden family’s corrupt business dealings including a bombshell revelation that Hunter put his father Joe Biden on the phone with his business associates over twenty times. This at the very least proves President Biden’s repeated claims that he was unaware of…

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Jonathan Martin: Biden an ‘Emergency, Break Glass Candidate’

July 31st, 2023 6:37 PM

On Monday’s Morning Joe, Politico’s Jonathan Martin joined host Jonathan Lemire to discuss the latter’s latest piece which detailed the real struggle Biden would have to win an election.

The two Jonathans shockingly did not toe the party line and said that many voters, even some Democrats, did not want to vote for Biden or have him run again. The segment in an implicit way…

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WILLFUL IGNORANCE: CNN Claims GOP Has No Evidence of Biden Bribery

July 31st, 2023 6:10 PM

On Monday afternoon, while Hunter Biden’s business partner Devon Archer was behind closed doors testifying before the House Oversight Committee regarding the Biden family’s corrupt business dealings, CNN host Dana Bash and congressional correspondent Manu Raju wore their profound ignorance on their sleeve with the pants-on-fire claim that Republicans have thus far put forward zero evidence…

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Morning Joe Rips Trump For Raising Biden-Ukraine Connection

July 31st, 2023 3:20 PM

Fox & Friends leads with the expected testimony before a congressional committee by Devon Archer, a former business colleague of Hunter Biden, that Joe Biden was aware of and involved in Hunter's influence-peddling schemes. Meanwhile, Morning Joe trashes Trump for raising the Biden-Burisma connection, but fails to make any mention of Archer's expected testimony.

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MEDIA FAIL: New CBS Poll Shows Most Americans Think ‘Bidenomics’ Sucks

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July 31st, 2023 11:39 AM

Repeatedly trying to slap lipstick on President Joe Biden’s ramshackled economy just got a lot harder for the presstitutes. Americans aren’t buying it.

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NBC Lionizes Joe Biden Taking YEARS to Acknowledge Granddaughter

July 31st, 2023 11:01 AM

NBC News has parlayed being the first of the broadcast networks to report on President Joe Biden finally acknowledging his 4-year-old granddaughter into lionizing him Monday morning for taking that long and withstanding the criticism. Meanwhile, ABC and CBS didn’t want to stick their necks out that far as they spent barely over a minute (64 seconds) of combined time on the story over the…