Morning Nets Play Biden Defender, Refuse to Blame Him for Invasion
In the morning after Russian President Vladimir Putin all but annexed two Ukrainian provinces, the major broadcast network newscasts largely chose Tuesday to absolve President Biden and his team for Putin feeling emboldened to take another step in what he views as reclaiming the old Russian empire.
MSNBC: Russia Preparing to Invade Ukraine, Democrats Hardest Hit
On MSNBC’s MTP Daily Monday afternoon, fill-in anchor Garrett Haake feared that Russia’s expected invasion of Ukraine “has thrown a big wrench in the political plans for Democrats here at home.” While complaining that the international crisis was interfering with Biden administration attempts to “reset their messaging heading into the midterms,” Haake sought optimistic spin from…
Mika: Biden's 'Inadequate' Ukraine Response 'Isn't Strong Enough'
On Tuesday's Morning Joe, even liberal co-host Mika Brzezinski sounded like a hawk on Ukraine. She approvingly cited foreign policy experts calling the Russian move into the eastern provinces an "invasion," and suggested the steps taken by Biden so far are "inadequate."
NBC's Keir Simmons: 'Putin Not Frightened' By Biden's Sanction Threat
On Morning Joe, NBC international correspondent Keir Simmons, says that Putin is "not frightened" by Biden's threat of imposing "severe sanctions" should Russia invade Ukraine.
Appeasing ABC Asks Sullivan: Will U.S. Make 'Concessions' to Russia?
On Monday, President Biden’s National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan appeared on all three network morning shows to discuss the ongoing crisis in Ukraine. However, while NBC and CBS actually pressed the White House official on whether the administration’s response to Russian aggression was strong enough, ABC’s Good Morning America took the opposite approach by lobbing softballs and…
MSNBC Econ Analyst Rips Biden for Being ‘Dishonest’ on Inflation
An economic analyst for MSNBC’s Morning Joe ripped President Joe Biden for evading his responsibility behind the current inflation crisis.
Friday Spice: Heinrich Draws Psaki’s Ire Over Questions About Russia
With no Monday edition of The Psaki Show due to President’s Day, we’ll look back to Friday and how Fox’s Jacqui Heinrich not only hammered Press Secretary Jen Psaki over Team Biden’s refusal to sanction Russia ahead of a likely invasion of Ukraine, but drew Psaki’s scorn for wondering whether the U.S. is waiting for Ukranians to be slaughtered before financially crippling Russia.
Univision’s Chief Newsroom Editor Backs Trudeau's Trucker Crackdown
In an eye-popping opinion column, Univision’s chief newsroom editor displays his contempt for the Canadian trucker protest and further clarifies the deep-seated institutional biases at the nation’s largest Spanish-language media outlet.
GOP Guest Wipes the Floor With CNN Libs Over Biden's Russian Weakness
On CNN’s State of the Union on Sunday, during a panel discussion on the tensions between Russia and Ukraine CNN contributor and former Bush administration advisor Scott Jennings schooled host Dana Bash and her fellow leftist panelists on Russian sanctions.
'Looks Like Jimmy Carter': ABC Panel Torches Biden Over Inflation
As economic conditions continue to deteriorate under President Joe Biden’s watch, his cheerleaders on ABC have started to turn on him (at least temporarily). This was definitely the case on Sunday morning’s This Week.
Stonewalling: Psaki Refuses to Comment to Heinrich on Durham Probe
Two days after Principal Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre ducked questions from Fox’s Jacqui Heinrich about the bombshell filing in the John Durham investigation into the origins of the Trump-Russia probe, Heinrich posed the same questions to Press Secretary Jen Psaki on Wednesday and, not surprisingly, she received the same result.
Jeremy Bash: Biden Doing 'Phenomenal Job' on Ukraine, Just 'Perfectly'
On Morning Joe, Jeremy Bash, a former chief of staff to Leon Panetta in the Obama-Biden administration turned MSNBC security analyst, says Biden "deserves a lot of the credit," is doing a "phenomenal job" in dealing with the potential Russian invasion of Ukraine, and is handling things "absolutely perfectly."
Shameless CBS Strategizes on How to Help Biden Plot Midterms Comeback
Monday’s CBS Mornings welcomed in newly-minted CBS News chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa with a strategy session for the table to diagnose how President Biden and their fellow Democrats can weather the storms of bad polling, a tough economy, and the crisis in Ukraine. Most of all, it concluded presidents have little control over the economy and Democrats haven’t talked…
Tapper RIPS Biden's Refusal to Admit He Was Wrong About Afghanistan
On Sunday’s episode of CNN’s State of the Union, anchor Jake Tapper ripped into President Joe Biden for refusing to accept responsibility for the disastrous troop withdrawal in Afghanistan which killed thirteen American soldiers, including Ryan Knauss.