Tammy Duckworth
Chieng and Duckworth: Cutting Government Is Anti-Veteran
It was Democratic Senator Wednesday for the late night comedy shows. Before Elizabeth Warren appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Tammy Duckworth joined The Daily Show’s Ronny Chieng on Comedy Central to attempt to equate…
The View Labels Hegseth 'Least Qualified' SECDEF Nominee In History
ABC’s The View reacted as one would expect on Tuesday to Secretary of Defense-designate Pete Hegseth’s confirmation hearing the previous day. The table’s nominal Republican, Alyssa Farah Griffin, applauded Sen. Tammy Duckworth’s strange questioning about ASEAN while Joy Behar implied GOP Sen. Joni Ernst has betrayed her fellow sexual assault survivors by supporting Hegseth’s…
MSNBC's Mitchell Doubles Down On Fake News About Hegseth, Women Pilots
On her Wednesday show, MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell spread misinformation by suggesting Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth opposes the existence of female military pilots, thereby disrespecting those women who have suffered greatly in service to their country. On Thursday, instead of issuing a correction, Mitchell doubled down and repeated the claim.
Mitchell Spreads Fake News About SECDEF Nominee Hegseth, Female Pilots
Ever since President-elect Donald Trump made the surprising announcement that he intends to nominate veteran and Fox News host Pete Hegseth to be Secretary of Defense, the media has tried to portray him as a troublesome right-wing culture warrior. However, MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell took things one step further on Wednesday as she spread straight up fake news about Hegseth.
Sunday Shows Give Scant Mention of Various Walz Scandals
Sunday political affairs programming switched gears as the networks prepare to cover (or fawn over) this week’s Democratic National Convention in Chicago. With the spotlight on the Democratic ticket, there was nary a mention of the various and sundry scandals surrounding the Democratic vice presidential candidate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz.
Noah Compares Fetterman To Politicians Who Are Disabled War Veterans
Trevor Noah used the Wednesday installment of The Daily Show on Comedy Central to defend Pennsylvania Democratic Senate nominee John Fetterman from criticism he is not healthy enough to serve by comparing him to disabled war veterans Dan Crenshaw and Tammy Duckworth.
Trump’s ‘Racist’ Rhetoric Blamed for Anti-Asian Hate
The Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at California State University, San Bernardino, released findings in March that showed a rise of 149% in reported anti-Asian American hate crimes from 2019 to 2020. PolitiFact wrote: “The report doesn’t mention former President Donald Trump. However, it does show that Google searches found spikes for racist terms such as ‘China virus’ and ‘Kung…
NY Times Attacks Fox News on Front; MSNBC Nuts, Bigots Get A Pass
The New York Times used precious front-page space on Monday to gripe about…a rival news outlet, the paper’s latest attack on its successful right-leaning media rival Fox News. It emerged from media reporter Michael Grynbaum, “Boycott or Not, Fox News Bolts Past Networks.”
Dem Hack Meyers Helps Duckworth Backtrack from Washington Comments
After Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-Il.) told CNN she is open to taking down George Washington statues, and claimed that President Trump praised “dead traitors” in his Mt. Rushmore speech when he was speaking about the country’s Founding Fathers, she faced…
'View' Rushes to Defend Duckworth Against 'Racist' Tucker Carlson
Amidst the cancel culture fervor, the media has renewed their efforts to force high-rating FNC host Tucker Carlson off the air, using his critical segment calling out Democrats and potential Biden VP pick Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) last week, as their excuse. When the hosts of The View returned Monday, they also attacked Carlson for going after Duckworth specifically, and claimed…
NYT's Sleazy ‘News’:Tucker ‘Targeted’ Duckworth ‘With Nativist Smears'
New York Times reporter Reid Epstein wept on Thursday over the “nativist smears” poor Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) was force to endure at the hands of popular Fox News Channel host Tucker Carlson. Reid fumed under the headline: “After Fox Host Questions Her Patriotism, Senator Who Lost Legs to War Hits Back.” Epstein played the racist card to protect Duckworth from any criticism."…
CNN's Stelter Claims Tucker Carlson Makes 'Victims' of 'All of Us'
On Wednesday's CNN Tonight, CNN media correspondent Brian Stelter filed a report in which he decried Fox News host Tucker Carlson for calling Illinois Democratic Senator Tammy Duckworth a "coward" for refusing to come on his show to discuss her suggestion that statues of George Washington should perhaps be taken down.
CNN Spreads Falsehoods in Outraged 'Reality Check' on Tucker Carlson
On Wednesday's New Day show, CNN analyst John Avlon delivered a "Reality Check" to allegedly fact check Fox News host Tucker Carlson. But the segment actually spread misinformation by replaying Illinois Democratic Senator Tammy Duckworth's false claims about President Donald Trump's speech at Mt. Rushmore.
Potential Biden VP Refuses to Rule Out Taking Down Washington Statues!
On CNN's State of the Union, Sen. Tammy Duckworth, who is reportedly attracting buzz as Joe Biden's potential running mate, refuses to rule out taking down statues of George Washington. Asked by Dana Bash, subbing for Jake Tapper, Duckworth first said "we should start off by having a national dialogue on it." Pressed by Bash, she again refused to express opposition to taking down statues of…
