Reporters Justify Violent Riots As Patriotic: Like ‘Boston Tea Party'

This afternoon on CNN Newsroom, sports journalist LZ Granderson seemed to justify the rioting, looting, and arsons happening in Minneapolis and all over the country Friday as patriotic. Speaking to host Brooke Baldwin, Granderson compared the violence to the Boston Tea Party and claimed that was a “riot” as well.  
Kristine Marsh
May 29th, 2020 5:30 PM
 

CNN’s Jones on Racism, Violence: Blame 'White, Liberal Hillary Voters'

Liberal CNN commentator Van Jones on Friday surprised a lot when he blamed America’s race problems not on the Republican Party or red states in general, but on “white, liberal Hillary Clinton voters.” Talking about the George Floyd death and the violence and riots in Minneapolis, Jones blamed, “It is not the racist white person who is in the Ku Klux Klan that we have to worry about. It is the…
Scott Whitlock
May 29th, 2020 5:29 PM
 

Satire Site The Babylon Bee Claims More Facebook Censorship

The Babylon Bee has come under fire for its satirical posts on Facebook before, and it appears it’s happening again.
Heather Moon
May 29th, 2020 5:20 PM
 

A Tale of Two Protests: Minnesota Rioters Vs. Anti-Lockdown Protesters

When the protests against the senseless killing of George Floyd started to turn violent, CNN’s Don Lemon insisted on still labelling the rioters and looters as mere “protesters.” MSNBC’s  Ali Velshi — with a burning building behind him — told viewers “This is mostly a protest. It is not generally speaking unruly.” This is in stark contrast to the coverage given to the largely peaceful rallies…

Geoffrey Dickens
May 29th, 2020 5:08 PM
 

Cruz Urges Criminal Probe of Twitter for Possible Sanctions Violations

Twitter’s overreach has caused conservative leaders to declare an all-out political and legal response. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), sent an open letter to the Department of Justice and the Department of the Treasury on Friday to call for a criminal investigation into Twitter for violating the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) and Executive Order 13876. Cruz quoted the wording of…

Alexander Hall
May 29th, 2020 4:22 PM
 

Newsom Gets Praised on 'View' While Encouraged to Trash Trump

Due to taping Friday’s show earlier in the week, the hosts of The View today didn’t get to talk about the violence in Minneapolis and all over the country, on today’s show. Instead, they spent most of the show talking with California’s Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom, where he only faced two critical questions about how he is handling his state’s COVID-19 response. He was however, invited to bash…
Kristine Marsh
May 29th, 2020 4:04 PM
 

CNN: More Men Die of Virus, But Just Focusing on 'Data' Is 'Dangerous'

A CNN International story posted on the outlet’s website May 24 proved that the channel won’t let a deadly pandemic get in the way of pushing a left-wing feminist agenda, even if it must distort reality to do so: “Coronavirus is killing more men. But the lockdown is disastrous for women and their rights.” Never mind reports showing men were 50% more likely to die of Covid-19, since “experts say…
Clay Waters
May 29th, 2020 1:42 PM
 

In Front of Burning Building, Velshi Refuses to Label Riots 'Unruly'

As he reported from an out-of-control protest in Minneapolis that had morphed into a full-blown riot Thursday night, MSNBC’s Ali Velshi stood in front of a burning building. In spite of the dramatic scene unfolding behind him, Velshi rejected the description of the riot as “unruly.”
Ryan Foley
May 29th, 2020 1:00 PM
 

Trump Cites NewsBusters in Making Strong Case Against Twitter

President Donald Trump hit back at Big Tech bias by signing an “Executive Order on Preventing Online Censorship” in the Oval Office on Thursday. And he relied on information from the Media Research Center’s TechWatch to do it. Before Trump signed the executive order that interprets Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996 (CDA), he showcased a blog by NewsBusters MRC TechWatch…

NB Staff
May 29th, 2020 12:44 PM
 

Twitter Censors Trump, Won’t Remove Iranian Threats of Violence

After fact-checking President Donald Trump by using statements from CNN and The Washington Post, Twitter fired another salvo at Trump again over a tweet about the Minneapolis riots. 
Corinne Weaver
May 29th, 2020 12:01 PM
 

Michael Moore: ‘Good Citizens’ Burned ‘Evil’ Police Station

As we all know, Michael Moore doesn’t much like America. And despite being a Pillsbury Doughboy doppelganger, he’s not a fan of white people either. He does like arson and destruction.
Matt Philbin
May 29th, 2020 11:45 AM
 

King Assigns Blame: '100,000 Is a Devastating Piece of Trump Legacy'

John King became the latest media personality on Thursday to claim that the deaths from COVID-19, which now exceed 100,000, will be "a devastating piece of the Trump legacy." Making things worse, the CNN Newsroom host utilized a video montage to claim that President Trump's inconsistencies make it even worse and that Trump is hurt by his own lack of empathy.
Alex Christy
May 29th, 2020 11:22 AM
 

Reuters Poll Nukes CNN Theory Economy Will Ruin Trump in 2020

It looks like the media’s efforts to denigrate President Donald Trump’s management of the economy are bouncing off his economic support numbers. Sorry, CNN.
Joseph Vazquez
May 29th, 2020 11:10 AM
 

These Top CBS Journalists Are Gone After Significant Layoffs

The CBS television network -- including its news and entertainment divisions -- has faced many financial hurdles over the past few years, which eventually led to a merger with the Viacom media conglomerate last December. Even though that combination gave the company access to more resources, the business has still had to deal with financial hardships, which led to a round of restructuring and…
Randy Hall
May 29th, 2020 10:33 AM