The leftist media are so desperate to drag Joe Biden across the finish line in November that they are willing endorse any vile accusation the Democratic nominee hurls against President Trump, even to the point of exploiting a deadly natural disaster. That lapdog obedience to the Biden campaign was on full display Tuesday morning as all three network morning shows cheered their candidate labeling Trump a “climate arsonist” who was to blame for California wildfires.
At the top of ABC’s Good Morning America, co-host Robin Roberts declared a “Wildfire Apocalypse,” before reciting DNC talking points: “President Trump visits hard-hit California and dismisses climate change as a problem....Joe Biden now calling the president a, quote, ‘climate arsonist.’”
Minutes later, correspondent Kaylee Hartung wailed: “The President visiting California between campaign stops, dismissing climate change, instead blaming dry, dead wood piled up on the forest floor.” She then touted state Democrats trying to lecture him on climate hysteria:
HARTUNG: California’s governor and local officials pushing back.
GOV. GAVIN NEWSOM: We come from a perspective, humbly, where we submit the science is in and observed evidence is self-evident that climate change is real.
WADE CROWFOOT [CALIFORNIA NATURAL RESOURCES AGENCY SECRETARY]: If we ignore that and sort of put our head in the sand and think it’s all about vegetation management, we’re not going to succeed together protecting Californians.
Turning to another Democrat, Hartung proclaimed: “Earlier in the day, Joe Biden criticizing Trump for what he describes as his disdain for science and facts.” A soundbite ran of Biden going on an irresponsible tirade: “If you give a climate arsonist four more years in the White House, why would anyone be surprised if we have more America ablaze?”
No attempt was made to fact-check Biden’s wild claim or scold him for his disgusting rhetoric.
Leading off CBS This Morning, co-host Anthony Mason heralded: “Climate fight. President Trump refuses to accept climate change as a factor in the wildfires, drawing harsh words from Joe Biden.”
Introducing the report a short time later, fellow co-host and Democratic donor Gayle King acted as spokesperson for the Biden campaign:
The twin disasters are giving the presidential candidates one more thing to fight about today. In California, President Trump dismissed scientific evidence that climate change is behind the extreme weather. Democratic nominee Joe Biden called him a climate arsonist who is endangering Americans.
After citing California Democrats getting on their climate change soapbox, correspondent Weijia Jiang helpfully added: “Former Vice President Joe Biden blasted the President, who has rolled back climate regulations and downplayed the threat of climate change for years.” Following a clip of Biden’s attack, Jiang sneered: “Mr. Trump is ignoring scientific recommendations on another front, holding his second indoor event in a row out west with little social distancing and few masks.”
“Fanning the flames? With wildfires ravaging the west, wiping out entire neighborhoods....President Trump heads to California and dismisses climate concerns,” co-host Hoda Kotb announced as NBC’s Today show began, echoing the sentiment from Biden.
On Monday night, all three evening newscasts were similarly eager to push Biden’s “arsonist” invective.
The only time the Democratic presidential candidate ever seems to be cited in the press is when he has something nasty to say about Trump. A viewer would be hard-pressed to find a single report that actually critically analyzes Biden’s policy proposals or holds him accountable for his scandals. That’s because ABC, CBS, and NBC are nothing more than propaganda arms of the Democratic Party.
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Here is a transcript of the September 15 coverage on ABC’s GMA:
7:00 AM ET
ROBIN ROBERTS: Wildfire apocalypse. As those deadly blazes rage, toxic smoke smothers the west. Portland and Seattle, two of the top cities in the world with the worst air quality. President Trump visits hard-hit California and dismisses climate change as a problem.
DONALD TRUMP: I don’t think science knows, actually.
ROBERTS: Joe Biden now calling the president a, quote, “climate arsonist.”
(...)
7:08 AM ET
KAYLEE HARTUNG: The President visiting California between campaign stops, dismissing climate change, instead blaming dry, dead wood piled up on the forest floor.
DONALD TRUMP: This is one of the biggest burns we’ve ever seen and we have to do a lot about forest management.
[ON-SCREEN HEADLINE: President Trump Visits California; Dismisses Climate Science, Calls for Better Forest Management]
HARTUNG: California’s governor and local officials pushing back.
GOV. GAVIN NEWSOM: We come from a perspective, humbly, where we submit the science is in and observed evidence is self-evident that climate change is real.
WADE CROWFOOT [CALIFORNIA NATURAL RESOURCES AGENCY SECRETARY]: If we ignore that and sort of put our head in the sand and think it’s all about vegetation management, we’re not going to succeed together protecting Californians.
TRUMP: It’ll start getting cooler. You just watch.
CROWFOOT: I wish science agreed with you.
TRUMP: Well, I don’t think science knows, actually.
HARTUNG: Earlier in the day, Joe Biden criticizing Trump for what he describes as his disdain for science and facts.
JOE BIDEN: If you give a climate arsonist four more years in the White House, why would anyone be surprised if we have more America ablaze?
(...)
Here is a transcript of the coverage on CBS This Morning:
7:00 AM ET
ANTHONY MASON: Climate fight. President Trump refuses to accept climate change as a factor in the wildfires, drawing harsh words from Joe Biden.
(...)
7:09 AM ET
GAYLE KING: The twin disasters are giving the presidential candidates one more thing to fight about today. In California, President Trump dismissed scientific evidence that climate change is behind the extreme weather. Democratic nominee Joe Biden called him a climate arsonist who is endangering Americans. Weijia Jiang has the story.
[ON-SCREEN HEADLINE: Climate on the Campaign Trail; Biden Blasts Trump for Denying Impact of Climate Change on Wildfires]
WEIJIA JIANG: Speaking under a smokey haze, President Trump blamed the historic fires on fallen trees that were not cleared out.
DONALD TRUMP: There has to be good strong forest management.
JIANG: The President has pushed the idea for three years, but California Governor Gavin Newsom pointed out that only 3% of land in the state is under state and local control, 57% is under the federal government. He said that climate change is a much bigger factor.
GOV. GAVIN NEWSOM [D-CA]: The science is in and observed evidence is self-evident that climate change is real and that is exacerbating this.
JIANG: A California national resources official urged Mr. Trump to acknowledge it.
WADE CROWFOOT [CALIFORNIA NATURAL RESOURCES AGENCY SECRETARY]: If we ignore that science and sort of put our head in the sand and think it’s all about vegetation management, we’re not going succeed together protecting Californians.
JIANG: President Trump pushed back.
TRUMP: It’ll start getting cooler. You just watch.
CROWFOOT: I wish science agreed with you.
TRUMP: Well, I don’t think science knows, actually.
JOE BIDEN: It’s science.
JIANG: Former Vice President Joe Biden blasted the President, who has rolled back climate regulations and downplayed the threat of climate change for years.
BIDEN: If you give a climate arsonist four more years in White House, why would anyone be surprised we have more America ablaze?
JIANG: Mr. Trump is ignoring scientific recommendations on another front, holding his second indoor event in a row out west with little social distancing and few masks.
(...)
Here is a transcript of the coverage on NBC’s Today show:
7:00 AM ET
HODA KOTB: Fanning the flames? With wildfires ravaging the west, wiping out entire neighborhoods...
UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN [CALIFORNIA RESIDENT]: It’s the worst thing I have ever seen in my life.
KOTB: ...President Trump heads to California and dismisses climate concerns.
DONALD TRUMP: It will start getting cooler. You just watch.
WADE CROWFOOT [CALIFORNIA NATURAL RESOURCES AGENCY SECRETARY]: I wish science agreed with you.
TRUMP: I don’t think science knows, actually.
KOTB: A live report from the fire-scarred region.
(...)
7:06 AM ET
MIGUEL ALMAGUER: In California, 28 major wildfires are now burning across the state. President Trump, who attended a wildfire briefing in Sacramento, pressed on the role of climate change.
[ON-SCREEN HEADLINE: Clashing Over Climate Change; Wildfires Rage as President Pushes Back Over Cause]
TRUMP: It’ll start getting cooler. You just watch.
WADE CROWFOOT [CALIFORNIA NATURAL RESOURCES AGENCY SECRETARY]: I wish science agreed with you.
TRUMP: Well, I don’t think science knows, actually.
ALMAGUER: Governor Gavin Newsom disagreed.
GOV. GAVIN NEWSOM [D-CA]: The hots are getting hotter, the dries are getting drier. Something’s happened to the plumbing of the world.
ALMAGUER: With 85 wildfires burning in the west, breathing can be a chore. The air quality in Portland, Seattle, San Francisco, and Los Angeles now among the worst in the world.
(...)
