Morning Joe Defends El-Sayed, Does Not Like Trump Mentioning 9/11
On Thursday’s Morning Joe, in continued reaction to far-left Abdul El-Sayed’s victory in Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary, the hosting crew of Willie Geist and Jonathan Lemire decided to defend El-Sayed from claims of communism and even socialism. They also showed great displeasure with President Trump’s call of communism as “The greatest threat to our country in its history” and invoked 9…
NewsBusters Podcast: Interviewers Go Suddenly Soft on Abdul el-Sayed
Journalists are often firmer with Democrats before they win a primary election. Then, when facing off against a Republican in the general, they go soft on the Democrat and rough on the Republican. That's already happening in the Michigan Senate race with Abdul el-Sayed vs. Mike Rogers.
Networks: ‘GOP Has Seized’ on El-Sayed’s Win With ‘Blistering Attack’
ABC, CBS, and NBC popped the clutch Thursday morning and went full-speed in defending “progressive” Michigan senatorial candidate Abdul el-Sayed, brushing off the “blistering attack” by President Trump and the GOP as a distraction from “Americans’ concerns over the economy” and proof they’ve “seiz[ed] on” some of his policy views.
MS NOW's Hillyard Doubles Down On Defending 'Capitalist' El-Sayed
MS NOW’s Vaughn Hillyard appointed himself as Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed’s top defender on Wednesday. After insisting earlier in the day that you can’t tie El-Sayed to Hasan Piker’s 9/11 comments even though he campaigned with Piker, Hillyard guest hosted The Beat and emphatically insisted that El-Sayed is a “self-described capitalist.”
The Most Interesting Parts of Kaitlan Collins’ Softball with El-Sayed
Abdul El-Sayed granted his first CNN interview since winning his contentious Michigan Senate Democrat primary to Kaitlan Collins. It was an unfortunate softball interview, with multiple wasted opportunities. Here are some moments from that interview.
MS NOW Downplays El-Sayed's Ties to Terrorist-Sympathizer Hasan Piker
This Tuesday night, radical Democrat Abdul El-Sayed was nominated to run in the Michigan Senate race by a narrow margin. This Wednesday morning, the media had already fallen into line, ready to defend their precious candidate. MS NOW Reports was immediately in on the action, opening with El-Sayed’s victory speech and quickly pivoting to discussions about the upcoming general election campaign…
Ruhle Compares ‘Practical’ El-Sayed Victory to Ukraine vs. Russia
As far-left Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed began to be declared the winner of the state’s Senate primary by media outlets, MS NOW’s Stephanie Ruhle began her praise of the candidate on her Money, Power, Politics morning-time show. She called El-Sayed “practical” because of his views for “Medicare for All and affordability,” while she also compared his win to Ukrainian…
Nets Boast ‘Capitalist,’ ‘Progressive’ el-Sayed Beat ‘Can-Do’ Stevens
On Wednesday morning, the major broadcast networks of ABC, CBS, and NBC had full stories gushing over far-left Michigan senatorial candidate Abdul el-Sayed’s slight victory over Congresswoman Haley Stevens (D-MI), dubbing him a “progressive,” “self-described capitalist” who “ran on a populist platform” of “housing and education” with a side of ending U.S. “support for Israel.”
CBS Barely Challenges ‘Progressive’ el-Sayed on Hate for Jews, Israel
Beating out ABC and NBC, Wednesday’s CBS Mornings secured a live interview with Michigan Democratic senatorial nominee and “progressive” Abdul el-Sayed that, at nearly six minutes long, largely let the socialist filibuster on his campaign talking points with only one probing question and a brief follow-up about his demands the U.S. cease all foreign aid to Israel, but wasn’t framed as anti-…
‘WHO KNEW?’ Michigan Count Has CNN Hosts Mocking CA Election System
A candid moment on CNN’s late night coverage of the Michigan Democrat Senate primary led to an unfavorable mention of the nation’s worst election system. California caught a stray due to its inability to count votes in a timely manner.
BERNIE: If Carville Doesn’t Like El-Sayed He Can ‘Start His Own Party’
CNN’s Abby Phillip interviewed Vermont socialist Senator Bernie Sanders as part of CNN’s primary night coverage, which was headlined by Michigan’s Senate Democrat primary between Congresswoman Haley Stevens and Abdul El-Sayed. The soft interview gave Sanders the opening to confirm what many of us have suspected all along.
WHAT? NBC Nightly News Shows Socialism’s Unpopularity Among Voters
Amid the Elitist Media’s runup to tonight’s primary election, with a focus on the Michigan Democrat Senate race, viewers were exposed to a rare moment of clarity. NBC Nightly News actually aired poll data showing the unpopularity of socialism among independent voters.
CNN Minimizes Michigan Democratic Civil War Fears as ‘Overblown’
Ahead of the Michigan Democratic Senate primary and the possibility a victory for far-left Abdul El-Sayed (D-MI), Tuesday’s CNN This Morning focused heavily on the issue of Israel in the campaign, a frequent topic used by El-Sayed. Instead of a large discussion over establishment struggles, host Audie Cornish said El-Sayed was “inevitable” after the “uncommitted” DNC electors saga in 2024.
Apple, Google Overlooked El-Sayed & Platner, Covered GOP Controversies
MRC Original: The editors at Apple News and the algorithm behind Google News appeared to receive the same marching orders ahead of the 2026 midterm elections: Don't promote negative stories about scandal-plagued Democrats, but don't extend the same treatment to Republicans.
