Joy Reid Fears Trump Will Be Able to ‘Rewrite Himself’ as ‘a Victim’

Not long after the assassination attempt on former President Trump, MSNBC host Joy Reid made her X account private over the weekend, possibly to hide the incendiary anti-Rhetoric she spewed for years. So, the network’s Monday night coverage of the night one of the Republican National Convention was Reid first public comments on the shooting. Of course, they were vile. She expressed her “fear”…

Nicholas Fondacaro
July 15th, 2024 9:42 PM

CNN Decries Assassination Attempt Aids 'Political Martyrdom' Narrative

On Monday, CNN Newsroom Jim Acosta hosted Michael Gold, political correspondent for The New York Times. Unsurprisingly, both downplayed Donald Trumps attempted assassination and whine that people think Trump was “saved by God.”

Sarah Butler
July 15th, 2024 8:55 PM

The View Refuses to Retract Incendiary Rhetoric After Attempt on Trump

ABC’s The View – like the rest of the liberal media – had used incendiary rhetoric against former President Trump for years and had hosted many calls for violence against their political opponents. Yet, in the wake of the assassination attempt against Trump, the liberal ladies opened their Monday show with mealy-mouth lip service to the need to tamp down the rhetoric; refusing to…

Nicholas Fondacaro
July 15th, 2024 7:33 PM

Give Them Credit! CNN Grills Mayorkas on Trump Assassination Attempt

Monday morning began with a flood of information regarding the failed assassination attempt on Donald Trump Saturday afternoon. Following a clear fluke by the secret Service, pressures mount for a claim for such a clear failure. Yet, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, who oversees the Secret Service, ignored questions from CNN's Kate Bolduan on the topic, deflecting the blame…

Mary Clare Waldron
July 15th, 2024 6:11 PM

Leftist Journos: Trump 2024 Win = ‘End of Democracy!’

The following are just some of the most obnoxious cases of journalists (via MRC’s archives) declaring democracy dead, if Team Trump wi

Geoffrey Dickens
July 15th, 2024 6:10 PM

FLASHBACK: Media Blamed Talk Radio, GOP for Oklahoma City Bombing

After energetic talk over the weekend that no one should blame President Biden or the Democrats (or the media) for inspiring violence against President Trump and his supporters, we need to remind you of the aftermath of the Oklahoma City bombing of 1995, where the liberal media decided to accuse conservative talk radio for the explosion.

Tim Graham
July 15th, 2024 5:30 PM

Ex-Biden Lackey on CNBC: Ditch Oil and Coal to Fix Inflation

Heritage Foundation economist E. J. Antoni quickly set a former Biden official straight after she tried to promote spending on green energy as a solution to economic woes.

Tom Olohan
July 15th, 2024 5:07 PM

Morning Joe Can’t Stop Calling ‘Hitler’ Trump a ‘Threat’ to Democracy

The following are just few of the worst instances (via the MRC’s archive) of the Morning Joe cast and crew attacking “Hitler” Trump and his supporters as a bunch of “fascists” who will “end” democracy.

Geoffrey Dickens
July 15th, 2024 2:42 PM

ABC, CBS, NBC WH Reporters Cheer Biden Speech, Omit Divisive Record

On Monday morning, the White House correspondents on ABC, CBS, and NBC all eagerly played the role of unofficial Biden press aides by touting his Sunday night address to the nation as a plea to use the attempted assassination of Donald Trump as “an urgent plea...to cool down the political temperatures” and a task for Americans “to unite” by “restor[ing] civility”. 

Curtis Houck
July 15th, 2024 2:17 PM

WashPost Art Critic: Iconic Trump Fist Pic Aids 'Darkest Forces' in US

Supporters of Donald Trump were encouraged when the former president raised his fist about a minute after being shot in the ear. But creepy Washington Post art critic Philip Kennicott warned this "powerful photograph" by AP photographer Evan Vucci was going to stoke America's Dark Side, you know, the ones who make Democracy Die in Darkness: 

Tim Graham
July 15th, 2024 1:28 PM

X’s Algorithm Favors Kamala Harris over Trump VP Contenders

Either Jack Dorsey's ghost still haunts X's algorithm or, alternatively, a radical remnant continues to work its dark arts within the platform’s ranks to undermine Elon Musk's vision of a free-speech platform divorced from its history of election interference.

Luis Cornelio
July 15th, 2024 10:53 AM
Mika Brzezinski Joe Scarborough MSNBC Morning Joe

Afraid of Unseemly Outbursts? MSNBC Pre-Empts Morning Joe

Tuning in to MSNBC this morning, interested to get the take of Joe Scarborough and his cohort of fellow Trump haters on the attempted assassination, it was surprising to find that the show had been pre-empted in favor of generic coverage hosted by Ana Cabrera.

Mark Finkelstein
July 15th, 2024 9:10 AM

STUDY: X Is Giving Congressional Dems a BOOST Before the 2024 Election

Elon Musk has made strides to turn X (formerly Twitter) into a free speech platform but there are still remnants of the Old Twitter censorship regime and they are interfering in the 2024 election. It now appears that X is actively boosting content posted by Democrat congressional members’ accounts, while simultaneously de-amplifying their GOP counterparts in the middle of an election year.

Christian Baldwin and Joseph Vazquez
July 15th, 2024 9:08 AM

After Shooting, CBS Anchor Raises January 6 to Former Speaker McCarthy

CBS ran a news special on Sunday night after President Biden’s remarks in the Oval Office. CBS anchor Norah O’Donnell interviewed former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and dragged him right back to January 6 to discuss how rhetoric has grown hotter. Typically, CBS didn’t include itself in the atmosphere of overheated rhetoric.

Tim Graham
July 15th, 2024 7:40 AM