Whoopi Shouts Down Criticism of Dems, Behar Fears Justice Hand Shake

President Trump’s address to the Joint Session of Congress apparently went so well that the set of ABC News’s The View became a copium den during Wednesday’s episode. So desperate were they to find fault with Trump’s speech that Joy Behar stoked fear of Trump shaking hands with members of the Supreme Court. Meanwhile, moderator Whoopi Goldberg shouted down the one ounce of criticism…

Nicholas Fondacaro
March 5th, 2025 4:50 PM

Stephanopoulos Battles Speaker on Trump Speech, Gives Dem Softballs

ABC’s Good Morning America co-host and former Clinton official George Stephanopoulos held back-to-back exclusive interviews Wednesday with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) for reaction to President Trump’s Tuesday night address to a joint session of Congress. To the shock of likely no one, Stephanopoulos badgered Johnson while barely…

Curtis Houck
March 5th, 2025 4:10 PM

Who Ate Your Milk-Bone? New Republic Rages DOGE ‘Could Kill Your Dog’

We thought we had seen it all with the astronomically stupid media takes surrounding Elon Musk and DOGE cutting up the federal government’s credit cards, but lefty magazine The New Republic just potentially one-upped them all. 

Joseph Vazquez
March 5th, 2025 3:00 PM

PolitiFact on SOTU: Trump Gets NINE 'False' Ratings, Biden Gets None

It's natural that "independent fact checkers" would pounce on State of the Union speeches. But it depends on who's president. PolitiFact socked Trump with six "False" ratings and three "Mostly False" for his 2025 speech. But a year ago with President Biden, PolitiFact never ruled Biden was "false"...on anything. They'd say "exaggerated," or "this needs context," or "this merits asterisks." Too…

Tim Graham
March 5th, 2025 2:12 PM

Kimmel: Kicking Al Green Out Of Trump Speech Gave Johnson An Erection

Being on the West Coast, ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel had the ability to react to President Donald Trump’s address to Congress on his Tuesday show. Naturally, Kimmel’s reaction included plenty of insults directed Trump’s way, but he also suggested Speaker Mike Johnson got an erection when he kicked Rep. Al Green out of the chamber for disruptive behavior.

Alex Christy
March 5th, 2025 1:35 PM
ABC Fawns Over Stephen A. Smith’s Cuomo Interview, Skips COVID

ABC Fawns Over Stephen A. Smith’s Cuomo Interview, Skips COVID

Tuesday on ABC’s Good Morning America, co-host George Stephanopoulos interviewed Stephen A. Smith of ESPN on his interview of disgraced former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo who launched a comeback by running for mayor of New York City. Smith was ready to downplay the long trail of scandal and sleaze that had followed Cuomo, and extolled him as a fine leader and capable administrator…

David Milliken
March 5th, 2025 11:11 AM

Not Like Last Year: Sedate Networks Scoff at Trump’s ‘Campaign Rally’

Needless to say, ABC, CBS, and NBC offered far different reactions Tuesday night to President Trump’s address to Congress (think State of the Union, but not granted that title in a president’s first year) than they did in immediately celebrating last year’s partisan State of the Union from Joe Biden. For 2025, they were more lackadaisical in their disdain for Trump’s “intensely partisan” “…

Curtis Houck
March 5th, 2025 10:34 AM

Colbert, Buttigieg Fear For 'Soul of our Nation' After Trump Speech

CBS’s Stephen Colbert stayed up for a live show on what turned out to be Wednesday morning after President Donald Trump’s address to Congress. Colbert spent his monologue praising Rep. Al Green for getting kicked out of the House chamber and attacking Trump on everything from transgender issues to shipbuilding. Later, he would welcome former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to wonder, “…

Alex Christy
March 5th, 2025 10:10 AM
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Scarborough 'Confident' In Future, Biden Will Be Ranked Very Well

On Morning Joe, responding to President Trump in his Joint Address to Congress having called Joe Biden "the worst president in American history," Joe Scarborough says: "I'm quite confident that ten, 20 years from now, when they're ranking presidents, Joe Biden will be doing very well."

Mark Finkelstein
March 5th, 2025 9:48 AM

Woke of the Weak: Hollywood's Mediocre Standards

The blog criticizes Hollywood's award shows, particularly the Oscars, for celebrating films that audiences may not have even heard of before they receive accolades. It argues that these events are predictable cycles allowing figures in the film industry to celebrate mediocrity with substantial budgets. The post suggests that a few self-appointed cultural elites have lowered industry standards…

Justine Brooke Murray
March 5th, 2025 7:14 AM

Column: Networks Hound Trump With Loaded Poll Questions

The national media pay for national polls to measure public opinion. But often, they aren’t just measuring public opinion. Their selection of polling questions carries an agenda, and tests how the liberal media arguments are faring in all 50 states. Their questions change depending on which party’s president is in the White House.

Tim Graham
March 5th, 2025 6:30 AM

MSNBC: Pity the Poor, DOGE-Displaced Federal Employee

MSNBC wound down its A-team portion of their coverage of President Trump’s address before a joint session of Congress with a bemoaning of displaced federal workers. This display was unlike any other, and revealed quite a bit about MSNBC and our progressive commentariat.

Jorge Bonilla
March 5th, 2025 3:28 AM

Raging MSNBC Karens CRASH OUT Over Love for D.J. at Joint Address

The initial reaction to President Donald Trump’s Joint Address to Congress at MSNBC centered around outrage at the fact that Trump would dare to honor D.J. Daniel, the 13-year-old pediatric cancer patient who was deputized as a honorary Secret Service agent. Their bilious reaction to that heartwarming moment is the truest indicator of how the night really went for them.

Jorge Bonilla
March 5th, 2025 1:35 AM

Jennings Gets Axelrod to Admit Dems Looked Bad During Trump’s Speech

You know Tuesday night’s address to the Joint Session of Congress was a good night for President Trump because the liberal media didn’t have much in terms of rage-fueled declarations against it. In fact, Republican Scott Jennings managed to get his CNN colleague and former Obama advisor David Axelrod to admit that his fellow Democrats were the ones who looked bad at the end of the night.

Nicholas Fondacaro
March 5th, 2025 1:24 AM