‘Caring for Migrant Children’: NBC Touts Dems Ahead of Debate

With the on-screen headline reading “caring for migrant children”, anchor Lester Holt noted that “some of the Democratic candidates spent the hours leading up to tonight's debate visiting a center here in Florida, where over 13,000 migrant children have been placed since March of last year, as outrage grows about conditions inside these facilities.”
Nicholas Fondacaro
June 26th, 2019 8:42 PM

NYTimes Plays With Emotions on Migrants, Running Tragic Photo on Front

A photograph of a father and his young daughter who drowned trying to cross the Rio Grande into America is causing emotional outcry among the left, helped along by supposedly objective journalists including the New York Times, which put it on top of the front page of its print edition. The original print version story about the tragedy was penned solely by reporter Mihir Zaveri, an updated…
Clay Waters
June 26th, 2019 8:31 PM

Telemundo’s Egg-On-Face Trump Interview

Instead of showing off its journalistic prowess, Telemundo’s much-heralded first U.S. Spanish-language media interview with President Trump showcased the network’s penchant for dishonesty and deception. One of the most startling moments was when anchorman José Díaz-Balart doggedly professed ignorance of a January 2019 NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist survey that showed President Trump’s job approval…
Ken Oliver-Méndez
June 26th, 2019 8:28 PM

PBS's Yamiche Alcindor Fears Biden Sounds Like a MAGA Trump Backer

It is officially election season and the time for cordiality in the Democratic Primary will soon come to an end. With the first debate set to go down Wednesday night, the candidates will quickly be chasing the Democratic nomination like a pack of hungry wolverines in pursuit of the opportunity to run against President Trump.
Gregory Price
June 26th, 2019 8:10 PM

Wallace: This Election Is About Dems ‘Saving the Country’ from Trump

The crazy train left the station at 7:00 p.m. Eastern Wednesday night ahead of the first 2020 Democratic presidential debate on MSNBC, NBC, and Telemundo with MSNBC’s pre-debate coverage, which featured co-host Nicolle Wallace proclaiming that this election is, most importantly, about Democrats “saving the country” by hitting Trumpism with a 2 X 4 piece of wood.
Curtis Houck
June 26th, 2019 7:52 PM

Reddit ‘Quarantines’ Conservative Group The_Donald

The front page of the internet is suppressing popular conservative voices — “without warning.” Reddit’s subreddit group, The_Donald, was given a “quarantine” by admins following liberal complaints about  violence in the group’s content.  
Corinne Weaver
June 26th, 2019 7:41 PM

Bush Press Secretary Offers Debate Questions to NBC for the Democrats

In Wednesday's USA Today, Ari Fleischer, the first press secretary for President George W. Bush, offered a list of tough questions the NBC/MSNBC/Telemundo moderators could ask the Democrats. The headline in the paper was "Ask Democrats tough questions about culture and economics. Put them on the spot." 
Tim Graham
June 26th, 2019 7:04 PM

Shocker: Ruhle Asks Buttigieg 'Should You Be Skipping this Debate?'

Is the media infatuation with South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg finally coming to a close? As Democrats get set to start their formal debates, Buttigieg sat down for an interview with MSNBC Live host Stephanie Ruhle on Wednesday to talk about a wide range of topics, but most notably the shooting of Eric Logan and Buttigieg's response to it.
Alex Christy
June 26th, 2019 6:30 PM

Crenshaw Roasts Big Tech at Homeland Security Hearing

Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) warned Big Tech companies and his Democratic counterparts Wednesday that free speech is a fundamental value, and losing it will “tear us apart.” Crenshaw was commenting during the June 26 hearing (viewable at 1:33:20) before the House Homeland Security Committee. Representatives from Google, Facebook, and Twitter testified over how social media companies handle terror-…
Alexander Hall
June 26th, 2019 6:29 PM

O’Donnell: Trump’s Allies and Family Only Support Him Out of ‘Fear’

In an almost five-minute rant Tuesday night, MSNBC host Lawrence O’Donnell tried to rationalize how Senator Lindsey Graham and Donald Trump Jr. could possibly support the President. O’Donnell’s conclusion was fear: “In the peculiar chemistry of Trump world, hate and fear sometimes combine to create public love and adoration. That seems to have happened to both Lindsey Graham and Donald Trump Jr.”
Emma Fantuzzo
June 26th, 2019 5:45 PM

Madonna Reenacts Gruesome Shooting for Propaganda Music Video

Last Tuesday, Madonna teased her blatantly controversial “God Control” music video. The wait is now over. Today, the pop singer released her gun control-preaching propaganda piece and it’s just as tactless as expected.
Jorge Plaza
June 26th, 2019 5:29 PM

Ramos Shields AOC From Scrutiny Over Concentration Camp Comparison

Univision anchor Jorge Ramos shields Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) from her remarks comparing immigrant detention centers to Nazi concentration camps, in what is his most recent and most blatant instance of AOC fandom. If you thought that last week’s effusive praise of AOC’s appearance on ABC’s This Week was the apex of media cheerleading then you, dear reader, thought wrong.
Jorge Bonilla
June 26th, 2019 4:57 PM

Nets Tout ‘Drama,’ ‘High Theater’ of Mueller Hearing as Win for Dems

On Wednesday, all three network morning shows touted news that former Special Counsel Robert Mueller would testify before Congress on July 17th as a win for Democrats who hope to make the event a “blockbuster television event” filled with “high theater.” Reporters seemed giddy as they listed the questions House Democrats would likely ask Mueller about the Russia investigation.
Kyle Drennen
June 26th, 2019 4:32 PM

It Could Get Nasty, NBC’s Debate Moderators’ History of Hating Trump

It could get nasty tonight and tomorrow when NBC’s moderators bring up the topic of Donald Trump during the Democratic candidates debate. If recent history is a guide expect the moderators to ask questions that push the candidates to criticize Trump and his administration’s policies while treating some candidates –  like Bernie Sanders –  as heroes. The following are just a few examples of NBC…

Geoffrey Dickens
June 26th, 2019 4:31 PM