CNN Host DEFENDS Press Obsessing Over Itself as Educational to Public
Having been a network where pomposity and an absence of humility reigned supreme during Jeff Zucker’s tenure, CNN has relapsed since Friday, when President Trump banned it from the White House, and thus it was no surprise that Wednesday’s The Arena included a breathtakingly absurd monologue from host Kasie Hunt arguing the press flaunting itself isn’t selfish or proof they don’t care about the…
CNN's Jennings Says CNN Is News, MS NOW Is 'Total Alternate Reality'
On Monday, CNN, MS NOW and Politico sued President Trump, looking to overturn his order banning three networks from the White House, a federal judge scheduled a conference hearing for Wednesday, and five WH television pool members including FOX News Media, announced they're suspending pooled coverage of the President. Monday on CNN's NewsNight with Abby Phillip, it was all on the table, and…
The 10 Silliest Quotes from CNN/MS NOW/Politico Suit Against Trump
On Monday, CNN teamed up with MS NOW (the artist formerly known as MSNBC) and Politico in a joint lawsuit against the Trump administration and a litany of officials, demanding their access to the White House grounds be restored after Friday’s shocking, unilateral ban by President Trump. Since then, of course, the three have relished the spotlight and cloaking themselves in martyrdom we are to…
Hollywood Accuses California of Folding to Trump on Paramount Merger
All is not well in liberal Hollywood. After a blue state coalition led by California essentially folded by allowing the Paramount Skydance-Warner Bros. Discovery merger to proceed: several celebrities, led by actors Mark Ruffalo and Jane Fonda, voiced their displeasure at state officials for caving.
Morning Joe Worries For Democracy and Decries WH Bans with Dana Bash
On Wednesday, Morning Joe continued to decry the White House barring MS NOW, CNN, and Politico from White House grounds and, in the process, feared for democracy as Mike Barnicle asked Democracy Forward CEO Skye Perryman, “What can people do to pay attention to the demolition of democracy. Imemdailty after Perryman’s answer, the show teased an interview with CNN’s Dana Bash, which included…
LOL: Reporters Pretend They Represent All of America
Behold the most ludicrous argument unfolding after President Trump’s latest attempt to deny White House press passes to Trump-loathing reporters. NPR reporter Tamara Keith claimed: "I'm doing it on behalf of the American people. I'm not doing it for me. Um, and by kicking people out, he's kicking the American people out of the room. He's kicking the American people out of the people's house…
Ban Fight: CNN Gives Trump Dictator Label, Questioning ‘State of Mind’
On Monday, CNN’s Erin Burnett OutFront spoke out on President Trump’s recent media denial of press access, which barred CNN, MS Now, and Politico from entering the White House grounds. Between jabs at the President's character, former Trump White House Lawyer Ty Cobb, and former Trump White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham railed against Trump’s foul play to the First Amendment. Burnett…
Bitter Much? Enraged by Ban, CNN REFUSED to Carry Trump’s UN Speech
Despite declarations from CNN journalists like Brian Stelter that those at the network simply want to do their jobs and cover President Trump (instead of being banned from the White House), their pomposity and penchant for martyrdom shone brightly Tuesday morning when CNN avoided carrying Trump’s speech to the United Nations General Assembly, even though live video was available by the UN…
Bozell Breaks Down CNN, MS NOW and Politico’s White House 'Ban'
Media Research Center (MRC) President David Bozell joined Larry O’Connor on the O'Connor & Company show Tuesday morning to discuss the White House's recent ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico due to their overt bias and negative coverage of President Trump and his administration.
Ruhle Mourns For 60 Minutes After California Folds In Paramount Merger
Ever since President Trump banned MS NOW, CNN, and Politico from the White House, there has been plenty of rhetoric from the media about how the First Amendment says that politicians do not get to pick on who reports on them or to say what is fake news and what isn’t. However, on Tuesday’s Money, Power, Politics, MS NOW host Stephanie Ruhle lamented that a California-led coalition of blue…
MS NOW Legal Analyst Compares WH Bans to 1930s Nazi Germany
In response to the White House barring reporters from CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from entering White House grounds, reactions on liberal networks have started to delve into comparisons of the Trump administration to Nazi Germany. On Monday’s Deadline: White House, MS NOW legal analyst Andrew Weissmann compared the bans to the “1930s in Germany."
‘You Shouldn’t Be Here!’; Trump Fires Back at CNN Ahead of UN Speech
President Trump seemed surprised on Tuesday morning as, upon walking into the United Nations for his speech at the General Assembly, he was greeted by former conservative reporter-turned-CNN liberal Kaitlan Collins, despite the fact that Trump has banned CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House. When Collins noted they’re at the United Nations and boasted that most Americans think Iran…
Maddow Calls 'No Kings' a 'Truth,' Says Trump Wants U.S. To Be Russia
After the news of the bans of CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from White House grounds, MS NOW hosted breaking news coverage over the weekend as new host Peter Alexander held a special edition of his weekday State of Play program on Saturday night. Alexander went on a long monologue to start the show, where he called the moment an “attack on press freedom. Then, Rachel Maddow joined Alexander to…
Solidarity: Lead TV Networks Withdraw From Key WH Job After CNN Ban
On Monday morning, the remaining four major TV networks not banned by the White House — ABC, CBS, NBC, and the Fox News Channel — announced they would be showing solidarity with CNN following Friday’s ban (alongside MS NOW and Politico) by withdrawing from the responsibility of providing “pool” TV coverage of the President’s movements when both inside and outside the White House grounds.