MSNBC Historian Hopes That Unlike Trump, Biden Can Be Like Lincoln
MTP Daily host Chuck Todd concluded his Thursday show on MSNBC with historian Michael Beschloss by commemorating the 157th anniversary of President Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. For Todd and Beschloss, the anniversary was another reminder that President Trump is a failure, but that there is hope that Joe Biden could be the Lincoln-esque figure the country needs.
Joyless Potpourri: Reid Mangles Facts, Attacks McEnany, Trashes Cotton
A day before she accused Trump’s legal team of engaging in “sedition,” MSNBC’s ReidOut host Joy Reid managed on Wednesday to mangle an on-air correction (after being called out by NewsBusters), shout down a Black ex-Trump aide, smear White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany, and imply criticism of Susan Rice was racist.
Embarrassing: Lapdog Biden Reporters Debase Themselves in Presser
If anyone was hoping the third time would be the charm for consistently constructive or tough questions at a post-election Joe Biden press conference, Thursday illustrated that such a hope was a fool’s errand. Over the course of the 15-minute availability, the Biden team had the former vice president receive questions from only four reporters with three of them offering softballs.
NBC Hides Radical Trump-Hating Rant From Ta-Nehisi Coates
On NBC’s Today show Thursday morning, co-host Craig Melvin touted an interview with his “hero” – far-left, Trump-hating author Ta-Nehisi Coates. While Melvin hailed Coates as “an extraordinary and powerful voice,” the network puff piece conveniently ignored the pundit’s most radical and partisan declarations.
Hate in Her Heart: Reid Insists America Is Already a Dictatorship
On Wednesday, MSNBC host Joy Reid continued her ongoing, hate-filled crusade against any and all dissenting political views during The ReidOut, asserting that America’s already operating as an authoritarian country due to Donald Trump’s refusal to concede the election to Joe Biden with the “supine” Republican Party acting like Vladimir Putin’s Duma.
Mitchell Wants End to Trump's ‘Anti-Iran,’ ‘Pro-Israel’ Foreign Policy
On her MSNBC show on Wednesday, anchor Andrea Mitchell repeatedly whined over the Trump administration still conducting foreign policy after the election, as if that was unusual or improper. She was particularly outraged that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was traveling to the Middle East to push an “anti-Iran” and “pro-Israel” agenda.
MSNBC: Irish ‘Anticipation’ of Biden, ‘Impatience’ for Trump to Leave
On Wednesday, MSNBC’s Morning Joe took a brief break from trashing President Trump to tout eager “anticipation” in foreign countries like Ireland for a Joe Biden presidency and “impatience” for the current occupant of the White House to leave. The left-wing show gushed over Biden’s Irish roots and even talked to one of his relatives in the country.
Obama's Echo Chamber at MSNBC Worries About Trump Echo Chambers
The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg and PBS White House reporter Yamiche Alcindor joined MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell on Monday to long for the days of Barack Obama because those were the days when the president cared about the truth.
Media Hypocrites Preach Unity Now But Blasted Trump’s 2016 Win
You don’t have to watch very much TV news these days to get the basic plot: President Donald Trump lost the 2020 election, it’s improper for him to challenge the result, and we all must unify around President-elect Joe Biden. That’s not exactly how many journalists reacted four years ago. Here’s a quick flashback to how the media that today tout unity and acceptance dealt with President-elect…
EVIL: Joy Reid Accuses GOP of Wanting to See People Die from COVID
On Tuesday’s ReidOut, MSNBC host Joy Reid went full Ed Schultz, accusing Republicans of “bolt[ing] the door” shut in a burning house, purposefully trapping Americans as the coronavirus rages and see no problem with any and all Americans who die as a result of it. And if the venomous rhetoric wasn’t enough, Reid demanded Americans spend the holidays in crippling mental isolation (or…
WHAT?! CNN and MSNBC Blame Trump for Violence at Million MAGA March
Donald Trump’s supporters turned out to peacefully show their support for the President on Sunday, but were viciously attacked by pro-Joe Biden counter-protestors from ANTIFA/BLM. So who did CNN and MSNBC blame for these attacks? Donald Trump, of course.
Mika Nudges Guest to Urge Facebook to Censor More Conservatives
On Morning Joe, playing off Barack Obama's 60 Minutes interview in which he blamed social media in part for "truth decay," Mika and The Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg bemoaned social media's supposedly insufficient censoring of conservatives. Mika Brzezinski and Goldberg fretted that conservatives being left "unchecked" leads to " serious problems."
MSNBC Asks Obama Official: How Can Biden Combat Right-Wing Media Bias?
On Monday, MSNBC Live host Hallie Jackson gushed over Obama’s warning about right-wing media with one of his former press secretaries, Robert Gibbs at the end of the 10am EST hour.
Brian Williams Frets Trump Voters are 'Tyranny-Curious'
On Friday's The 11th Hour, MSNBC host Brian Williams devoted a segment to comparing President Donald Trump to authoritarians, and suggested that millions of Americans who voted for him are "tyranny-curious." He also picked up on a tweet by NBC News historian Michael Beschloss to muse over what it might be like if President Trump were forcibly removed from the White House by the…
