Wallace: Trump Immunity Like 'Access Hollywood'—'They Let You Do It'
On her MSNBC show, Nicolle Wallace rips the Supreme Court, arguing that in agreeing to hear Donald Trump's presidential immunity case, the Court "decided to dignify a legal theory so contrary to the American experiment that it actually rhymes with Trump's "Access Hollywood" moment of infamy. Basically arguing that when you're president, they let you do it."
Nets Yawn at Federal Court’s INSANE Move to Hold Herridge in Contempt
Late Thursday afternoon, a Washington D.C.-based federal district court judge moved to hold former Fox News and CBS News journalist Catherine Herridge in contempt of court for refusing to burn her sources from a 2017 story while at Fox News about a federal probe into a Chinese-American scientist who was never charged. The news came just over two weeks after Herridge was suddenly fired from CBS…
MSNBC Misinfo ‘Expert’ Criticizes Internet Anonymity
An MSNBC legal analyst and “misinformation expert” appeared worried that the unparalleled ease of communication that the modern internet allows threatens democracy. That’s why she suggested curbing the ability of regular citizens to use social media platforms in ways they see fit.
'Helping Donald Trump': Hayes Condemns SCOTUS For Not Rushing Case
MSNBC’s Chris Hayes journeyed over to CBS and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Wednesday to react to the news that the Supreme Court has decided to hear Donald Trump’s argument that he has presidential immunity and therefore cannot be tried in the classified documents and January 6-related cases on an expedited schedule. However, that was not good enough for Hayes, as he told the…
Elie Mystal Whines About Timing Of SCOTUS Taking Trump Immunity Appeal
Much of the evening’s prime-time cable news content was centered around the Supreme Court’s decision to hear the Trump appeal on presidential immunity, after the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals said he had none. The tone has generally been one of tooth-gnashing and wailing over the timing of the hearing date, April 22nd. Among the left wing commentariat, writer and MSNBC guest Elie Mystal…
MSNBC Tees Up Grieving Dad on NRA's LaPierre: 'Hope He Rots in Hell'
On Saturday afternoon, MSNBC host Katie Phang allowed liberal activist Fred Guttenberg to indulge in a hateful rant against the NRA and Donald Trump supporters as he declared that he hopes that former NRA head Wayne LaPierre "rots in hell."
MSNBC Decries McConnell's 'Very Hypocritical' And 'Tainted' Legacy
Sen. Mitch McConnell announced his decision to step down as the Republican leader in November on Wednesday and MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell Reports was quickly ready to kick the “very hypocritical” and “tainted” McConnell out the door.
MSNBC Tries To Have It Both Ways On Alabama's Embryo-Personhood Ruling
Ever since the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that an embryo is a life, the media has tried to have it both ways. They have tried to mourn the supposed threat to IVF, which means aspiring parents will have their dreams of having a baby crushed while also denying the embryo is a life. Tuesday’s Andrea Mitchell Reports on MSNBC was just the latest example, as Washington correspondent…
Morning Joe Suggests GOP Tries To 'Gerrymander' Presidential Elections
On Morning Joe, Eugene Robinson, MSNBC's chief political analyst, suggests that Republicans try to overcome their loss of the popular vote in presidential elections by "gerrymander[ing] the hell out of everything, to try to build an advantage." But 48 out of 50 states, representing 98.3% of the 538 Electoral College votes, award all their Electoral College votes to the winner of the popular…
'Big Guy' Scarborough Raises 'Warning Signs' For Trump Campaign
On Morning Joe, Joe Scarborough calls himself a "big guy" and raises "warning signs" for the Trump campaign. He notes that Nikki Haley got 40% of the vote in South Carolina -- a lot considering that she was run against a virtual three-time incumbent. Scarborough says that when he was a congressman and a primary opponent got 19-20%, he "melted down."
Sunday Move: Michael Steele Half-Crosses Himself Over Black Republican
On the Sunday edition of the MSNBC show The Weekend, co-anchor Michael Steele half-crossed himself and said "it's Sunday" after playing a clip of a Republican candidate for governor of North Carolina making remarks at CPAC. At the end of the show, Ali Velshi, whose show came on next, singled out Steele's move for praise, calling it "precious."
FLASHBACK: Recalling Years of Liberal Media Mockery of CPAC
For years, both journalists and late-night comics have ridiculed CPAC as akin to “the bar scene in Star Wars,” “an aviary for far-right ‘wacko birds,’” and an “audience of malignant children.”
MSNBC Falsely Claims Alabama IVF Case Upends Pro-Life Logic
MSNBC’s host of The ReidOut, Joy Reid, and political analyst Michelle Goldberg continued the discussion of the Alabama Supreme Court’s recent ruling that embryos are people by arguing that the Republican reaction to the ruling proves that pro-life ideology is full of “actual consequences” and “contradictions.” However, they ultimately failed in this attempt, as their efforts led them…
MSNBC: Bathroom Bills, 'Gender-Affirming Care Bans' Lead to Death
If you believe that men should use the men’s restroom and that minors should not be given gender-altering care, then the Friday edition of MSNBC’s Jose Diaz-Balart Reports thinks you are partly responsible for the recent death of an Oklahoma teenager who identified as non-binary.