It’s time to find out who had the Worst Media Quote of the Week. This interactive series is where you — our loyal NewsBusters visitors and MRC supporters — get to vote on which leftist journalist or celebrity had the worst media quote of the week.
Much appreciation to all who voted last week via NewsBusters and the MRC’s various social media sites (Facebook, Instagram, X, and Truth Social).
The results of the Worst Media Quote of the Week are in and the winner is…
Jim Acosta!
The former CNN White House correspondent won with 57 percent of the vote! Acosta won with his insult of departing White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, as he claimed she was the “most shameless liar” that President Donald Trump ever had in that role. Rosie O’Donnell came in second place with 31 percent. NBC moderator of Meet the Press Kristen Welker finished in third place with 12 percent.
Check out the following clip (via the MRC Video team) to see the nominees in action:
Watch the worst quotes from @kwelkernbc, @Acosta, and Rosie O'Donnell
Video by @Schineman pic.twitter.com/DfMK6fRbr9— Media Research Center (@theMRC) August 13, 2026
WINNER (57 percent of the vote)
Jim Acosta: Karoline Leavitt Became the “Most Shameless Liar” That Trump Has Ever Had as Press Secretary
“Kayleigh McEnany, she was going for the Gold in the Lie Olympics but – and I thought coming into this second term, when they announced Karoline Leavitt as the new White House press secretary, I thought - you know - I don’t know - is she ready for primetime? She’s gonna have to do those special exercises that they do inside the Trump White House to really hone their skills at lying to the American people. But by golly, she put in the work. And she has, she has shown some results! She is, I think, by far the biggest and most effective and most shameless liar that Donald Trump has ever had as White House press secretary.”
— Former CNN correspondent Jim Acosta on his podcast The Jim Acosta Show, August 12.
SECOND PLACE (31 percent of the vote)
Rosie O’Donnell Fled to Ireland Because She Thought About “All the People in Nazi Germany Who Didn’t Get Out Early Enough”
“When I told my friends, they’re like, ‘We can’t get you to go to Cancun. What do you mean you’re moving to Ireland?’ And so, you know, I was sure after I read that book, I thought about all the people in Nazi Germany who didn’t get out early enough. And I thought, I don’t want that to be my truth. And I also don’t want to be engrossed in every detail of what he’s [Donald Trump] saying and doing every moment, which is what happens when you’re here in the United States.”
— Former ABC’s The View co-host and comedian Rosie O’Donnell on The Tangle with Kyle Ridley podcast, August 11.
THIRD PLACE (12 percent of the vote)
Kristen Welker Runs Interference for Leftist Senate Candidate Abdul El-Sayed
“Let me ask you, you describe Dr. El-Sayed as extreme; your Senate colleague Tommy Tuberville has called him a terrorist. Senator Ted Cruz said El-Sayed wants, quote, Sharia law. To be fair, there’s no evidence to support those claims. Do you believe those attacks go too far, Senator?”
— Moderator Kristen Welker to Sen. Jim Banks on NBC’s Meet the Press, August 9.
Thanks again to all who participated!
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