Alex Christy
[See NewsBusters for more.] CNN Newsroom guest host Bianna Golodryga alleged on Monday that the Republican Party is heading in the direction of the Soviet Union, because it no longer recognizes the differences between fact and fiction.
In a conversation with former Virginia Rep. Denver Riggleman about the future of the party, Golodryga declared, "I came from a former Soviet Union where you have…
[See NewsBusters for more.] Standing in front of one of First Lady Jill Biden's giant heart-shaped Valentine's Day decorations that simply said "kindness," CNN White House correspondent Jeremy Diamond reported on Friday that President Biden would meet with a bipartisan group of governors and mayors to discuss COVID relief. Among those present would be New York's Andrew Cuomo, but Diamond kindly…
[See NewsBusters for more.] During MSNBC's impeachment preview coverage, Katy Tur, Stephanie Ruhle, and Hallie Jackson lamented that some conservative media isn't properly covering the proceedings, but are instead focusing on stories, such as the Dallas Mavericks refusing to pay the national anthem, that, according to Ruhle, aren't even true.
Tur contended that Trump's lawyers are trying to "tap…
[See NewsBusters for more.] During CNN's impeachment pre-game show on Wednesday, Dana Bash reported that former President Trump's lawyers are rushing to create videos showing Democrats using the same kind of rhetoric that House managers argue Trump should be convicted for. According to Jake Tapper, that would be an unfair criticism, because no violence came from them.
Tapper focused on…
[See NewsBusters for more.] According to Late Night host Seth Meyers, former President Obama made one crucial mistake during his presidency that led to the rise of Donald Trump: not prosecuting former Bush Administration officials. Against the backdrop of Trump's second impeachment, the nominal comedian alleged early Tuesday morning that allowing Bush officials off for their supposed wrongdoing…
[See NewsBusters for more.] The midterm elections may still be well over a year away, but MSNBC Live host Hallie Jackson is already inviting far-left Senate candidates on to her show to advocate for eliminating the filibuster in order to pursue progressive priorities. On Monday, Jackson welcomed Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman who is aiming to replace retiring Republican Pat…
[See NewsBusters for more.] During an attempt on Friday's CNN Tonight, host Don Lemon invited Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar on to attempt to debunk Republican comparisons between her and Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. Lemon assisted Omar in these efforts by re-writing history of how House Democrats and Omar herself responded to her anti-Semitic remarks from 2019 as well as how Republicans have…
[See NewsBusters for more.] It turns out that it is not just Republicans who think the $1.9 trillion price tag on President Biden's COVID relief package is too high, but also former director of the National Economic Council under Obama and Clinton Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers. On Friday's MSNBC Live host Katy Tur and Politico's chief economic correspondent Ben White wondered how someone…
[See NewsBusters for more.] Host of The Late Show on CBS Stephen Colbert and show writer John Thibodeaux must have run out of jokes, because on Wednesday's program they discussed the Biden Administration's plans to accelerate the process of replacing Andrew Jackson with Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill. Instead of focusing on the merits of Tubman replacing Jackson, they lamented that Tubman will…
[See NewsBusters for more.] Alleged funnyman Stephen Colbert claimed on Monday's edition of The Late Show on CBS that the ten Republican senators trying to find a compromise solution with President Biden on COVID relief are "absentminded caribou" who are proposing that instead of simply letting Americans drown, Republicans want to be able to wave to them while they drown.
Nor was that the only…