Alex Christy
[See NewsBusters for more.] As part of CNN’s Friday coverage of the death of Queen Elizabeth II, Christiane Amanpour demanded that the new monarch, King Charles III, violate his constitutional duty of being apolitical and address left-wing pet causes like Black Lives Matter and reparations.
[See NewsBusters for more.] MSNBC’s Ali Velshi broke with network tradition on his Saturday show and welcomed an actual historian on to discuss current events. It did not go well for Velshi as repeatedly told Roberts “I need you to stop” because Roberts debunked his reductive view of the history of the British monarchy.
[See NewsBusters for more.] MSNBC’s Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough devolved into a crazier version of himself on Friday as he suggested that pro-lifers are heretics because Jesus never directly talked about abortion.
[See NewsBusters for more.] MSNBC’s Morning Joe simply can’t quit masking. On the Thursday program, New York Times editorial board member Mara Gay claimed that masking is still “an act of solidarity and respect, not just for people with certain health vulnerabilities, but also for racial minorities.
[See NewsBusters for more.] CBS host of The Late Late Show James Corden welcomed Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg onto his Wednesday-taped show to express relief at “the wonderful news” of President Biden’s student loan order and to tell Buttigieg that he would “really, really love it” if Buttigieg were to be president.
[See NewsBusters for more.] The late night comedy shows returned for their new season on Tuesday and for NBC The Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon that meant welcoming Hillary and Chelsea Clinton to promote their new Apple TV show. It also meant asking Hillary, of all people, about document security and the war in Ukraine.
[See NewsBusters for more.] CNN’s John Avlon approached Tuesday’s so-called reality check on New Day claiming to be a man of data as he defended President Biden’s recent speech denouncing “MAGA Republicans.” Yet, as Avlon lamented the “gnashing of teeth” from Republicans in response, Avlon again claimed Republicans are more extreme than Democrats.
[See NewsBusters for more.] PoliticsNation host Al Sharpton joined his MSNBC colleague Alex Witt on her Saturday show to offer his thoughts on President Biden’s recent speech and his recent meeting with Biden. For Sharpton, the country is in the worst position it has been in since the Civil War because he falsely believes states are doing things like eliminating early voting.
[See NewsBusters for more.] MSNBC’s Tiffany Cross lamented on her Saturday show that President Biden was not hard enough on Republicans during his Thursday speech. With LaTosha Brown of Black Voters Matter, Cross expressed dismay that Ronald Reagan and the GOP “of the 1970s, the 60s, the 50s” was not included in Biden’s denunciation because such references are necessary to overcome racism.
[See NewsBusters for more.] CNN’s S.E. Cupp traveled over to CNN International’s Amanpour and Company on Friday, which is broadcast in the United States on PBS, to discuss President Biden’s “semi-fascist” remarks. The allegedly conservative Cupp proclaimed the label to be “correctly” applied and it was “courageous” of Biden to do so.