Some of the most hackish elements of the liberal media had pivoted to outright lying and denying that Washington, D.C. had a major crime and safety problem. That much was clear during Thursday’s Inside Politics on CNN as network correspondent Gabe Cohen attacked and scoffed at National Guard troops deployed to the district. He was joined by Axios contributor Margaret Talev who all but denied the existence of crime in the city, while claiming the Guard deployment was roving authoritarianism.
Early in his comments, Cohen blamed “the FBI agents, the DEA agents, Border Patrol, those guys” for “the more tense moments” shared on social media from the night before, instead of the far-left and bought protesters that assailed their position.
He then targeted the National Guard troops by suggesting they weren’t doing anything at all except taking pictures of themselves.
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