Amidst the scare of a government shutdown, CNN News Central provided its viewers Tuesday morning with only the dramatic “expressions of heartburn” of Senate Democrats rather than the concerns and explanations from Senate Republicans or from the accused House Republicans. One would think that the opinions of the House Republicans would be considered far more crucial information to viewers, rather than the unhelpful outcries of disgust from the two Senate Democrats they interviewed.
The initial comments of co-host Kate Bolduan suggested that the network was aware of the importance of hearing from the House Republicans, however, she called for no such interview. Instead, Bolduan merely laughed at all the curses that lawmakers have supposedly been muttering to themselves: “And while these top four congressional leaders are meeting with President Biden, congressional gridlock has left lawmakers muttering a lot of four-letter words.”
CNN congressional correspondent, Lauren Fox provided additional confirmation of such an awareness, saying:
This isn't really a divide necessarily between Republicans and Democrats. This is kind of a divide between House Republicans and everybody else. You are starting to hear so much frustration from both Republican and Democratic senators as they arrive back to Washington.