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Weekend Media Wrap, Vol. 33: What You Missed If You Weren’t Glued To The Sunday Shows

By  Virginia Kruta
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WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 29: U.S. President Joe Biden walks across the South Lawn before boarding the Marine One presidential helicopter and departing the White House on February 29, 2024 in Washington, DC. In the throes of a re-election campaign, Biden is traveling to Brownsville, Texas, near the U.S.-Mexico border on the same day that Republican rival and former President Donald Trump is scheduled to visit the border. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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Every Sunday morning, legacy media outlets are taken over by elected officials, aspiring elected officials, administration insiders, and the usual collection of talking heads — all of whom are there to discuss specific policies, push talking points, or simply promote their own campaigns.

For those who don’t spend their Sunday mornings glued to the television — and their Sunday afternoons attempting to unravel a full week’s worth of network and cable news media spin — The Daily Wire has compiled a short summary of what you may have missed.

ABC News, “This Week”:

A panel discussion on ABC’s “This Week” turned to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) — the longest-serving party leader in U.S. Senate history — and his plan to step down from his Senate leadership role following the presidential election in November.

Donna Brazile, former interim chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), laid into the Kentucky Senator, claiming that his only real “legacy” was in “taking away rights.”

“Mitch McConnell’s legacy is the courts,” Brazile said, referencing McConnell’s efforts to push through as many of former President Donald Trump’s judicial nominees as he could. “Mitch McConnell’s legacy is destroying voting rights, and I can say that today on, you know, Bloody Sunday. Mitch McConnell’s legacy is overturning Roe v. Wade because when he did not allow a sitting president to put his nominee forward, give Merrick Garland a hearing, that’s Mitch McConnell’s legacy and we will never forget it.”

Politico’s Jonathan Martin weighed in on President Biden and the ongoing chaos at the southern border, arguing that Biden had been “slow to realize” that he needed to address the issue.

“Biden’s paying a price because he was too slow on the issue,” Martin said. “He was warned by his pollster in the first year of his White House that inflation, immigration, and crime were rising issues with the voters and they were slow on all three, but immigration’s the one that’s been the most damaging I think in the last couple of months.”

CBS News, “Face the Nation”:

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) made an appearance on CBS’ “Face the Nation,” where he told host Margaret Brennan that he believes President Biden needs to do something bold” in order to better resonate with the Democrat Party base — some of whom have expressed anger over his continued support for Israel as it fights the terrorist group Hamas in Gaza.

Khanna then went on to say that Biden still had a chance to “become a hero,” and suggested the way to make that happen was first call for a ceasefire (which Israel has already ruled out unless  a deal includes the release of all hostages and the end of Hamas) and then be the first American President to “recognize a Palestinian state” and “have a two-state solution” (which Hamas has refused as long as /Israel is allowed to exist).

Khanna took things a step further as well, telling Brennan that the U.S. should stop sending military aid to Israel and impose “consequences” on Israel over Hamas’ claims that humanitarian aid is being blocked by the Israel Defense Forces.

CNN, “State of the Union”:

Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) joined anchor Dana Bash on CNN’s “State of the Union,” where he made it clear that he was not interested in taking up an impeachment trial against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas despite receiving articles of impeachment from the Republican-led House.

“I’d like to see us move forward and do our jobs,” he said, adding, “I don’t take it seriously.”

Durbin also used some of his time on CNN to complain about the Supreme Court’s decision to take up former President Donald Trump’s immunity claim — particularly the fact that their plan to hear arguments in late April could make it very difficult for Special Counsel Jack Smith to conclude the trial against Trump prior to the election in November.

“I’m really concerned with what they have done,” he said.

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NBC News, “Meet the Press”:

Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) attempted to downplay the fact that 13% of Michigan Democrats said their votes were “uncommitted” in last week’s primary as part of a “protest vote” that was meant to express their disappointment in Biden’s continued support for Israel in the war against Hamas terrorists in Gaza.

Dingell first said that her state “frequently votes uncommitted,” and then argued that while there were a significant number of votes involved, there were “a lot of other groups” as well.

Former Governor Nikki Haley (R-S.C.), who continues to campaign against Trump in the Republican primary, told “Meet the Press” host Kristen Welker that she no longer felt bound to uphold the pledge the Republican National Committee asked all candidates to sign — namely, that they would support the eventual Republican nominee.

Haley, who signed the pledge as part of the requirements to participate in the primary debates, told Welker on Sunday, “I think I’ll make what decision I want.”

FOX, “Fox News Sunday”:

“Fox News Sunday” showcased the latest polling, most of which did not look favorable to President Biden and his chances at reelection in November. One slide showed Biden’s favorability rating — currently standing at -18 points — compared to the same measure in February of 2020, when it was +4 points.

A second slide showed the breakdown of Biden’s approval and disapproval ratings 0ver several key issues. On the economy, 37% approve and 62% disapprove; on China, 35% approve and 61% disapprove; on inflation, 34% approve and 65% disapprove; on the Israel-Hamas war, 31% approve and 65% disapprove; and on immigration, 31% approve and 66% disapprove.

MSNBC, “Inside With Jen Psaki”:

Former White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki brought in Rep Jamie Raskin (D-MD) to discuss the Supreme Court and former President Trump’s immunity claim — and both seemed to be in agreement that the Court was setting the schedule on that particular case in an effort to help Trump by delaying his trial.

“Yeah. If you don’t believe that, you’re too innocent to be let out of the house by yourself at this point,” Raskin claimed.

Psaki attempted to drive the same point home in another segment arguing that while she questioned the timing, people shouldn’t need a trial to simply declare Trump guilty.

“We all know what he did. There is no doubt about the basic facts of these cases. So while the American people deserve trials before election day, we shouldn’t need them to know the danger he poses to democracy and to our rights,” she claimed.

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