For those who don&#8217;t spend their Sunday mornings glued to the television — and their Sunday afternoons attempting to dig through a week&#8217;s worth of network and cable news media spin — The Daily Wire has compiled a short summary of what you may have missed.
This Sunday, all eyes were on House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) — and despite some rumblings from a few House Republicans threatening to take his gavel via the same Motion to Vacate that ousted former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) — members of both parties (surprise!) came to his defense.
Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) sang Johnson&#8217;s praises on ABC&#8217;s &#8220;This Week,&#8221; saying that his efforts to shepherd an aid bill — for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan — through the House over the objections of some within his own party had displayed a &#8220;profile in courage.&#8221;
&#8220;I am so proud of the Speaker, Mike Johnson,&#8221; McCaul told ABC host Jonathan Karl. &#8220;He went through a transformation &#8230; putting the nation above yourself.&#8221;
Johnson, when asked about attempts to oust him from the speakership, said that his intention was simply to do his job, not to walk around the Capitol fretting about whether or not someone would put forth a Motion to Vacate.
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House Speaker Mike Johnson displayed a “profile in courage” by pushing through $95 billion in aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan despite opposition from some members of his own party, GOP Rep. Michael McCaul says. 
“He went through a transformation.” <a href="https://t.co/EtsIH1fSpA">https://t.co/EtsIH1fSpA</a> <a href="https://t.co/MHqjFrv9ut">pic.twitter.com/MHqjFrv9ut</a>
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The Foreign Affairs Committee Chair went on to say that he believed Johnson had done &#8220;the right thing&#8221; in supporting the aid package, arguing that the United States could not abandon Ukraine the same way President Joe Biden&#8217;s administration had abandoned Afghanistan.
&#8220;I think the stock in Mike Johnson has gone way up. I think the respect for him has gone way up — because he did the right thing.&#8221;
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“I think the stock in Mike Johnson has gone way up. I think the respect for him has gone way up — because he did the right thing,” House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul tells <a href="https://twitter.com/jonkarl?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JonKarl</a>. <a href="https://t.co/EtsIH1fSpA">https://t.co/EtsIH1fSpA</a> <a href="https://t.co/0rkUJAoF1A">pic.twitter.com/0rkUJAoF1A</a>
&mdash; This Week (@ThisWeekABC) <a href="https://twitter.com/ThisWeekABC/status/1782045250770423842?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 21, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Despite being a member of the opposition party, Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) threw his support behind Johnson as well — largely because of his work to pass the Ukraine aid package — and said that he would even go so far as to vote to support the Republican Speaker, should a Motion to Vacate force another vote.
&#8220;I would actually vote to table any motion to vacate him &#8230; He did the right thing here and he deserves to keep his job until the end of the term,&#8221; Khanna told Karl. But Khanna made it clear his goodwill toward Johnson would be short-lived, noting that he believed Democrats would retake the House in November — so once the current term ends, he believes the new House Speaker might be House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.).
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Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna tells <a href="https://twitter.com/jonkarl?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JonKarl</a> that he would vote to support Speaker Mike Johnson if Republicans tried to remove him for securing Ukraine aid. 
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Even Donna Brazile, former interim Chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), voiced her tentative approval of Speaker Johnson: &#8220;I have to say this, I&#8217;m a Louisianan, I&#8217;m always proud when Louisiana people come through — especially someone with LSU ties.&#8221;
She went on to say that while Johnson was certainly not what she would call a &#8220;moderate,&#8221; &#8220;at the end of the day, he decided to go with history and to be the soul who understood what&#8217;s at stake.&#8221;
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Speaker Johnson “decided to go with history and to be the soul who understood what’s at stake,” former DNC chair <a href="https://twitter.com/donnabrazile?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DonnaBrazile</a> says after Democrats helped Johnson avoid defeat on foreign aid bills despite GOP objections. <a href="https://t.co/Dlkg8lTeqJ">https://t.co/Dlkg8lTeqJ</a> <a href="https://t.co/Cs0vbRXy8g">pic.twitter.com/Cs0vbRXy8g</a>
&mdash; This Week (@ThisWeekABC) <a href="https://twitter.com/ThisWeekABC/status/1782107737217740931?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 21, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Several other shows on the Sunday circuit played variations on the same theme.
On CBS&#8217; &#8220;Face the Nation,&#8221; Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK) told host Margaret Brennan that he didn&#8217;t think there would be enough Republicans to vote Johnson out of the Speakership.
&#8220;You gotta take anything seriously,&#8221; Cole said of the threats to oust Johnson — but he also said that he didn&#8217;t believe they&#8217;d be successful because not as many Republicans would oppose Johnson as had opposed McCarthy and some Democrats (like Khanna) were likely to vote to protect Johnson because they agreed with him on the Ukraine aid at least.
He also argued that too many House members — from both parties — likely remembered how chaotic things had been when they did not have a Speaker at all. &#8220;They also had a taste of what it&#8217;s like to go without a speaker for three weeks. I don&#8217;t think they want that again,&#8221; he said.
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“I don&#39;t think so,” GOP Rep. <a href="https://twitter.com/TomColeOK04?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TomColeOK04</a> says when asked whether eight Republicans would vote to oust Speaker Johnson after the Ukraine aid vote.
&quot;They also had a taste of what it&#39;s like to go without a speaker for three weeks. I don&#39;t think they want that again.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/p3m39zbyLn">pic.twitter.com/p3m39zbyLn</a>
&mdash; Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) <a href="https://twitter.com/FaceTheNation/status/1782068043431964899?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 21, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) addressed the issue on CNN&#8217;s &#8220;State of the Union,&#8221; saying, &#8220;The House is a rough and rowdy place, but Mike Johnson is going to be just fine.&#8221;
&#8220;Unlike Joe Biden&#8217;s poor Uncle Bosie, I think Mike Johnson&#8217;s going to avoid the cannibals in his own party,&#8221; Republican commentator Ken Jennings agreed. &#8220;He stood up to them this weekend, and the adults retook control of the U.S. Congress &#8230; I think and I hope that Democrats will continue to stand with Mike Johnson for a functional Congress.&#8221;
&#8220;You know, there&#8217;s a wide middle in this country,&#8221; Jennings continued, saying that Johnson&#8217;s goal appeared to be to drag American politics &#8220;away from the dysfunctional fringe&#8221; and back into that middle space.
Former White House Communications Director Kate Bedingfield agreed, saying that Johnson &#8220;should absolutely get credit for taking a bold position here. He probably decided, you know what, this job isn&#8217;t worth having if I&#8217;m not doing something. So I think it was impressive and I think the way he laid out a values-driven argument, particularly for Ukraine, was impressive.&#8221;
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Republican Rep. slams hardliners in his own party: &#39;The way you take care of a bully is you bloody their nose.&#39;<a href="https://twitter.com/RepTonyGonzales?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RepTonyGonzales</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/JamalSimmons?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JamalSimmons</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/KBeds?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KBeds</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/ScottJenningsKY?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ScottJenningsKY</a> join <a href="https://twitter.com/DanaBashCNN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DanaBashCNN</a> to discuss the threats to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson. <a href="https://t.co/IDbCimn03K">pic.twitter.com/IDbCimn03K</a>
&mdash; State of the Union (@CNNSOTU) <a href="https://twitter.com/CNNSOTU/status/1782064560762925294?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 21, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Not everyone got the memo that Sunday was Mike Johnson’s day, however. Former White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki, for example, kept hammering the same nail she&#8217;s been working at since landing her MSNBC show — &#8220;Inside With Jen Psaki&#8221;: former President Donald Trump.
The majority of Psaki&#8217;s show was an interview with Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA) — who has often been floated as a likely replacement candidate in the event that President Joe Biden has to exit the 2024 race — and while they focused primarily on abortion, they did take time to discuss Trump&#8217;s Manhattan hush-money trial.
Psaki brought up the trial — along with reports that some people believe it actually helps Trump more than it hurts him — and asked Newsom how he would explain to voters why the trial matters.
The California governor argued briefly that it should matter to everyone — but quickly pivoted to warn Psaki that he didn&#8217;t think it helpful in the long run to give more attention to Trump. &#8220;When we&#8217;re focusing on him, I do worry, electorally, that he has a slight advantage. I&#8217;m a little concerned about the overindulgence &#8230; The consequential nature of a criminal trial is profound and outsized in some respects, but not more outsized than democracy.&#8221;
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/GavinNewsom?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GavinNewsom</a>: “When we&#39;re focusing on him, I do worry, electorally, that he has a slight advantage. I&#39;m a little concerned about the overindulgence&#8230; The consequential nature of a criminal trial is profound and outsized in some respects, but not more outsized than democracy.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/wH5z41qetA">pic.twitter.com/wH5z41qetA</a>
&mdash; Inside with Jen Psaki (@InsideWithPsaki) <a href="https://twitter.com/InsideWithPsaki/status/1782109034075590764?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 21, 2024</a></blockquote>
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MSNBC host <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joy-reid" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joy Reid</a> suggested that the criminal trials against former President Donald Trump amounted to a racial reckoning of sorts, claiming that the &#8220;DEIs&#8221; were &#8220;bringing it home.&#8221;
Reid made the comments on Monday as the New York hush-money trial was just beginning, saying that she thought it was &#8220;wonderfully poetic&#8221; to see black public officials like Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis leading the cases against Trump.
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Joy Reid suggests that the criminal cases brought against Trump is racially-based vengeance by black officials:
&quot;Go DEI. My DEIs are bringing it home.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/r9THOyWMGn">pic.twitter.com/r9THOyWMGn</a>
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&#8220;But for me, there is something wonderfully poetic about the fact … the first person to actually criminally prosecute Donald Trump is a black Harvard grad,&#8221; Reid said. &#8220;The very kind of person that his former staff, the people who worked for him, Steven Miller, etc., want to never be at Harvard Law School. But he was. And he came out and graduated, and he’s prosecuting you, Donald.&#8221;
Reid went on to reference Willis in Georgia and New York Attorney General Letitia James, noting their roles in other cases against the former president.
&#8220;And a black woman is doing that same exact thing in Georgia and a black woman forced you to pay a $175 million fine,&#8221; Reid said, calling into question the status of the bond that was posted on Trump&#8217;s behalf. &#8220;The people who put it up, that might not be legit.&#8221;
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&#8220;Donald Trump is being held to account by the very multicultural, multiracial democracy that he’s trying to dismantle. … It says something good about our country that we’re still capable of having that happen. Go, DEI. My DEIs are bringing it home,&#8221; she crowed.
Trump, like many Republicans, has <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2024/03/03/trump-plans-crush-dei-affirmative-action/72774345007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">railed against</a> the focus on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) practices, telling voters in New Hampshire earlier this year, &#8220;We will terminate every diversity, equity, and inclusion program across the entire federal government.&#8221;
Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) has also taken steps to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/oklahoma-governor-joins-desantis-bans-using-funds-for-dei-at-all-state-agencies-universities" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ban DEI programs</a> in Florida colleges and state offices.

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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&#8217;t spend their Sunday mornings glued to the television — and their Sunday afternoons attempting to unravel a full week&#8217;s worth of network and cable news media spin — The Daily Wire has compiled a short summary of what you may have missed.
<h3>ABC News, &#8220;This Week&#8221;:</h3>
White House National Security spokesman John Kirby made several media stops on Sunday in the wake of Iran&#8217;s direct attack on Israel, among them a brief interview with ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos on &#8220;This Week.&#8221;
During his appearance on the show, Kirby urged the terrorist group Hamas — which started the current Israel-Hamas war with the unprovoked attack on civilians that took place on October 7 — to accept a deal that would force them to release Israeli hostages.
&#8220;Hamas needs to take that deal,&#8221; Kirby said noting that it would include a &#8220;six-week ceasefire to allow for an increase in humanitarian assistance.&#8221;
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“Hamas needs to take that deal.”
White House’s John Kirby tells <a href="https://twitter.com/GStephanopoulos?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GStephanopoulos</a> that Hamas needs to accept the current proposal to release Israeli hostages and grant a “six-week ceasefire to allow for an increase in humanitarian assistance.” <a href="https://t.co/h7VBBYZNMq">https://t.co/h7VBBYZNMq</a> <a href="https://t.co/zcgEczyHh2">pic.twitter.com/zcgEczyHh2</a>
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During a roundtable discussion later in the show, the conversation turned to abortion, the overturning of Roe v. Wade in 2022, and the 1864 Arizona law that the state&#8217;s Supreme Court said could be enforced in the absence of Roe. Former interim DNC chairwoman Donna Brazile weighed in on the law, which would ban most abortions in the state.
&#8220;Will Democrats make sure that those victims, those women who are having these horrifying experiences get to tell their story? Absolutely,&#8221; Brazile said.&#8221;And who&#8217;s responsible? Donald Trump.&#8221;
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&quot;Will Democrats make sure that those victims, those women who are having these horrifying experiences get to tell their story? Absolutely,” <a href="https://twitter.com/donnabrazile?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DonnaBrazile</a> says after Arizona near-total abortion ban goes into effect.
&quot;And who&#39;s responsible? Donald Trump.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/SnNmoO3FYY">https://t.co/SnNmoO3FYY</a> <a href="https://t.co/J4USrUcL9s">pic.twitter.com/J4USrUcL9s</a>
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<h3>CBS News, &#8220;Face the Nation&#8221;:</h3>
Former CENTCOM Commander Gen. Frank McKenzie joined host Margaret Brennan on CBS&#8217; &#8220;Face the Nation&#8221; to discuss Iran&#8217;s direct attack on Israel, and he made it clear that he believed Iran had shown its hand — and that it wasn&#8217;t a good one.
The attack showered Israel with missiles and drones, most of which were repelled by the Iron Dome defense system — and according to McKenzie, the combination came as &#8220;close to a maximum effort as they could generate.&#8221;
&#8220;Iran could not replicate last night&#8217;s attack tonight if they had to,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Iran is relatively weaker than it was yesterday.&#8221;
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Iran&#39;s drone and missile attack on Israel &quot;was close to a maximum effort as they could generate,&quot; former CENTCOM Chief Ret. Gen. Frank McKenzie says.
&quot;Iran could not replicate last night&#39;s attack tonight if they had to&#8230;Iran is relatively weaker than it was yesterday.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/VTjsJvRyvK">pic.twitter.com/VTjsJvRyvK</a>
&mdash; Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) <a href="https://twitter.com/FaceTheNation/status/1779537214080274489?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 14, 2024</a></blockquote>
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McKenzie went on to say that in the aftermath of Iran&#8217;s actions Israel would have more support behind a retaliatory strike, but that they should still exercise &#8220;restraint&#8221; and tailor any military response to have a &#8220;definable beginning and a definable end.&#8221;
&#8220;Israel can name its price right now,&#8221; he explained. &#8220;But it&#8217;s also a position that calls for exercise in strategic restraint.&#8221;
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Israel&#39;s response to Iran&#39;s attack should be &quot;narrow&quot; and have a &quot;definable beginning and a definable end,&quot; former CENTCOM Chief Ret. Gen. Frank McKenzie says.
&quot;Israel can name its price right now&#8230;but it&#39;s also a position that calls for exercise in strategic restraint.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/HTtr1gQdIS">pic.twitter.com/HTtr1gQdIS</a>
&mdash; Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) <a href="https://twitter.com/FaceTheNation/status/1779537353515651582?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 14, 2024</a></blockquote>
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<h3>CNN, &#8220;State of the Union&#8221;:</h3>
Senator <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/fetterman-blasts-biden-for-not-standing-firmly-with-israel-i-dont-agree-with-the-president" target="_blank" rel="noopener">John Fetterman</a> (D-PA) joined CNN&#8217;s &#8220;State of the Union,&#8221; where he told anchor Jake Tapper that he was frustrated with President Joe Biden&#8217;s failure to stand as firmly with Israel as he had promised.
Fetterman went on to attack the far left within his own party, saying that he would never &#8220;capitulate to the fringe&#8221; and adding, &#8220;I will never pander to that as well. In fact, that helps, that empowers Hamas. And Hamas is actually convinced that they are winning the PR war, and they’re never going to negotiate at this point.&#8221;
&#8220;They think they’re going to hold on to the very end,&#8221; Fetterman continued. &#8220;And I know why they’re not willing to provide any kind of proof of life. And I don’t know why there’s not more of that conversation in the media. Like, what about the hostages? What’s happened to them? Where are they now? And let’s just bring them home.&#8221;
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Democratic Sen. <a href="https://twitter.com/JohnFetterman?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JohnFetterman</a> tells CNN’s <a href="https://twitter.com/jaketapper?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JakeTapper</a> that President Biden shouldn’t “capitulate to the fringe” in his party when it comes to Israel. <a href="https://t.co/pjDqi0sBPJ">pic.twitter.com/pjDqi0sBPJ</a>
&mdash; State of the Union (@CNNSOTU) <a href="https://twitter.com/CNNSOTU/status/1779567569252348359?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 14, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Senator <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/rubio-iran-wants-to-make-israel-an-unlivable-place-so-it-will-collapse-economically-and-socially" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Marco Rubio</a> (R-FL) also spoke with Tapper on Sunday, saying that through direct attacks and through proxies like Hezbollah and Hamas, Iran was trying to &#8220;make Israel an unlivable place.&#8221;
&#8220;Iran’s goal has always been the same, and that is to make Israel an unlivable place,&#8221; Rubio explained. &#8220;Iran knows it cannot beat Israel militarily, but what it does aspire to do is make Israel an impossible place to live and a place no one wants to visit.&#8221;
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Intelligence Committee Vice Chairman Sen. <a href="https://twitter.com/marcorubio?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@marcorubio</a> tells <a href="https://twitter.com/jaketapper?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JakeTapper</a> that Iran&#39;s goal is to &quot;make Israel an unlivable place.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/KPliGEE8x7">pic.twitter.com/KPliGEE8x7</a>
&mdash; State of the Union (@CNNSOTU) <a href="https://twitter.com/CNNSOTU/status/1779566831734280477?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 14, 2024</a></blockquote>
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<h3>NBC News, &#8220;Meet the Press&#8221;:</h3>
Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI) attempted to thread a difficult political needle during her appearance on NBC&#8217;s &#8220;Meet the Press,&#8221; refusing to say whether or not she believed Israel&#8217;s actions in Gaza had reached the level of  &#8220;genocide.&#8221;
&#8220;I&#8217;m not going to weigh in,&#8221; Whitmer insisted, despite the fact that Democrat opposition to support for Israel had driven thousands in her state to vote &#8220;uncommitted&#8221; rather than cast a primary vote for President Joe Biden. &#8220;A lot of these terms are used to inflame and divide us.&#8221;
Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/tlaib-loses-her-mind-on-fox-reporter-wont-address-death-to-america-chants-in-her-district" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rashida Tlaib</a>, another Democrat who represents Michigan, refused to condemn rally attendees in her district who shouted chants of &#8220;Death to America&#8221; and &#8220;Death to Israel,&#8221; claiming that she only wouldn&#8217;t address the issue because the reporter asking about it was from Fox News.
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WATCH: Some Democrats — including those in Michigan — are calling Israel’s actions in Gaza a genocide.
The state’s Democratic governor won’t characterize it that way.<a href="https://twitter.com/GovWhitmer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GovWhitmer</a>: “I’m not going to weigh in. … A lot of these terms are used to inflame and divide us.” <a href="https://t.co/7zhXhOC7iT">pic.twitter.com/7zhXhOC7iT</a>
&mdash; Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) <a href="https://twitter.com/MeetThePress/status/1779589523631972439?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 14, 2024</a></blockquote>
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<h3>FOX, &#8220;Fox News Sunday&#8221;:</h3>
Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) joined anchor Shannon Bream on &#8220;Fox News Sunday&#8221; to respond to the ongoing situation between Iran and Israel – and he said that while he did not want the United States to be the &#8220;world&#8217;s policeman,&#8221; he also didn&#8217;t want that role to be filled by people like Russia&#8217;s Vladimir Putin, China&#8217;s Xi Jinping, and the Iranian Ayatollah.
&#8220;With those guys, if you turn the other cheek, you just get it in the neck,&#8221; he said, adding, &#8220;More sheep is not going to solve the wolf problem.&#8221;
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WATCH: <a href="https://twitter.com/SenJohnKennedy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SenJohnKennedy</a> gives his advice to President Biden after Iran attacks Israel. <a href="https://t.co/dPMJNkZ7jz">pic.twitter.com/dPMJNkZ7jz</a>
&mdash; Fox News Sunday (@FoxNewsSunday) <a href="https://twitter.com/FoxNewsSunday/status/1779521719272624594?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 14, 2024</a></blockquote>
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<h3>MSNBC, &#8220;Inside With Jen Psaki&#8221;:</h3>
Former White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki invited Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) to her MSNBC show, where they did their best to breathe new life into the Trump-Russia narrative.
&#8220;It&#8217;s like Trump is the fourth branch of government and Putin is the fifth branch of government,&#8221; Raskin claimed. &#8220;The Republicans can&#8217;t do anything unless Trump approves it and Trump can&#8217;t do anything if his friend Vladimir Putin doesn&#8217;t want him to.&#8221;
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/RepRaskin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RepRaskin</a>: &quot;It&#39;s like Trump is the fourth branch of government and Putin is the fifth branch of government. The Republicans can&#39;t do anything unless Trump approves it and Trump can&#39;t do anything if his friend Vladimir Putin doesn&#39;t want him to.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/wRe7MqJGpm">pic.twitter.com/wRe7MqJGpm</a>
&mdash; Inside with Jen Psaki (@InsideWithPsaki) <a href="https://twitter.com/InsideWithPsaki/status/1779569133299896720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 14, 2024</a></blockquote>
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John Kirby also spoke with Psaki, telling her that Israel had sent a very clear message of strength in repelling Iran&#8217;s direct attack. &#8220;One of the messages that the president delivered to [Netanyahu] was be proud of what you were able to accomplish last night because that itself sent a very strong signal, not just to Iran, but to every other bad actor in the region.&#8221;
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NSC Spokesman John Kirby: &quot;One of the messages that the president delivered to the prime minister was be proud of what you were able to accomplish last night because that itself sent a very strong signal, not just to Iran, but to every other bad actor in the region.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/kyUQy9bnqN">pic.twitter.com/kyUQy9bnqN</a>
&mdash; Inside with Jen Psaki (@InsideWithPsaki) <a href="https://twitter.com/InsideWithPsaki/status/1779580690264117734?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 14, 2024</a></blockquote>
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John Fetterman

Weekend Media Wrap: ‘What About The Hostages?’

Vol. 39: What you missed if you weren't glued to the Sunday shows.

Fox News Sunday

NBC News

After voting for President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Biden</a> in 2020, one Michigan voter told MSNBC that he&#8217;s had it with Biden&#8217;s failure to address the real economic issues that impact the American people on a daily basis.
Identified only as &#8220;Omar,&#8221; the man was part of a focus group of &#8220;undecideds&#8221; brought in to discuss the 2024 election and issues that might sway him in one direction or another — and he appeared to agree with the others in the group when it came to their feelings on Biden and the economy.
At one point, he and the others were asked whether they believed they were personally better off under Biden&#8217;s economy or under former President Donald Trump&#8217;s economy, and every single one of them said they&#8217;d be better off with Trump.
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Raise your hand if you think President Trump&#39;s policies on the economy would be better for your family ✋ <a href="https://t.co/5WqShG0mlZ">pic.twitter.com/5WqShG0mlZ</a>
&mdash; Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) <a href="https://twitter.com/TrumpWarRoom/status/1778070441648623789?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 10, 2024</a></blockquote>
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But then the group was presented with a follow-up question: &#8220;Is there anything Joe Biden could do or say between now and the time you vote that would make you feel differently about feeling that his policies would not be as good for your family on the economy, or are you pretty much decided that Trump&#8217;s policies would be better for the economy?&#8221;
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Voters sound off on Biden and his failed economy:
&quot;He doesn&#39;t even take accountability at all &#8230; he&#39;s in denial that it&#39;s happening!&quot;
&quot;He&#39;s gaslighting literally everyone.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/1DGFQkGuf4">pic.twitter.com/1DGFQkGuf4</a>
&mdash; RNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a href="https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1778479491276214749?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 11, 2024</a></blockquote>
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One of the women responded first, saying that she didn&#8217;t feel like Biden was even addressing the economy in any real way.
&#8220;I feel like he doesn&#8217;t even take accountability for what&#8217;s — at all, with what&#8217;s going on. And not even accountability, like he&#8217;s in denial that it&#8217;s happening!&#8221; she said.
&#8220;The point is Biden needs to hear the people,&#8221; Omar added. &#8220;Because when he&#8217;s talking about the economy doing stellar, he&#8217;s talking about the stock market, he&#8217;s not looking at homelessness or joblessness, he&#8217;s not &#8230; thinking about how much it costs to go to the grocery store. And he&#8217;s gaslighting literally everyone in the process.&#8221;
&#8220;And Omar, you voted for Joe Biden last time,&#8221; the moderator prompted for clarification.
&#8220;Yeah,&#8221; Omar confirmed that he had.

Joe Biden

‘He’s Gaslighting Literally Everyone’: 2020 Biden Voter Has Had It With The President

'He's Gaslighting Literally Everyone': 2020 Biden Voter Has Had It With The President

2024 Election

Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) joined MSNBC on Wednesday to tout President Joe Biden&#8217;s record on the economy — specifically pointing to inflation and saying that it was &#8220;down&#8221; — and claimed that &#8220;disinformation&#8221; was the reason so many Americans weren&#8217;t seeing that progress.
Clyburn was still at it when &#8220;Morning Joe&#8221; host Mika Brzezinski — who agreed with Clyburn that &#8220;disinformation&#8221; was certainly a problem — broke in to point out the fact that inflation had risen more than expected in the last month.
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Oops. Democratic US Rep. Jim Clyburn claims on MSNBC that the Biden administration has inflation under control — seconds before news breaks that prices rose more than expected last month. <a href="https://t.co/Mz8K1XxlsL">pic.twitter.com/Mz8K1XxlsL</a>
&mdash; TV News Now (@TVNewsNow) <a href="https://twitter.com/TVNewsNow/status/1778274065691656693?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 11, 2024</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;And so the inflation rates are down,&#8221; Clyburn began. &#8220;And people&#8217;s incomes are up. Unemployment is on the decrease. And although we see the prices at the stores costing more money, people are in fact earning greater incomes.&#8221;
&#8220;So what we&#8217;ve got to do is make sure that people see the policies of Biden administration, how they affect their everyday lives and get them to see in his policies that which is real, not what they may hear on social media,&#8221; Clyburn continued, arguing that &#8220;disinformation&#8221; on social media platforms was one of the main reasons people didn&#8217;t believe the Biden economy was working in their favor.
Brzezinski echoed Clyburn&#8217;s concerns about the impact of &#8220;disinformation,&#8221; but then shared a headline showing the most recent Consumer Price Index data — which revealed a greater-than-expected <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bidens-claims-of-economic-victory-slapped-back-by-worse-than-expected-inflation-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">increase in the inflation rate</a> for the month of March: 3.5%, the highest increase in 6 months.
&#8220;There&#8217;s also a lack of validation that these voters feel,&#8221; Brzezinski said. &#8220;And I&#8217;m going to bring in Andrew Ross Sorkin right now because we just got breaking news — the Consumer Price Index increased at a faster-than-expected pace last month, a signal that inflation remains stubbornly high.&#8221;
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Despite efforts made by the Biden administration and surrogates to suggest otherwise, the American people also remain largely unconvinced that &#8220;Bidenomics&#8221; is working for them. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/americans-favor-gop-to-democrats-on-economy-by-widest-margin-ever-in-poll" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Polls</a> — both formal and informal — suggest that most prefer the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/joe-biden-thinks-hed-be-more-popular-if-media-reported-on-the-economy-the-right-way" target="_blank" rel="noopener">economy</a> under former President Donald Trump.
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&mdash; Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) <a href="https://twitter.com/TrumpWarRoom/status/1778070441648623789?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 10, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Democrat Tries To Spin Bad Inflation Numbers, But MSNBC Cuts Away To … More Bad Inflation Numbers

Democrat Tries To Spin Bad Inflation Numbers, But MSNBC Cuts Away To ... More Bad Inflation Numbers

Economy

Inflation

James Clyburn

MSNBC took a wave of backlash after it aired an interview with former Stormy Daniels attorney <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/msnbc-interviews-convicted-felon-michael-avenatti-from-prison-about-trump-trial" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Michael Avenatti</a> — who had to take the call from the prison where he&#8217;s serving time — after hosts and employees made it clear that former RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel would not be an acceptable addition to the network.
Host Ari Melber interviewed the disgraced attorney, who was sentenced in late 2022 to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-michael-avenatti-sentenced-to-14-years-in-prison-for-financial-crimes" target="_blank" rel="noopener">serve 14 years</a> for wire-fraud and obstruction, about the potential outcome of the hush-money case against former President Donald Trump. &#8220;I think [Trump] will be convicted,&#8221; Avenatti said.
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Stormy Daniels’ former lawyer Michael Avenatti on the New York trial outcome: “I think [Trump] will be convicted.” <a href="https://t.co/dPa7TzLEe8">pic.twitter.com/dPa7TzLEe8</a>
&mdash; The Beat with Ari Melber 📺 (@TheBeatWithAri) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheBeatWithAri/status/1777833597208056163?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 9, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Critics were quick to note that MSNBC, where employees and hosts banded together to shut down NBC News&#8217; plan to hire McDaniel as a commentator, didn&#8217;t appear to believe that inviting a convicted felon to comment — from prison, no less — was an issue.
&#8220;MSNBC and like-minded two weeks ago: &#8220;We must keep liars like Ronna McDaniel off of our airwaves!&#8221; Fox News contributor Joe Concha posted, sharing a screenshot from Melber&#8217;s show.
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MSNBC and like-minded two weeks ago: &quot;We must keep liars like Ronna McDaniel off of our airwaves!&quot;
Also MSNBC last night: <a href="https://t.co/rPCAZJ7ukA">https://t.co/rPCAZJ7ukA</a>
&mdash; Joe Concha (@JoeConchaTV) <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeConchaTV/status/1778013079353073890?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 10, 2024</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;You guys are beyond great. Just give Michael Cohen and Avenatti a show together already. For those wondering, Avenatti did this interview from federal prison. Just the guy you call in these situations. Our media is broken well, well beyond repair,&#8221; Concha said in another post.
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You guys are beyond great. Just give Michael Cohen and Avenatti a show together already. 
For those wondering, Avenatti did this interview from federal prison. Just the guy you call in these situations. 
Our media is broken well, well beyond repair. <a href="https://t.co/uYYywSvjJF">https://t.co/uYYywSvjJF</a>
&mdash; Joe Concha (@JoeConchaTV) <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeConchaTV/status/1777853423037124979?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 10, 2024</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;What so often makes American politics such compelling entertainment is the cast of grifters and characters &#8211; but also the shamelessness of here getting legal advice from Michael Avenatti *who is in a US federal prison for fraud*,&#8221; X user Gray Connolly added.
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What so often makes American politics such compelling entertainment is the cast of grifters and characters &#8211; but also the shamelessness of here getting legal advice from Michael Avenatti *who is in a US federal prison for fraud* <a href="https://t.co/HPUYGbVPyb">https://t.co/HPUYGbVPyb</a>
&mdash; Gray Connolly (@GrayConnolly) <a href="https://twitter.com/GrayConnolly/status/1777883893494054953?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 10, 2024</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;MSNBC LOGIC: Former RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel isn’t allowed on air and we will riot in order to end her NBC contributorship. But disgraced lawyer and extortionist Michael Avenatti is allowed to call in to MSNBC Primetime from federal prison,&#8221; conservative communications strategist Steve Guest said in a post to X.
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MSNBC LOGIC:
Former RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel isn’t allowed on air and we will riot in order to end her NBC contributorship.
But disgraced lawyer and extortionist Michael Avenatti is allowed to call in to MSNBC Primetime from federal prison. <a href="https://t.co/Ah5uaG7G63">pic.twitter.com/Ah5uaG7G63</a>
&mdash; Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) <a href="https://twitter.com/SteveGuest/status/1778054263446310964?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 10, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Conservative radio host Erick Erickson said, &#8220;Ronna McDaniel is too much for MSNBC, but not this guy. Comcast keeps making these choices.&#8221;
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Ronna McDaniel is too much for MSNBC, but not this guy. Comcast keeps making these choices. <a href="https://t.co/wlgdgAELZq">https://t.co/wlgdgAELZq</a>
&mdash; Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) <a href="https://twitter.com/EWErickson/status/1778034703955579021?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 10, 2024</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Remember like last week when MSNBC hosts feigned bravery for opposing Ronna McDaniel’s hiring? Anyway, they’re now doing jailhouse interviews with Avenatti,&#8221; another X user posted.
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Remember like last week when MSNBC hosts feigned bravery for opposing Ronna McDaniel’s hiring? 
Anyway, they’re now doing jailhouse interviews with Avenatti. <a href="https://t.co/9zmZcTeiUj">https://t.co/9zmZcTeiUj</a>
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&#8220;The fourth estate is now happily playing liimbo with the corpse of journalism being used as the bar,&#8221; another said.
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The fourth estate is now happily playing liimbo with the corpse of journalism being used as the bar. <a href="https://t.co/pFE9Ofg01D">https://t.co/pFE9Ofg01D</a>
&mdash; Rick “No One” Robinson 🇺🇸 🇮🇱 (@RowdyRick73) <a href="https://twitter.com/RowdyRick73/status/1777878724454576475?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 10, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Attorney Michael Avenatti Appears In Court For Hearing In Case Accusing Him Of Stealing Funds From Stormy Daniels

MSNBC Mocked For Airing Avenatti Prison Interview After Rejecting Ex-RNC Chair

Michael Avenatti

Prison

Republican National Committee (RNC)

Ronna Romney McDaniel

MSNBC interviewed incarcerated convicted felon <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/michael-avenatti" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Michael Avenatti</a> on Tuesday to get his thoughts about former President Donald Trump&#8217;s forthcoming criminal trial in Manhattan.
The former lawyer, who is serving nearly two decades behind bars for extortion, fraud, obstruction, and identity theft, said that he does not think that Trump will get a fair shake in his trial where he faces 34 felony counts.
“Michael, have you been in touch with D.A. Bragg’s office?” asked MSNBC’s Ari Melber. “And what specifically in evidence or logic do you think is wrong with this case?”
“I’m going to decline to answer as to whether I’ve been in touch with either the defense or the D.A.s office,” Avenatti answered. “But let me say this in response to the second part of your question &#8212; I think the case has a lot of problems. I don’t mean to suggest that means that Trump will not be convicted because I think he will be convicted because number one, he’s a criminal defendant in our society. I don’t believe criminal defendants generally get a fair shake.”
&#8220;I don’t think that he can get a fair trial in New York,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;And to the people who claim that in fact, he can get a fair trial in New York with a New York jury, I would ask them, if they were to go to sleep tonight and wake up tomorrow and find out that the case had been moved to Mississippi or Alabama, would they still think the trial was going to be fair?&#8221;
&#8220;And I think if they were being honest, they would answer no,&#8221; he added. &#8220;So, I don’t think he can get a fair trial in New York.&#8221;
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MSNBC Interviews Convicted Felon Michael Avenatti From Prison About Trump Trial

U.S.

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&#8217;t spend their Sunday mornings glued to the television — and their Sunday afternoons attempting to unravel a full week&#8217;s worth of network and cable news media spin — The Daily Wire has compiled a short summary of what you may have missed.
<h3>ABC News, &#8220;This Week&#8221;:</h3>
White House spokesperson John Kirby continued the Biden Administration&#8217;s apparent trend toward criticizing Israel, suggesting that Israel would need to prove itself before the United States had &#8220;confidence&#8221; in their strategy in Gaza moving forward.
Kirby explained that President Biden wanted to see &#8220;sustained changes in the way they&#8217;re operating on the ground and the way they are allowing humanitarian assistance to get in&#8221; to Gaza, &#8220;so that confidence can be restored.&#8221;
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White House spokesperson John Kirby tells <a href="https://twitter.com/MarthaRaddatz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MarthaRaddatz</a> that any reforms by Israel after its deadly strike on an aid convoy in Gaza have to be verified “so that confidence can be restored.” <a href="https://t.co/otQ6OqrCgJ">https://t.co/otQ6OqrCgJ</a> <a href="https://t.co/jmpiM4JUmJ">pic.twitter.com/jmpiM4JUmJ</a>
&mdash; This Week (@ThisWeekABC) <a href="https://twitter.com/ThisWeekABC/status/1777001917803012309?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 7, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Kirby went on to explain that over time, the Biden administration had expressed a &#8220;growing degree of frustration that we&#8217;ve had with the way these operations these operations are being prosecuted and the way that the Israelis are acting on the ground in terms of civilian casualties.&#8221;
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White House&#39;s John Kirby tells <a href="https://twitter.com/MarthaRaddatz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MarthaRaddatz</a> there’s been a “growing degree of frustration that we’ve had with the way these operations are being prosecuted and the way that the Israelis are acting on the ground in terms of civilian casualties.” <a href="https://t.co/NYXxJejloF">https://t.co/NYXxJejloF</a> <a href="https://t.co/DqKZos09bV">pic.twitter.com/DqKZos09bV</a>
&mdash; This Week (@ThisWeekABC) <a href="https://twitter.com/ThisWeekABC/status/1777011330576187692?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 7, 2024</a></blockquote>
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<h3>CBS News, &#8220;Face the Nation&#8221;:</h3>
Rachel Goldberg-Polin is still awaiting the return of her son, Hersh — who was taken hostage by Hamas terrorists on October 7, 2023 — and she told CBS&#8217; &#8220;Face the Nation&#8221; that after six months, she viewed the situation as a &#8220;complete failure on everybody&#8217;s part.&#8221;
&#8220;I have not been able to save my son,&#8221; she said. &#8220;I feel that I have failed, and I feel our governments have failed.&#8221;
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Rachel Goldberg-Polin, whose son, Hersh, is being held hostage by Hamas, says six months without the release of all hostages is a &quot;complete failure on everybody&#39;s part.&quot;
&quot;I have not been able to save my son&#8230;I feel that I have failed, and I feel our governments have failed.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/JMoMUVCXfn">pic.twitter.com/JMoMUVCXfn</a>
&mdash; Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) <a href="https://twitter.com/FaceTheNation/status/1777012333518213547?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 7, 2024</a></blockquote>
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White House National Security spokesperson John Kirby addressed reports of Israel Defense Forces executing a partial troop withdrawal from southern Gaza, and he explained that the move was designed to give IDF troops a chance to rest and regroup ahead of any additional planned action.
Kirby said that the IDF had planned the partial withdrawal in order to &#8220;rest and refit,&#8221; adding, &#8220;What they&#8217;ll do with those troops after a rest and refit, I can&#8217;t speak to.&#8221;
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After an IDF troop withdrawal in Southern Gaza, White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby says it is largely “rest and refit” for troops, but “what they’ll do with those troops after a rest and refit, I can’t speak to.&quot;
Israel says its military has completed… <a href="https://t.co/uMN01uh5UX">pic.twitter.com/uMN01uh5UX</a>
&mdash; Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) <a href="https://twitter.com/FaceTheNation/status/1777008565804204433?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 7, 2024</a></blockquote>
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<h3>CNN, &#8220;State of the Union&#8221;:</h3>
CNN anchor Jake Tapper also spoke to family members of another hostage, Omer, who remains in Hamas captivity. &#8220;I can&#8217;t believe we&#8217;re sitting here six months later.&#8221;
Israel has offered several times to suspend fighting and implement at least a temporary ceasefire if Hamas would agree to release more of the hostages — proposing similar arrangements to the deal that was released last year, which resulted in some of the hostages being returned home. Hamas leadership has repeatedly rejected such propositions.
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Six months since the brutal October 7 attack in Israel, Israeli-American family speaks to <a href="https://twitter.com/jaketapper?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@jaketapper</a> about their son and brother, Omer, who is still held hostage by Hamas: &#39;I can&#39;t believe we&#39;re sitting here six months later&#39; <a href="https://t.co/gs07mXAZvG">pic.twitter.com/gs07mXAZvG</a>
&mdash; State of the Union (@CNNSOTU) <a href="https://twitter.com/CNNSOTU/status/1776988221664104528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 7, 2024</a></blockquote>
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<h3>NBC News, &#8220;Meet the Press&#8221;:</h3>
NBC News&#8217; &#8220;Meet the Press&#8221; did not air on Sunday, April 7, as it was preempted by Premier League Soccer.
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Meet the Press is pre-empted this week for NBC&#39;s coverage of Premier League Soccer.
&mdash; Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) <a href="https://twitter.com/MeetThePress/status/1776957851090423917?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 7, 2024</a></blockquote>
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<h3>FOX, &#8220;Fox News Sunday&#8221;:</h3>
Governor Greg Abbott (R-TX) joined &#8220;Fox News Sunday&#8221; guest host Martha MacCallum to discuss the ongoing crisis at the southern border — a crisis that former President Trump has dubbed &#8220;Biden&#8217;s Border Bloodbath&#8221; — and Abbott argued that the Biden administration has &#8220;abandoned&#8221; responsibility to handle the influx of illegal immigrants.
Abbott accused Biden of allowing open borders in an attempt to appease the far Left within his own party, and argued that because of his policies, the United States was being &#8220;invaded in ways that put our country at risk.&#8221;
The Texas Governor went on to accuse Mayor Eric Adams (D-NYC) of &#8220;aiding and abetting&#8221; the Biden administration by embracing &#8220;sanctuary city&#8221; policies.
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WATCH: <a href="https://twitter.com/GregAbbott_TX?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GregAbbott_TX</a> joins the show to discuss the latest news at the U.S. border, arguing that Biden has ‘abandoned’ his responsibility to handle the migrant crisis. <a href="https://t.co/g0ZNnMCBW2">pic.twitter.com/g0ZNnMCBW2</a>
&mdash; Fox News Sunday (@FoxNewsSunday) <a href="https://twitter.com/FoxNewsSunday/status/1776987918768259487?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 7, 2024</a></blockquote>
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<h3>MSNBC, &#8220;Inside With Jen Psaki&#8221;:</h3>
Former White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki sat down on Sunday with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to discuss the continued fallout after the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore — and Psaki&#8217;s chief complaint was former President Donald Trump had not joined other politicians in &#8220;acknowledging&#8221; the immigrant victims who were killed.
&#8220;I mean, Trump is running for president,&#8221; Psaki began. &#8220;He has yet to acknowledge the victims of the tragedy in Baltimore who were fixing the potholes on the bridge at the time of the collapse. All of them were immigrants — I have my own views, but why do you think he&#8217;s said absolutely nothing?&#8221;
&#8220;Just at a human level it would be helpful for the former president to weigh in here and show the solidarity that we&#8217;ve seen from most, if not all, elected officials on either side of the aisle,&#8221; Buttigieg replied.
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&quot;Just at a human level it would be helpful for the former president to weigh in here and show the solidarity that we&#39;ve seen from most, if not all, elected officials on either side of the aisle.&quot;<a href="https://twitter.com/SecretaryPete?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SecretaryPete</a> on Trump failing to acknowledge victims of Baltimore bridge collapse <a href="https://t.co/YSRb71pxeN">pic.twitter.com/YSRb71pxeN</a>
&mdash; Inside with Jen Psaki (@InsideWithPsaki) <a href="https://twitter.com/InsideWithPsaki/status/1777021118995378682?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 7, 2024</a></blockquote>
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White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre And NSC Coordinator John Kirby Hold Daily Press Briefing

Weekend Media Wrap, Vol. 38: What You Missed If You Weren’t Glued To The Sunday Shows

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&#8217;t spend their Sunday mornings glued to the television — and their Sunday afternoons attempting to unravel a full week&#8217;s worth of network and cable news media spin — The Daily Wire has compiled a short summary of what you may have missed.
<h3>ABC News, &#8220;This Week&#8221;:</h3>
Former CENTCOM commander General Frank McKenzie joined ABC News&#8217; Martha Raddatz to discuss the fact that since President Joe Biden&#8217;s administration withdrew all American troops from Afghanistan — with disastrous results — the terror group ISIS has been allowed to grow virtually unchecked.
McKenzie explained that ISIS was able to grow in part by using the internet to encourage radicalization in countries all around the globe, saying that ability &#8220;may be one of the most dangerous methods that ISIS can use to generate attacks.&#8221;
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Former CENTCOM commander retired Gen. Frank McKenzie tells <a href="https://twitter.com/MarthaRaddatz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MarthaRaddatz</a> that radicalizing people abroad over the internet “may be one of the most dangerous methods that ISIS can use to generate attacks.” <a href="https://t.co/kwihFiNewE">https://t.co/kwihFiNewE</a> <a href="https://t.co/ufSW24lpbz">pic.twitter.com/ufSW24lpbz</a>
&mdash; This Week (@ThisWeekABC) <a href="https://twitter.com/ThisWeekABC/status/1774450246019358857?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 31, 2024</a></blockquote>
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McKenzie went on to say that President Biden&#8217;s foreign policy — specifically his decision to abandon Afghanistan entirely when he pulled the last American troops out in 2021 — was creating an environment where ISIS could flourish.
&#8220;In Afghanistan, we have almost no ability to see into that country and almost no ability to strike into that country. And so, ISIS there is able to grow unabated,&#8221; he explained, warning that ISIS and other terror groups had already suggested they aspired to attack the United States. &#8220;There&#8217;s no pressure on them.&#8221;
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“In Afghanistan, we have almost no ability to see into that country and almost no ability to strike into that country. And so, ISIS there is able to grow unabated. There’s no pressure on them,” retired Gen. Frank McKenzie tells <a href="https://twitter.com/MarthaRaddatz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MarthaRaddatz</a>. <a href="https://t.co/Qkjn9Xklsl">https://t.co/Qkjn9Xklsl</a> <a href="https://t.co/wsTQyz2d1I">pic.twitter.com/wsTQyz2d1I</a>
&mdash; This Week (@ThisWeekABC) <a href="https://twitter.com/ThisWeekABC/status/1774463334231720157?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 31, 2024</a></blockquote>
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<h3>CBS News, &#8220;Face the Nation&#8221;:</h3>
Wilton Cardinal Gregory, archbishop of the Archdiocese of Washington, took President Biden to task during an Easter Sunday interview about Biden&#8217;s decision to lean in to celebrating Transgender Day of Visibility – which is traditionally held on March 31 – despite the fact that one of Christianity&#8217;s holiest days also fell on the 31st this year.
&#8220;I would say that he&#8217;s very sincere about his faith,&#8221; Cardinal Gregory, the first African American to serve as a Cardinal, began. But like a number of Catholics, he picks and chooses dimensions of the faith to highlight while ignoring or even contradicting other parts. There is a phrase that we have used in the past, a &#8216;cafeteria Catholic&#8217; — you choose that which is attractive, and dismiss that which is challenging.&#8221;
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Wilton Cardinal Gregory (<a href="https://twitter.com/WashArchbishop?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WashArchbishop</a>) on President Biden: 
“I would say that he&#39;s very sincere about his faith. But like a number of Catholics, he picks and chooses dimensions of the faith to highlight while ignoring or even contradicting other parts. There is a phrase that… <a href="https://t.co/rVEpwLmiyp">pic.twitter.com/rVEpwLmiyp</a>
&mdash; Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) <a href="https://twitter.com/FaceTheNation/status/1774461526977528230?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 31, 2024</a></blockquote>
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<h3>CNN, &#8220;State of the Union&#8221;:</h3>
Governor Wes Moore (D-MD) joined CNN anchor Dana Bash on Sunday&#8217;s broadcast of &#8220;State of the Union&#8221; to talk about the complications that have arisen since the disastrous collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge earlier in the week.
&#8220;This is not a Baltimore catastrophe,&#8221; Moore said, noting that the amount of commerce that was coming to a halt for lack of access to the harbor was not insignificant. &#8220;This is a national economic catastrophe.&#8221;
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“This is not a Baltimore catastrophe… this is a national economic catastrophe.”<a href="https://twitter.com/GovWesMoore?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GovWesMoore</a> joins <a href="https://twitter.com/DanaBashCNN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DanaBashCNN</a> to discuss the fallout from the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. <a href="https://t.co/OJjc36OrjV">pic.twitter.com/OJjc36OrjV</a>
&mdash; State of the Union (@CNNSOTU) <a href="https://twitter.com/CNNSOTU/status/1774432259107385816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 31, 2024</a></blockquote>
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<h3>NBC News, &#8220;Meet the Press&#8221;:</h3>
Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) cautioned against giving additional aid to Israel in its war against the terrorist group Hamas, saying that when it came to making new arrangements for such aid, &#8220;leverage has to be used.&#8221;
Clyburn stopped short of calling for a halt to a shipment of bombs currently headed to Israel, however, arguing that shipment was part of a deal made in prior years and the United States should make good on promises already made.
&#8220;What were the agreements made last year and the year before?&#8221; he asked, adding, &#8220;We have to keep our word.&#8221;
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WATCH: <a href="https://twitter.com/RepJamesClyburn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RepJamesClyburn</a> (D-S.C.) says “leverage has to be used” against Israel.
But defends a new U.S. shipment of bombs: “What were the agreements made last year and the year before? … We have to keep our word.” <a href="https://t.co/QT5ahunIK9">pic.twitter.com/QT5ahunIK9</a>
&mdash; Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) <a href="https://twitter.com/MeetThePress/status/1774531224494629117?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 31, 2024</a></blockquote>
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<h3>FOX, &#8220;Fox News Sunday&#8221;:</h3>
&#8220;Fox News Sunday&#8221; anchor Shannon Bream spoke with Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) about the 2024 presidential election, which is looming even closer as it appears both parties have settled on their respective candidates: President Joe Biden (Democrat) and former President Donald Trump (Republican).
Bream led with a poll that showed Trump with &#8220;an 11-point edge&#8221; over President Biden when it came to his handling of foreign policy, and asked Khanna what he made of the president&#8217;s reelection chances.
Khanna suggested that people had only soured on Biden because the war was dragging on, and argued that once the war was over — and Israel was secure — Biden&#8217;s poll numbers were likely to improve.
Bream pivoted to discuss the economy then, noting that in recent polls, over half of Americans (52%) said that they were &#8220;worse off&#8221; under Biden than they had been before he took office in 2021. Another 26% said that they had seen no change, and only 22% said that they were better off in that same time frame.
Khanna pushed back, arguing that the country was still recovering from the COVID pandemic and claiming that Biden had &#8220;created&#8221; millions of new jobs — despite reports clarifying that most of the jobs Biden claims to have &#8220;created&#8221; were jobs lost under draconian COVID policies and lockdowns coming back after those restrictions were lifted.
Khanna went on to say that Biden advocated for raising wages, but did not address the economic impact — primarily through automation and job losses — of a rising minimum wage.
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WATCH: <a href="https://twitter.com/RoKhanna?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RoKhanna</a> joined to discuss President Biden&#39;s record as he faces reelection. <a href="https://t.co/6UjAYVISbR">pic.twitter.com/6UjAYVISbR</a>
&mdash; Fox News Sunday (@FoxNewsSunday) <a href="https://twitter.com/FoxNewsSunday/status/1774449815960617469?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 31, 2024</a></blockquote>
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<h3>MSNBC, &#8220;Inside With Jen Psaki&#8221;:</h3>
Former White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki used her monologue on MSNBC to claim that former President Donald Trump — who was initially facing 91 charges and is still fighting 88 of them in multiple jurisdictions — was reaping the benefits of a &#8220;two-tiered system of justice&#8221; that she said favored him.
&#8220;Trump is not the victim of a two-tiered system of justice in this country. He has been a beneficiary. There is one system for the powerful, wealthy, and well connected like Donald Trump and there is another system for everyone else,&#8221; she said.
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&mdash; Inside with Jen Psaki (@InsideWithPsaki) <a href="https://twitter.com/InsideWithPsaki/status/1772422843994677705?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 26, 2024</a></blockquote>
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White House National Security Communications Adviser John Kirby Visits “Fox News Sunday”

Weekend Media Wrap, Vol. 37: What You Missed If You Weren’t Glued To The Sunday Shows

I’m sure I have canceled MSNBC talking head Joy Reid before. I can’t remember specifically at this moment because all of the ignoramuses discussed during my Daily Cancellation segment blend together in my mind, forming one big, loud, ball of stupid. I can only assume that Joy has been featured multiple times because she is so aggressively, obnoxiously terrible in every way a person can be terrible.
There are evil people who think they’re virtuous and there are dumb people who think they’re smart: Joy Reid falls into both categories. She even looks the part, with the bleach blond, short cropped hair and permanent scowl she looks like the kind of middle aged woman who yells at the pizza delivery guy because the pizza doesn’t have pepperoni on it, even though it’s not the delivery guy’s fault, and even though she didn’t order pepperoni. The point is, I’m not especially a fan of Joy Reid. But today we have to pay her some special attention once again, unfortunately. In fact, we are covering this today because the Joy Reid segment in question takes a certain turn that makes it even more relevant.
So, Joy took to her low-rated cable news show last night to call out the alleged racist conservatives who have been engaging in alleged racist conspiracy theories surrounding the Baltimore bridge collapse. We talked about the conspiracy theory angle yesterday, but Joy takes this in a different direction. It would probably be easiest just to play the segment and walk through all the many ways that she gets things wrong. Watch:
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Actually, Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) didn’t suggest it was an intentional attack. And even if she did, that’s not a conspiracy theory. Intentional attacks on infrastructure are a well known threat. There’s nothing outlandish about suggesting that it may have happened. But she’s not even suggesting. That tweet that Joy briefly flashes on the screen says: “There should be a serious investigation into the horrifying tragedy of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Maryland. Is this an intentional attack or an accident? Praying for the victims, survivors and families.”
Which part of that tweet is conspiratorial or outlandish? In fact, I can’t imagine a more measured and normal way to respond in a situation like this. Is Joy Reid suggesting that it’s inappropriate to even wonder whether the incident was intentional? That’s odd, because the people investigating the crash also wondered about that. So far they’re saying they don’t think it was, but that’s obviously an angle they pursued immediately. 
Are they conspiracy theorists too? Joy doesn’t say. Let’s continue:
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A few points here. Number one, it is fashionable to be openly racist in this country, just not against black people. But Joy Reid herself proves, and what comes next in this segment will again demonstrate, that racism against white people is indeed very fashionable.
Second, she is showing us tweets to prove whatever point she’s trying to make. As we’ve seen, the first tweet she displayed from Marjorie Taylor Green totally contradicted her point. She wants to demonstrate that conservatives are being wildly conspiratorial about this. So she showed us a tweet where Marjorie Taylor Green was completely measured and utterly reasonable. Next we see a tweet from some congressional candidate I’ve never heard of. And then we see one from an anonymous account on X called “I am yes you are no” with a cartoon profile photo. You know, that guy. That world famous conservative thinker named “I am yes you are no.”
<h4><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/episode/ep-1335-the-mayor-of-baltimore-attacks-white-people-as-the-city-deals-with-bridge-collapse-member-exclusive" target="_blank" rel="noopener">WATCH: The Matt Walsh Show</a></h4>
Now, obviously, Joy is correct that it doesn’t require DEI to get a black man elected mayor in Baltimore. Every Baltimore mayor for the past 30 years, except one, has been black. They’ve also all been terrible, as the city has plunged into decades of crime, violence, and rampant drug use, but that’s a topic for another day. But she is right that the joking nickname given to this guy by an anonymous cartoon Twitter account is not technically accurate.
As to the suggestion that DEI might have something to do with the bridge collapse itself, that may not be accurate. We still don’t know. We may never know for sure. There are many factors that played into this incident — factors that are still being investigated — and at this point it’s just not possible to say for sure whether or not DEI policies played a part. But if people immediately speculate about the role of DEI in incidents like this, it’s not because those people are so terrible. It’s because DEI is so terrible. The fact remains that DEI policies have deliberately and systematically lowered standards across the board in virtually every industry, all in the name of making every industry less white. That is a fact. It has happened. It is happening. Joy Reid supports and promotes these policies. And now we are witnessing the collapse of competence across the country because of it. 
That doesn’t mean that every catastrophe is linked to this campaign of destruction in the name of diversity. But it does mean that it’s perfectly reasonable to wonder whether any particular catastrophe is linked to it. And it also means that inevitably some people will draw that connection even before it has been factually established. That’s what happens when you come up with a racist policy that intentionally makes everything worse in every conceivable way. The problem here is the policy. Not the random Twitter accounts that Joy Reid is crying about.
But it wasn’t enough to have Joy Reid cry about them on her own. She also brought the mayor of Baltimore on the air to respond. You would think that the man has a crisis to attend to and would be too busy to spend time doing an interview to respond to a joking tweet from an anonymous Twitter account, but you would be wrong. Watch:
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I’m going to skip right past the mayor’s statement that it requires courage to say the n-word. Something tells me that if any white person did say it in his presence, he would have a lot of things to say in response, and praising them for their courage would not be one of the things. The bigger headline here is this part. He said: “Me being in this position means that their way of thinking, their way of life of being comfortable while everyone else suffers is at risk. And they should be afraid because that’s my purpose in life.”
Just to recap the situation here. The mayor of Baltimore, in the midst of a major disaster, has taken the time to go on a political talk show to play the victim because someone tweeted something mean about him. And then, in the middle of this little pageant, he proceeded to issue a threat, and even declare that his “purpose” is to put “at risk” the livelihood of these people he’s threatening. You might hope that his primary purpose right now is to figure out what to do about the fact that a bridge that carried 30 thousand commuters a day is now lying at the bottom of the Patapsco River. But apparently not.
And who is the “they” that he’s talking about here? He says that “their way of life is at risk.” And “they should be afraid.” I suppose the most charitable interpretation is that he’s talking about people he deems racist. Even that would be disturbing. An elected official — a mayor in particular — should not be threatening anyone for having thoughts he disagrees with. Much less should he be declaring that they should be afraid and that he intends to put their “way of life” at risk. 
It’s worse than that, though, because Mayor Brandon Scott of Baltimore has obviously demonstrated himself to be a typical far-Left race-baiting Democrat. We would know that even without these statements on MSNBC, simply because that’s the only kind of person who gets elected to lead cities like Baltimore these days.
Far-Left, race-baiting Democrats believe — and will tell you this explicitly, if they’re in an honest mood — that all white people are inherently racist. They certainly believe that all white conservatives are inherently racist. Which means any threat issued obliquely against racists is intended for a particular racial group. This was an anti-white statement, make no mistake about it. Just as DEI is anti-white. Which means that Mayor Scott really has earned the moniker “DEI Mayor” after all, just for a slightly different reason.

Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapses After Being Struck By Cargo Ship

The Mayor Of Baltimore Attacks White People As The City Deals With Bridge Collapse

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/author/ronna-mcdaniel" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ronna McDaniel</a>, the former head of the Republican National Committee, is considering taking legal action after she was ousted from a contributor slot on NBC News.
McDaniel has met with Bryan Freedman, a popular attorney among disaffected and ousted cable news stars looking to take legal action against their old employers, according to <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/27/ronna-mcdaniel-nbc-contract-00149274" target="_blank" rel="noopener">POLITICO</a>. Freedman’s resume includes representing Megyn Kelly against NBC, Tucker Carlson against Fox News, and Chris Cuomo and Don Lemon against CNN.
McDaniel expects from NBC she will be paid out the full $600,000 that her two-year contract had been worth, but part of McDaniel’s discussion with Freedman was about her options to sue for damages as well. The former RNC head is exploring legal action for defamation and a hostile work environment, according to POLITICO.
NBCUniversal News Group Chair Cesar Conde <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/msnbc-president-recruited-ronna-mcdaniel-before-nbc-booted-former-rnc-head-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> that NBC News and its sister network, MSNBC, were cutting ties with McDaniel on Tuesday after days of internal backlash, some of which played out publicly on the networks themselves. The public backlash began with Chuck Todd, NBC’s chief political analyst and former moderator of “Meet the Press.”
Todd appeared on his old show, now hosted by Kristen Welker, and expressed angst over an interview Welker had conducted with McDaniel. The interview was booked while McDaniel had still been head of the RNC, but took place after she was announced as an NBC contributor.
“You got put into an impossible situation, booking this interview, and then all of a sudden the rug was pulled out from under you, and you find out she’s being paid to show up?” Todd said on Sunday. “It’s unfortunate for this program, but I am glad you did the best that you could.”
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After days of hosts on the networks bashing the decision to hire McDaniels on air, Conde sent a memo to employees announcing that McDaniel would not be appearing on either network.
“No organization, particularly a newsroom, can succeed unless it is cohesive and aligned. Over the last few days, it has become clear that this appointment undermines that goal,” Conde wrote. “I want to personally apologize to our team members who felt we let them down. While this was a collective recommendation by some members of our leadership team, I approved it and take full responsibility for it.”

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MSNBC President Rashida Jones reportedly recruited Ronna McDaniel to appear on the network before the former head of the Republican National Committee (RNC) was fired amid internal backlash.
NBC announced on Tuesday that McDaniel would no longer appear on the network. The announcement came days after the former RNC head was hired to be a contributor on the network, prompting backlash from NBC News chief political analyst Chuck Todd and others on NBC’s sister network, MSNBC. 
Executives at NBC, seemingly bowing to the pressure, soon severed ties with McDaniel. Many of those executives, including the president of MSNBC, had roles in convincing McDaniel to join the network. Jones met with McDaniel via video call in March and was part of offering McDaniel a better contract to convince her to appear on MSNBC as well as NBC, according to <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/03/27/ronna-mcdaniel-nbc-msnbc-contract/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Washington Post</a>.
“No organization, particularly a newsroom, can succeed unless it is cohesive and aligned. Over the last few days, it has become clear that this appointment undermines that goal,” NBC Universal News Group Chairman Cesar Conde wrote in a note to staff announcing McDaniel’s exit from the network. “I want to personally apologize to our team members who felt we let them down. While this was a collective recommendation by some members of our leadership team, I approved it and take full responsibility for it.”
Creative Artists Agency (CAA), the group that represented McDaniel during her contract negotiations with the network, reportedly dropped the former RNC head as well, according to <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/politics-news/nbc-news-ronna-mcdaniel-contributor-1235860170/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Hollywood Reporter</a>.
The open revolt against NBC’s decision to hire McDaniel began with Todd, the former host of “Meet the Press,” blasting the network on his former show, now moderated by Kristen Welker. McDaniel’s first appearance on NBC had been an interview with Welker, which was booked before McDaniel’s contract with NBC was announced.
“You got put into an impossible situation, booking this interview, and then all of a sudden the rug was pulled out from under you, and you find out she’s being paid to show up?” Todd <a href="https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/chuck-todd-blasts-nbc-news-ronna-mcdaniel-hire-1235950591/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> on Sunday. “It’s unfortunate for this program, but I am glad you did the best that you could.”
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“Our bosses owe you an apology for putting you in this situation,” he added. Others at the network accused McDaniel of threatening democracy over her actions in the 2020 election and criticized her support for former President Donald Trump.
News networks hiring former political officials, operatives, and others is nothing new to the media. George Stephanopoulos, former White House communications director in the Clinton administration, hosts “Good Morning America” on ABC. Kayleigh McEnany, who served Trump as White House press secretary, is now a cohost on Fox News’ “Outnumbered.” Jen Psaki, who previously performed McEnany’s role but for President Joe Biden, hosts a show on MSNBC.
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