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The opening segment on Sunday's edition of Reliable Sources focused on the media's coverage of the push to impeach President Trump. During a conversation with his panel, host Brian Stelter acted as a Democratic strategist; asking Alexandra Rojas of Justice Democrats "shouldn't Nancy Pelosi and other Democrat leaders every day be talking about the corruption?" Another member of the panel, Slate's…
CNN host Brian Stelter opened Sunday's edition of Reliable Sources with a discussion about the "I" word: "impeachment." Stelter argued that "President Trump is winning the messaging war about impeachment." Echoing the talking points Slate's Dahlia Lithwick made on the show two weeks ago, Stelter claimed that "the list of potentially impeachable conduct grows longer every week." Stelter appeared…
During Friday’s edition of Cuomo Prime Time, host Chris Cuomo interviewed former congressional candidate Elizabeth Heng, who narrated a controversial ad that aired during Thursday night's Democratic debate. The ad featured a picture of socialist Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, with Heng describing her as "the face of socialism and ignorance" before asking "does Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez…
CNN host Chris Cuomo interviewed former congressional candidate Elizabeth Heng, who narrated a controversial ad that aired during Thursday night's Democratic debate. The ad featured a picture of socialist Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez bursting into flames and transitioning into pictures of the Cambodian genocide, with Heng describing her as "the face of socialism and ignorance" before…
Shortly after prosecutors recommended the indictment of former FBI Deputy Director-turned-CNN Contributor Andrew McCabe for lying to investigators, his colleague, CNN Chief Legal Analyst Jeffrey Toobin, rushed to his defense during an appearance on CNN Newsroom With Brooke Baldwin Thursday. According to Toobin, "This is an extremely unusual prosecution. Andy McCabe had the right to speak to…
In recent weeks, Full Frontal host Samantha Bee has used her show as a platform to advocate for progressive policy positions, from student loan forgiveness to gun control. This week, Bee has a new target in her crosshairs: the Electoral College. Bee began her rant against the Electoral College by declaring that "Trump's so-called election is just one of the many reasons the Electoral College…
After CNN Newsroom host Brooke Baldwin brought up "Sharpie-gate," CNN political analyst Carl Bernstein floated a conspiracy theory that President Trump timed the ouster of National Security Advisor John Bolton from the administration to distract from "Sharpie-gate" before arguing that "many Republicans...are very worried about the stability of the President of the United States." Bernstein also…
During an appearance on Tuesday's edition of CNN Newsroom With Brooke Baldwin, CNN political analyst Carl Bernstein, of Watergate fame, cited the departure of National Security Advisor John Bolton from the Trump administration as "the most convincing evidence that we've seen of late that we have a governing crisis under this President; a dire crisis in which the national security of the United…
A new week means new outrageous commentary on The D.L. Hughley Show. This time, Hughley and his panel defended the description of President Trump as "mentally retarded" by an audience member at one of Kamala Harris's campaign events. Co-host Jasmine Sanders read aloud the quote from the audience member before noting that Harris apologized for saying "well said" in response to the audience member'…
Last Week Tonight host John Oliver devoted much of his show Sunday night to advocating for an end to the filibuster; blaming it for the death of "meaningful legislation" including "the Manchin-Toomey gun control bill...the Paycheck Fairness Act...(and) the public option in Obamacare." Oliver's monologue was also loaded with insults at Republicans. After playing a video of Ted Cruz's speech…