Bill D'Agostino
Bill D'Agostino | February 15, 2018
To read the full article, visit NewsBusters. Every time the term ‘semiautomatic weapon’ hits the mainstream, it’s almost certain that at least one pundit will put their foot in their mouth while talking about firearms. Thanks to Katy Tur, that trend has continued. On Thursday, the MSNBC host went on a furious rant about the availability of semiautomatic weapons, presumably arguing in favor of…
Bill D'Agostino | February 15, 2018
To read the full article, visit NewsBusters. In the wake of Wednesday's horrific Florida school shooting, MSNBC’s Morning Joe hosted a handful of pro-gun control senators whose states have experienced similar tragedies. But while Florida’s Democratic Senator Bill Nelson was invited to appear, NBC analyst John Heilemann remarked that Marco Rubio – also from Florida – was “not welcome” on the show…
Bill D'Agostino | February 14, 2018
To read the full article, visit NewsBusters. The panel of MSNBC Live With Stephanie Ruhle took a brief time-out on Wednesday from speculating about White House Chief of Staff John Kelly to take a few lazy swings at the President’s new budget proposal for the SNAP food assistance program. The proposed policy would function similarly to services like Blue Apron, with beneficiaries receiving…
Bill D'Agostino | February 13, 2018
To read the full article, visit NewsBusters. Following Tuesday’s Senate Intelligence hearing, Kurt Bardella appeared on MSNBC’s Live With Craig Melvin, where he repeated a now-debunked Democratic talking point about the Nunes memo controversy.
Bill D'Agostino | February 12, 2018
To read the full article, visit NewsBusters. On Monday, the panel of MSNBC’s Deadline: White House giddily dished about whether they might have finally stumbled upon a narrative that could cause President Trump to lose the support of his otherwise consistent base.
Bill D'Agostino | February 12, 2018
To read the full article, visit NewsBusters. On Monday, MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell repeatedly redirected any coverage of President Trump’s infrastructure plan back to discussions about the domestic abuse allegations against former White House staffer Rob Porter.
Bill D'Agostino | February 12, 2018
To read the full article, visit NewsBusters. BBC Host Katty Kay indignantly denied the media's overwhelmingly friendly coverage of North Korean Dictator Kim Jong-un’s sister, Kim Yo-jong, calling it “insulting” to suggest that the media had fallen for the North Korean official.   
Bill D'Agostino | February 9, 2018
To read the full article, visit NewsBusters. An article in Friday’s Washington Post about President Trump’s unorthodox intelligence briefings has become spin fodder for MSNBC talking heads, who would have their viewers believe that the President is utterly disinterested in matters of national security.
Bill D'Agostino | February 9, 2018
To read the full article, visit NewsBusters. During the A-block of Friday’s MSNBC Live With Stephanie Ruhle, White House Correspondent Kasie Hunt inadvertently put lie to the media narrative that the government shutdown in late January was not the fault of congressional Democrats.
Bill D'Agostino | February 8, 2018
To read the full article, visit NewsBusters. On Thursday’s Morning Joe, MSNBC panelists discussed a report by The Wall Street Journal that President Trump had attempted to begin negotiations with Iran over the release of American prisoners held there. While none present on the panel opposed the negotiations themselves, that did not preclude them from using the occasion to criticize the…