CBS Anchor O’Donnell Falsely Claims GOP ‘Rolling Back Voter Rights’

Nicholas Fondacaro | March 1, 2021
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Ignoring how numerous states across the country had their elections laws unconstitutionally changed in 2020 and certain changes led to mass confusion, Monday’s CBS Evening News was on a mission to smear the Republican Party with lies about them being against the right to vote. With the false claim of “rolling back voter rights,” anchor Norah O’Donnell gaslighted her audience in the opening tease about a supposed “Republican push in more than 40 states to limit voting access.”

When she finally got around to the story 10 minutes later, O’Donnell painted the GOP as radicals targeting minorities.

Tonight, Republican lawmakers in dozens of states are taking extreme steps to change voting laws. They claim they're trying to prevent fraud. Well, Democrats accuse them of trying to limit turnout, especially among minority groups,” she proclaimed, without evidence.

The report itself was conducted by senior White House correspondent Ed O’Keefe, who proved himself to be quite the Biden-ally during the election.

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