MSNBC Hits 'New Low' of McCarthy Joke on Pelosi, Skipped Violence Against Boxer

Scott Whitlock | August 2, 2021
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[See NewsBusters for more.] Just last week, former Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer was assaulted and robbed in crime-ridden Oakland, CA. The attack on a well-known liberal star garnered no coverage on MSNBC. Yet an awkward joke by House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has been trumpeted as a “new low” on the liberal cable network. Over a few hours on Monday morning and afternoon, MSNBC devoted 7 minutes and 54 seconds to McCarthy’s joke that, should he win back the House and become Speaker, “it will be hard not to hit” Pelosi with the gavel. Host Hallie Jackson chided: “We’re also giving an update on what's going on between Nancy Pelosi and Kevin McCarthy, with their relationship it seems hitting new lows.” 

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