Kyle Drennen

NewsBusters Associate Editor

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Kyle Drennen is the Media Research Center's Associate Editor of NewsBusters and previously served as the MRC's Senior News Analyst.

His media analysis has been cited by nationally syndicated radio hosts Rush Limbaugh and Mark Levin, as well as media outlets including Fox News, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal’s WSJ.com, The Washington Times, Washington Examiner, Politico, National Review, among others.

Kyle joined the MRC in 2007 after graduating from Providence College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history and political science. Prior to that, he interned at the MRC in the summer of 2005. He lives in Northern Virginia and can be contacted via email at kdrennen@mrc.org.

MSNBC: 'Safety' of 'Women and People of Color' in Jeopardy After Musk Takeover of Twitter

Kyle Drennen | April 25, 2022

Read the full article on the MRC's NewsBusters blog. Minutes after it was officially announced that billionaire Elon Musk had bought Twitter for approximately $44 billion Monday afternoon, MSNBC continued to freak out over the news. Correspondent Jo Ling Kent hyped “critics” who claimed that their very “safety” was in jeopardy with Musk taking over the social media giant.

Morning Joe Panics Over ‘Dr. Evil’ Elon Musk Buying Twitter

Kyle Drennen | April 25, 2022

Read the full article on the MRC's NewsBusters blog. After news broke early Monday that Twitter was preparing to accept a buy-out offer from billionaire Elon Musk, MSNBC’s Morning Joe was already in panic mode. Left-wing pundit and marketing expert Donny Deutsch warned that it was like “Dr. Evil” was taking over the social media giant and it was upsetting his “tummy meter.”

MSNBC: ‘Mafia Feel’ to DeSantis Revoking Disney Special Status

Kyle Drennen | April 22, 2022

Read the full article on the MRC's NewsBusters blog. On MSNBC’s MTP Daily Thursday afternoon, host Chuck Todd and Florida-based NBC political reporter Marc Caputo wailed that Governor Ron DeSantis preparing to sign legislation revoking Disney World’s special economic status in the state had a “mafia feel.” The pair ranted that Florida was “only a good place to do business if you’re a private…

‘Expensive Political Stunt’: CBS Lashes Out at Texas Securing Border

Kyle Drennen | April 21, 2022

Read the full article on the MRC's NewsBusters blog. On Thursday, CBS Mornings smeared the effort by Texas Governor Greg Abbott to secure the U.S. southern border using state law enforcement and National Guard troops as an “expensive political stunt.” The network broadcast seemed puzzled by why Texas would have to step in to stem the flow of illegal immigration, as if reporters were completely…

Good Friday: NBC Chats With Leftist in ‘Thank God for Abortion’ Shirt

Kyle Drennen | April 15, 2022

Read the full article on the MRC's NewsBusters blog. NBC’s Today show decided that the best way to mark Good Friday was to talk to a radical, left-wing activist wearing a t-shirt that read, “Thank God for Abortion.” It was part of hysterical coverage across all three network morning shows bemoaning an “abortion crackdown” across the country, with Florida’s new pro-life legislation being the…

Nets Share Tax Tips, Ignore TRILLIONS In Government Record Revenue

Kyle Drennen | April 14, 2022

Read the full article on the MRC's NewsBusters blog. Amid soaring inflation and sky-high gas prices caused by the policies of the Biden administration, paying taxes has been particularly difficult for many cash-strapped Americans as April’s deadline approaches. One place not hurting for funds is the U.S. federal government, which according to CNSNews just brought in a record-setting “$2,121,987,…

Bozell: Musk Twitter Takeover May Change ‘Entire Dynamics of Politics’

Kyle Drennen | April 14, 2022

Read the full article on the MRC's NewsBusters blog. Appearing on Fox Business Network’s Varney & Co. late Thursday morning, Media Research Center President Brent Bozell declared that billionaire Elon Musk possibly buying out Twitter would both restore free speech to the social media platform and change “the entire dynamics of politics” across the globe. He also blasted the left-wing co-…

Roker Frets to Obama That Ukraine is Distracting From Climate Agenda

Kyle Drennen | April 13, 2022

Read the full article on the MRC's NewsBusters blog. During an interview with former President Obama conducted on Monday and aired on NBC’s Today show Wednesday morning, weatherman and climate activist Al Roker actually worried that the brutal war in Ukraine was distracting from pushing a left-wing environmental agenda. Obama replied by trying to use the conflict as an excuse “to wean ourselves…

MSNBC’s Tur Pushes Gun Control, Fears Increased Police in NYC

Kyle Drennen | April 12, 2022

Read the full article on the MRC's NewsBusters blog. Throughout the day on Tuesday, while covering the New York City subway shooting live at the scene, MSNBC anchor Katy Tur repeatedly pushed the Biden administration’s gun control agenda. However, she warned against “reactionary measures” like increasing police presence across the nation’s largest city amid a crime wave.

CBS: ‘A Lot of People Think Elon Musk Is Sort of Like a Bond Villain Now’

Kyle Drennen | April 11, 2022

Read the full article on the MRC's NewsBusters blog. While fretting over billionaire Elon Musk’s latest maneuvers as Twitter’s biggest single shareholder, on Monday’s CBS Mornings, correspondent Vladimir Duthiers hyped critics comparing the world’s richest man to a “Bond villain.” The attack line came amid speculation the SpaceX and Tesla founder may be planning a hostile takeover of the social…