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As one radical anti-gun Democrat (Robert O’Rourke) drops out of the 2020 race for president, another one appeared set to take his place. And the liberal media were loving it. In that vein, both ABC’s World News Night and NBC Nightly News kicked off their Thursday evening newscasts by hyping reports former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg was readying documents to get on the Democratic primary ballot in Alabama.
“A potential shakeup in the race for president. Tonight, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Is he about to run,” questioned sensationalist ABC anchor David Muir.
As ABC senior congressional correspondent Mary Bruce began the video portion of the report, she suggested (without evidence) Bloomberg’s potential candidacy was “sending a jolt through the presidential race.” She also claimed that the former Mayor was “a centrist who has become an active proponent of gun reform.”
Careful, that much spin is bound to make you nauseous. In reality, what Bloomberg demanded was sweeping and pervasive gun control.
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