CBS: Biden ‘Not Interested’ in ‘Watered Down Bill,’ ‘Time for Bipartisanship Running Out’

Scott Whitlock | February 1, 2021
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[See NewsBusters for more.] Well, that was quick. Despite lofty rhetoric about unity and working together, CBS and NBC seem perfectly okay with letting Joe Biden ignore all that and push harshly partisan bills through Congress. CBS This Morning and NBC’s Today offered a blasé attitude about the President using reconciliation to pass a MASSIVE COVID relief bill. On This Morning, co-host Gayle King trumpeted, “Senate Democrats are making plans to pass President Biden's sweeping $1.9 trillion COVID relief package with or without Republican support.” Reporter Weijia Jiang warned the end of bipartisanship. (Again, that was quick.) She hyped the Democrat’s lack of interest in working with Republicans: