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During Wednesday’s CBS Evening News, the network ran back-to-back reports lionizing Arizona Republican Senator Jeff Flake for announcing his retirement while he denounced his party’s president. In a block of time lasting four minutes and 28 seconds, CBS bemoaned how Flake’s Republican colleagues didn’t join him in ripping President Trump and completely omitted just how vastly unpopular Flake was in his home state.
“As president, Donald Trump is also head of the Republican Party, and he denied today that it is party divided, despite evidence to the contrary, including prominent Republicans yesterday calling him ‘a habitual liar’ and a ‘danger to democracy,’” touted anchor Anthony Mason.
And in opening her report, CBS White House correspondent Nancy Cordes lamented how “Flake's call the arms was met with mutiny today, as GOP colleagues refused to open fire on Mr. Trump.” “Mutiny,” a ridiculous term to use considering Flake was the one turning on the party’s leader, which Mason noted. “They're holding back partly because the Trump White House is key to their agenda on issues like tax reform,” she asserted.
Cordes then glorified Barry Black, the Senate chaplain, for hailing “Flake's courage and asked for some divine intervention.” “Lord, provide us with more patriots who will stand for right regardless of the consequences,” Black said on the floor of the Senate.
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