To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Share Embed Share URL Video File Node URL Embed Code <iframe title="MRC TV video player" width="640" height="360" src="https://www.mrctv.org/embed/2380" allowfullscreen></iframe> Lamar Smith, R-Texas, took to the House floor May 6 to chastise the media. "[S]lanted coverage pervades much of the news Americans get every day," he said, adding that media bias is one of the greatest threats to democracy.