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On Thursday, both NBC’s Today and ABC’s Good Morning America censored any mention of the controversy swirling around President Obama’s decision to skip the funeral of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia scheduled for Saturday. To its credit, CBS This Morning offered a full report on widely criticized move.
On This Morning, correspondent Margaret Brennan explained: “Well, President Obama’s decision to skip the Saturday funeral of Justice Scalia is being seen by some as a snub of the conservative judge. And a missed opportunity by others.” She even highlighted a former White House economic advisor scolding the President: “Former Obama administration official Steve Rattner tweeted, ‘If we want to reduce partisanship, we can start by honoring great public servants who we disagree with.’”