Networks Spoonfeed Viewers White House Spin for Jackson, Screech at GOP Pushback

Curtis Houck | March 21, 2022
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Monday morning prior to the start of Senate confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, ABC, CBS, and NBC shoveled White House talking points that reveled over Jackson’s “historic nomination” and the “legal and political gauntlet” ahead and fretted Republicans are ready to “attack” with “fireworks” that could trigger “a political bounce” for President Biden. 

NBC’s Today went above and beyond, giving roughly five minutes to what Team Biden wanted to share with the world. Echoing other journalists, co-host Craig Melvin emphasized her “historic” nature while senior Capitol Hill correspondent Garrett Haake said the “legal and political gauntlet” she’ll face “could be her last job interview ever.”