Reality Calling? ABC, CBS Finally Skeptical Over Biden’s ‘Putin Price Hike’ Dodge

Scott Whitlock | April 12, 2022
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[See NewsBusters for more.] The three networks do everything they can to protect the crumbling Joe Biden administration from the wrath of an unhappy public. But even ABC, CBS and NBC seem to be slightly acknowledging the disastrous economic reality engulfing the United States. As inflation hit its highest levels in 40 years, the networks on Tuesday voiced a skeptical tone to the idea this is all be cause of “Putin’s price hike.” ABC and NBC even discussed the dreaded R-word: Recession. Good Morning America co-host Robin Roberts wondered, “Many are worried about a possible recession. Is that in our future?” On Today, senior economics reporter Steve Liesman warned, “There’s definitely the elevated probability of a recession right now.”