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Don Lemon will lose his primetime CNN show on weeknights to co-anchor the network’s reimagined morning show with Poppy Harlow and Kaitlan Collins, the network announced Thursday. The new morning show will debut later in the year with a new name, format and set — and signals the end of “Don Lemon Tonight” after an eight-year run. CNN did not announce any plans for how it will fill Lemon’s primetime slot, which has long lagged behind Fox News’ “The Ingraham Angle” in the ratings. John Berman and Brianna Keilar, who currently anchor the network’s ratings-challenged “New Day,” will shift to...

As Serena Williams' her playing career ended Friday night, there's a good case to be made that she is the greatest female player of all time. Even so, facts still matter. And in extolling Serena, CNN got one fact glaringly wrong. Co-host John Berman brought on CNN sports correspondent Carolyn Manno, who claimed: "What Brianna [Keilar] said at the top, the longevity piece, is so important. Because she is in the pantheon of all-time greats. But she has outlasted Michael Jordan and Tom Brady."Serena has outlasted Tom Brady?? Serena is retiring at age 40. Tom Brady is 45, and is...

Joe Walsh is a washed-up Illinois politician and a chameleon. He's gone from being a liberal Republican to a hardcore Tea Partier and ardent Trump supporter, to becoming so fiercely anti-Trump that in addition to voting for Joe Biden in 2020, Walsh even announced, as our Tim Graham has noted, that he would vote for a "socialist" over Trump. So why does CNN regularly invite this loudmouth non-entity onto its air? Because he can be counted on to trash Republicans. On this morning's New Day, co-host Brianna Keilar interviewed Walsh regarding a controversial TV ad from Eric Greitens, who is...

On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “New Day,” Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) stated that he would be surprised if oil companies weren’t engaging in profiteering on gas prices and Congress needs to “keep an eye on that and try to make sure that the oil companies don’t take advantage of the situation.” Co-host Brianna Keilar asked, “Oil prices, as you know, are falling. Gas prices, they’re not following yet, but they are expected too. And one of your colleagues, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, says that there is profiteering that is happening by oil companies. Do you agree with that?”

CNN anchor Brianna Keilar said Tuesday on “New Day” that Fox News host Tucker Carlson is a “propagandist” whose “BS” should not be on television. Keilar said, “As tensions are ratcheting up between Russia and Ukraine, one Democratic congressman says his office is getting phone calls, repeatedly getting these phone calls, and they’re from fans of Fox’s chief propagandist Tucker Carlson, saying that the U.S. should be siding with Russia over Ukraine. What you may say? Well, you wouldn’t be surprised if you watched his pro-Russia stance every night.”

Ron DeSantis has come in for plenty of criticism at CNN's New Day. But none of it has exhibited the visceral disdain that the show has heaped on another potential 2024 Republican contender—Nikki Haley. As we noted here and here, New Day's basic beef with Haley is that she is a "flip-flopper," a "weathervane," twisting with the political winds. New Day broke out a new epithet for Haley this morning, branding her a "pinball machine." New Day devoted an unusually long segment—a good 10 minutes—to nuking Nikki today. Get the rest of the story and view the video here.

"You know, this isn't horseshoes, right? Close doesn't matter. Will you get them out? I'm hearing in there that you are prepared to leave people behind."That was Brianna Keilar's trenchant way of ending her interview of Biden communications director Kate Bedingfield on CNN's New Day on Friday morning. The subject was Biden's commitment to evacuate American's Afghan allies -- translators and others -- out of the country. Get the rest of the story and view the video here.

Is there something strange in the water? First we had Politico on Thursday declaring that "Biden's Vision for the border has gone bust" and then on Friday CNN New Day anchor Brianna Keilar has similarly slammed the border crises by talking about "Biden's immigrations plans being derailed" by "reality." It wasn't only Keilar that noted the border disaster but also correspondent Priscilla Alvarez.The chryon was even bleak: "Biden immigration plans crumble, border crisis remains". Crisis!

Byron Donalds is a House representative from Florida. He grew up in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn NY and was raised by a single mother. He graduated from FSU with a BS in finance and marketing. He appeared on CNN and had an exchange with host Brianna Keilar to discuss the report that he had been blocked from joining the Congressional Black Caucus. BTW, Donalds is a Trump supporter. Watch as the arrogant and smug Keilar tries to teach the black man about life: Rep. @ByronDonalds says he is being denied entry into the Congressional Black Caucus because he...

Imagine you're a legit reporter given the opportunity to interview Biden's Communications Director about Kamala Harris's recent trip to Guatemala and Mexico, the putative purpose of which was to address the border crisis. Surely the first questions you'd ask would be along the lines: "Does President Biden want Harris to visit the border? If so, why hasn't she visited, and when will she? If he doesn't want her to visit, why not?" Trick question: we said "legit" reporter. And thus it was predictable, if no less outrageous, that when CNN's Brianna Keilar interviewed Comms Director Kate Bedingfield on this morning's...

CNN's Brianna Keilar describes herself on Twitter as an "anchor." The more honest description would be "left-wing activist." Keilar twice fretted to her Democrat-consultant guests that President Biden isn't doing enough. As Keilar first put it to Hilary Rosen: "Is Biden doing enough to combat the war on voting rights? Because clearly, some folks do not think so." Moments later, Keilar expressed the same concern to Bernie bro Chuck Rocha: "I wonder, Chuck, what you think in the near term if Biden waits too long to combat this assault on voting rights because he’s looking at his legislative priorities the...

CNN, New Day, Friday, May 7, 2021, around 8:50am. "Week That Was" Among the CNN talking points wrapped into "events/facts", Brianna Keilar said these words: "Republicans say Biden isn't bipartisan enough." The word "enough" is key. It's a lie. As if GOP say he is bipartisan 'AT ALL.'

There’s too hot for TV and then there’s too wrong for Tapper. The anchor of CNN’s two-hour mid-afternoon show “The Lead” suggested to his colleagues Tuesday that he would bar Republicans from appearing if they were “not willing to stick to standards and facts.” “How am I supposed to believe anything they say?” Tapper asked “New Day” hosts John Berman and Brianna Keilar. “If they’re willing to lie about Joe Biden wanting to steal your hamburgers and QAnon and the Big Lie about the election, what are they not willing to lie about? Why should I put any of them...

Tuesday on CNN’s “Right Now,” host Brianna Keilar featured a list of Republican Senators who have not made public comments “acknowledged Joe Biden is president-elect.” Keilar said, “You can count on one hand how many Republicans acknowledged Joe Biden is president-elect. Senators Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Mitt Romney of Utah, Susan Collins of Maine, Ben Sasse of Nebraska. The rest here are silent, emboldening the president as he refuses to concede. But why? Oliver Darcy here to shed like on this subject. Tell us really what is in the calculus of GOP senators according to your reporting.”

VIDEO Unhinged Brianna Keilar laughably screeched on Tuesday that Mercedes Schlapp was "saying a bunch of crap" for questioning the security of mail-in balloting just after proclaiming that there is not really any election fraud. The big takeaway is how disingenuous Keilar was by REFUSING to answer despite being asked several times if it is okay for voters to cast their ballots AFTER election day.

Tuesday on CNN’s “Newsroom,” Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) said Fox News host Tucker Carlson called her a “moron” and a “coward,” because she is “Asian-American.” Host Brianna Keilar said, “I want to ask you, turning now to something else that is happened since we last spoke, about the attacks on you by Fox News host Tucker Carlson. We spoke a lot about them on this show, and he made it a point to go after you when you said it was a discussion. There was a discussion to be had when it came to removing monuments of American leaders and...

VIDEO During an extremely unhinged attack upon President Donald Trump for supposedly "killing Americans," CNN's Brianna Keilar has done something common in much of the mainstream media. She AVOIDED any mention of the fact that the daily COVID-19 (coronavirus) deaths have been in a steep PLUNGE for over two months. Unfortunately it appears that extreme TDS has been on a steep rise and one of of those suffering from this affliction is obviously Keilar.

On May 20, CNN's "Cuomo Prime Time" aired one of those jokey interviews between CNN host Chris Cuomo and his brother, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The governor had submitted himself to a coronavirus test on camera. Chris decided to mock the size of his brother's nostrils by unveiling a series of ever-larger Q-Tips (or test swabs) and cracked his brother up. CNN happily posted the fun on YouTube under the headline "Chris Cuomo teases brother Andrew with giant test swab," now at more than 693,000 views. Before that, Chris asked his brother "First of all, is it true that...

VIDEO Let him answer the question, Brianna! CNN's incredibly rude Brianna Keilar on Thursday kept cutting off guest Peter Navarro, the White House trade advisor, as he tried to answer her question about supplying ventilators. As you can see, each time Navarro tried to answer the question, Keilar rudely interrupted him including screeching about "wasting your time" and then abruptly ending the interview before Navarro could even answer the question she asked. Whether the interruptions by Keilar were done on her own or whether she was obeying the producer in her earpiece, it all has the same conclusion: CNN...

Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colo., one of the seven Democratic impeachment managers prosecuting President Trump before the Senate, accused Trump of attempting to commit bribery in his dealings with Ukraine, but when asked why this was not one of the articles of impeachment, he did not appear to have an explanation. Bribery is one of the specific offenses mentioned in the Constitution’s discussion of impeachment. The House impeached Trump for alleged abuse of power -- itself is not a statutory crime – and obstruction of Congress, but Crow insisted Sunday that the president was still guilty of attempted bribery. “Yeah, specifically...