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[snip] Even though we disagree with roughly 99% of the opinions expressed on Morning Joe, let's accord the show credit for giving President Trump generally unqualified praise for his diplomatic achievement. David Ignatius of the Washington Post said: "President Trump will take a victory lap for sure over the next few days. But it's deserved. There's no way that I can see that this would have been done without Trump's pressure in the final hours." And in perhaps the bitterest pill for liberals to swallow, Ignatius added: "This war was blocked for two years. President Biden, who preceded him, was...

On CNN This Morning, in a discussion of President Trump pressuring Bibi Netanyahu over the latest Gaza peace proposal, Stephen Collinson, the ponderous CNN senior politics reporter, said: "What's been missing in all of his peace efforts so far in Israel and in Ukraine, is his willingness to impose power and leverage, American leverage. We often talk about more nefarious ways he does it in the United States, but is this exactly what should be happening now, that Trump is finally standing behind his statements?" So, suggests Collinson, Trump applying "nefarious ways" to Israel is "exactly what should be happening...

"The NFL is proud to announce that country music star Jason Aldean will be the halftime performer at the 2026 Super Bowl. Jason has announced that he will cap his performance with a special rendition of his megahit, 'Try That in a Small Town.'" Imagine the fulminations about "racism" and "white nationalism" from the Morning Joe crew if that scenario became reality. The Super Bowl hasn't had a country-music halftime show since 1994. But when conservatives complain that the NFL actually chose Bad Bunny, an ardent Trump critic and endorser of Kamala Harris? Someone who has refused to perform in...

It's a matter of logic. If you're not pro-life if you oppose abortion but support the death penalty, then you're not pro-life if you oppose the death penalty but support abortion. But it's not clear that Pope Leo embraces that logic. And no one on the panel on today's CNN This Morning did Substitute host Erica Hill kicked off the conversation by playing a clip of Pope Leo expressing support for Dem Sen. Dick Durbin. He was scheduled to receive a "Lifetime Achievement" award for his pro-immigrant stance. Some bishops opposed the award given Durbin's staunch support of abortion. In...

Why did Frank Kendall think he could get away with such a blatant lie? One that could be so easily, utterly, debunked? Did he assume that the only people who watch Nicolle Wallace's show are fellow lefties who would nod their heads in agreement no matter how outlandish the hogwash he might spew? Notice to liberals who might be tempted to follow in Frank's foolish footsteps: we're out here, watching. NewsBusters' mission is to expose and counter liberal media bias. We, along with other conservative outlets, monitor MSNBC and CNN. You're very unlikely to get away with such a pathetic,...

Can you imagine Jake Tapper, or any leading light of the liberal media, analogizing, say, Barack Obama to a murderous mob boss? Rhetorical question. But on CNN's State of the Union, Tapper did just that regarding President Trump. Discussing the impending meeting between Trump and Chuck Schumer to discuss the looming government shutdown, Tapper, making a Godfather II analogy, asked Speaker Mike Johnson: "So at this meeting tomorrow, is President Trump looking to make a deal, or is it going to be like when Michael Corleone met Senator Geary: 'My offer is this— nothing?" Johnson, a very cool customer, didn't...

On CNN This Morning, former Obama DHS official and CNN analyst Juliette Kayyem tried to claim that Dallas ICE shooter Joshua Jahn couldn't have had any leftist political connections. Her evidence: that he got the message on a bullet wrong: "In this case, you see someone who didn't seem at all involved with ICE or anti-ICE testament [sentiment?]. In fact, on his casing, he says 'Anti-ICE', which isn't even the language of the politics of our time, which tends to be 'Abolish ICE'." Get the rest of the story and view the video here.

Along comes the hard-left Guardian US to save the day with an article by Adrienne Matei entitled "From Nazi Germany to Trump’s America: why strongmen rely on women at home." It's a l-o-n-g and rambling piece, but one thing can be said in its favor: it doesn't lack a sense of humor. Thus, a "cultural historian" is quoted as saying: “There’s been a reluctance to name this moment as fascism.”Right! So much reluctance that Googling "Trump fascism" yields only 20.4 million results in 0.33 seconds. Hitler's propagandist Joseph Goebbels makes an appearance before long, and sure enough, Trump's "pro-natalist" policies...

On Monday's Morning Joe, Joe Scarborough trashed President Trump for saying at the Charlie Kirk memorial service that he hates his opponents. Referring to Jesus' instruction to forgive and love one's enemies, Scarborough declared, "You either get it or you don't get it." Scarborough thereby clearly placed himself in the category of those who follow Jesus' words. But Scarborough is the same person who, over the years, has attacked Trump in the most vicious terms. Earlier this year, we compiled this list of some of Scarborough's ugliest hits on Trump. Scarborough:Called President Trump a "thug" and a "goon." Written that...

In a recently released excerpt from her forthcoming book, 107 Days, Kamala Harris revealed that Pete Buttigieg would have been her ideal running mate if she had been a straight white man. But she ultimately decided not to choose Buttigieg, who is gay, because "it was too big of a risk.” You might have thought that Eugene Daniels, who is married to a man, would have criticized Harris for her rejection of Buttigieg. But for Daniels, Democrat solidarity apparently trumps gay solidarity. He went on to make the case for rejecting Buttigieg: "Kamala Harris, as a black woman, ran with...

In the context of a discussion of the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel's show and related matters, today's CNN This Morning aired a clip of Rep. Daniel Goldman [D-ActBlue Jeans] calling President Trump a "wannabe mob boss."Meghan Hays, a former Biden aide and a CNN analyst, agreed with Goldman, then proceeded to claim: "We are running dangerously close to state-run media . . . We are losing our democracy. They're dismantling democracy by doing this." Accusing Trump of creating a "state-run media?" That's something of a new line of attack. And a laugh line at that. Even without the likes of...

On Wednesday's edition of CNN This Morning, host Audie Cornish assembled an all-Dem Group Chat and -- whaddaya know? -- the panelists unanimously panned FBI Director Kash Patel's performance at his Senate hearing on Tuesday.The Group Chat consisted of:Garrett Graff--Cornish introduced him only as a "historian and journalist," conveniently forgetting to mention that he was the deputy press secretary on Howard Dean's 2004 presidential campaign. Charlie Dent -- Cornish introduced him as a former Republican congressman. "Former Republican" is right! Dent endorsed Biden for president in 2020, stated that he voted for Kamala Harris in 2024, and endorsed Democrat Josh...

[snip] On today's Morning Joe, MSNBC's Jonathan Lemire argued that Tyler Robinson's motives "almost shouldn't matter." Isn't Lemire a "news" reporter? Facts don't matter? Employing the James Carville deflection technique of "look ovah heah, a squirrel!," Lemire argued that rather than considering Robinson's motives, "we should be focusing" on the fact that the country is "awash in guns," and on the harmful influence of social media. Get the rest of the story and view the video here.

On today's CNN This Morning, host Audie Cornish declined to say that celebrating the murder of Charlie Kirk was inappropriate or merited criticism. Instead, with heartless detachment, Cornish simply observed what others are saying on the matter. "I know what people don't think is appropriate, so here's an example. The New York Post puts images of someone that they're saying is celebrating his death, and I know people criticize that."Audie can't say that celebrating murder is inappropriate, that it's worthy of criticism? Really? Get the rest of the story and view the video here.

In the wake of the assassination of Charlie Kirk, there were surely many people who would have liked to speak with President Trump. So, it's notable, for better or worse, that the president apparently accepted Joe Scarborough's call. On today's Morning Joe, Scarborough described some of their conversation, noting that the president called Kirk "a great man," and gave him credit, with his organizing and fundraising efforts, for making the difference in some of the swing states. Scarborough also commended MSNBC President Rebecca Kutler for having condemned the words of Matthew Dowd on Katy Tur's MSNBC show yesterday, in which...

On today's Morning Joe, MSNBC analyst and Washington Post columnist David Ignatius admitted that the people on the boat that the U.S. military fired on in the Caribbean "were associated with the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua. I'm sure they're terrible people doing despicable crimes." And while he first said that they "appear to have been drug smugglers," he later flatly described them as "drug smugglers." Even so, Ignatius suggested that members of the military should consider disobeying the orders of President Trump, the Commander-in-Chief, to fire on such boats.Get the rest of the story and view the video here.

On Sunday's CNN State of the Union, Tom Homan gave an absolute master class in dealing with the liberal media on the issue of ICE operations. Host Jake Tapper might have thought he'd put Homan, President Trump's border czar, on the defensive by opening the interview by citing a meme Trump posted, based on the movie Apocalypse Now, in which Trump said, "Chicago is about to find out why it's called the Department of War." Tapper cast that as Trump "escalating his threats against the city of Chicago." It took Homan about five seconds to demolish Tapper's fear-mongering claim. "We're...

Pro Tip for CNN contributor Cari Champion: If you're going to criticize people who "don't really understand tennis," avoid making a glaring mistake of your own about the sport! Appearing on Monday's CNN This Morning, former ESPN host Champion was discussing the ongoing U.S. Open and commenting on how, in her opinion, women players get treated more harshly when it comes to bad behavior on the court, Champion ripped people who comment on the matter but "don't really understand tennis." But just moments later, Champion thrice alluded to Naomi Osaka as an "American" tennis player: You know what I'm excited...

Good thing Jackie Alemany, co-host of MSNBC's The Weekend, wasn't being dramatic on Sunday. Otherwise, she might have said something like "The continued existence of all life on earth hangs in the balance!" Instead, the utterly undramatic Alemany merely said that if Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook was fired, "The stability of the global economy hangs in the balance." Alemany warned that global markets could enter a "red zone" if Cook's tenure went kaput.Get the rest of the story and view the video here.

What, Barbra Streisand wasn't available to offer expert commentary on Federal Reserve policy? Instead, Friday's Morning Joe went with former ESPN podcaster Pablo Torre. And the result was a bizarre mixture of perplexity and pathos. His appearance was a classic illustration of the perils of venturing outside 'core competencies,' in corporate-speak, and holding yourself out as an expert-on-everything. Torre used to host the ESPN Daily podcast, but Pablo left ESPN and has gone off on his own, now hosting Pablo Torre Finds Out, and serving as a regular Morning Joe guest. Substitute host Katty Kay invited Torre to comment on...