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[See NewsBusters for more.] Stephanie Ruhle removed any doubt on Monday that Attorney General Bill Barr's hearing before the House Judiciary Committee would be a useless exercise in political grandstanding. With the 9:00 hour of MSNBC Live functioning as the network's pregame show, Ruhle welcomed California Rep. Eric Swalwell to hype his past attempts to impeach Barr with Ruhle…
[See NewsBusters for more.] While most of the coverage of John Lewis' memorial focused on his role in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960's and later career as a congressman, CNN's Abby Phillip and Dana Bash argued on Monday's special edition of CNN Newsroom that if Americans wanted to honor Lewis' legacy, they should embrace not just Lewis' dedication to civil…
[See NewsBusters for more.] While guest hosting The Last Word on Friday, MSNBC's Ali Velshi offered up a passionate, if not deranged opening monologue where he asked viewers if they knew they still lived in America and declared the First Amendment dead.
Velshi began, "Look around. Take a moment. Process this. This is the United States of America.…
[See NewsBusters for more.] MSNBC Live host Ayman Mohyeldin concluded his Friday show by talking to actor and writer Alan Yang of Parks and Recreation fame to discuss the uptick in hate crimes against Asian-Americans and postulated that President Trump's COVID messaging has something to do with it.
Mohyeldin asked Yang, "President Trump has repeatedly…
[See NewsBusters for more.] Andrea Mitchell welcomed Virginia Senator and former vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine onto her Wednesday MSNBC show to discuss the State Department ordering the Chinese consulate in Houston to be closed by Friday. Mitchell wondered if the decision was just political grandstanding by President Trump to distract from his failing on the pandemic.
The…
[See NewsBusters for more.] Comedian and documentarian W. Kamau Bell joined Chris Cuomo on Friday to preview the fifth season of CNN's docuseries United Shades of America, set to debut on Sunday. According to Bell, "the system" is not only to blame for police brutality, but also the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cuomo asked Bell about what could be done about the…
[See NewsBusters for more.] John Harwood joined Friday morning's CNN Newsroom to discuss the ongoing pandemic and to lament that Republicans are in denial on the virus and wonder how many more people will have to die before they start taking it seriously.
Host Poppy Harlow kicked off the segment by citing, "guidance from the White House that suggested at least…
[See NewsBusters for more.] New York Governor Andrew Cuomo joined CNN Newsroom host Kate Bolduan during the 3:00 hour Thursday to discuss his handling of the coronavirus pandemic and Jake Tapper's recent criticism of his victory lap and related poster. After Cuomo accused Tapper of not knowing what he was talking about, Tapper spent his 4:00 show attacking the White…
[See NewsBusters for more.] MSNBC Live host Stephanie Ruhle invited professional gun control advocate Shannon Watts onto her Wednesday show to discuss recent gun-related news, including the news that the Trump Administration recently lifted the ban on exporting silencers to foreign individuals. According to Watts, this move proves that Trump cares more about…
[See NewsBusters for more.] On her Saturday morning show, MSNBC's Joy Reid alleged that the Republican Party is turning into the National Party, the party of apartheid in South Africa. According to Reid and the assembled panel, this can be seen in President Trump running ads highlighting the consequences of defunding the police.
Reid's comments came in response to former…
