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[See NewsBusters for more.] Amidst the backdrop of the U.S. government looking into whether the coronavirus originated in a Wuhan lab and China revisingits official death count, MSNBC's Jeremy Bash joined Andrea Mitchell on her Friday show to urge the administration to stop scapegoating and denigrating China.
Bash's advice on the China conundrum was contradictory for on one hand…
[See NewsBusters for more.] CNN Newsroom host Brianna Keilar and national security correspondent Kaylie Atwood theorized on Thursday that increased focus on the possibility that the current pandemic began as a lab accident in Wuhan and not at a wet market is just another attempt by the White House and its allies to distract from the administration's failures.
Keilar…
[See NewsBusters for more.] MSNBC's Brian Williams and Richard Engel took it upon themselves on Wednesday to defend the honor of the World Health Organization after President Trump's announcement on Tuesday that the U.S. would cut it's funding of the organization, declaring it self-evident that the only reason Trump would do such a thing is because he's looking to distract and scapegoat…
[See NewsBusters for more.] On Monday's installment of MTP Daily host Katy Tur finally discovered Tara Reade's allegations of sexual harassment and sexual assault against her former boss and presumptive Democratic nominee for president Joe Biden. Unfortunately for viewers who may have been previously unaware of the allegations due to the media going radio silent on the issue,…
[See NewsBusters for more.] When the media is not blaming President Trump for all that is not well in the world, they are blaming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. On her Monday MSNBC show, Andrea Mitchell was joined by Jane Mayer where the two lamented how, unlike Nancy Pelosi, McConnell has responded to the COVID-19 panic with a lack of seriousness.
Ignoring that just last…
[See NewsBusters for more.] Easter weekend is always a meaningful time of the year and it may mean even more for people this year as the COVID-19 pandemic forces us to confront our physical mortality. If you are MSNBC's Ali Velshi, however, this holy week means more than previous years' because it helps serve as a reminder that President Trump is bad at his job.
Towards the end of…
[See NewsBusters for more.] The COVID-19 pandemic has hit the country hard and unfortunately it has hurt some portions of the population disproportionately harder than others. The virus has claimed the lives of ethnic minorities at a disproportionate rate, but the reason as to why is subject to multiple explanations, so it was unfortunate that Princeton Professor Eddie Glaude Jr.…
[See NewsBusters for more.] After another devastating day of job losses, Senate Republicans moved to provide $250 billion in relief for small business amidst stay-at-home orders. After Democrats blocked this proposal, Chuck Todd determined on MSNBC's Thursday special coverage of the pandemic that both sides are to blame.
Joining Todd for the segment was congressional reporter…
[See NewsBusters for more.] With British Prime Minister Boris Johnson still in intensive care with COVID-19 on Wednesday, MSNBC's Keir Simmons reporting from London wondered if Johnson's "populist politics" may have something to do with his illness.
Former political advisor to Tony Blair, Matthew Doyle joined Simmons for the segment that started off innocently enough. Given…
[See NewsBusters for more.] CNN Newsroom took a brief break from talking about the latest COVID-19 developments on Tuesday to talk about the news that White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham is stepping down to become the first lady's chief of staff, providing Brian Stelter an opportunity to talk about his favorite subject: the White House's war on the press.…
