Mika Brzezinski from Morning Joe is a passionate person, and she is not shy expressing her opinions, even when they contradict her co-host Joe Scarborough, who is a former Republican Congressman. Lately she has been passionately asking first daughter Ivanka Trump to take a stand against the her father’s horrible family separation policies. To put…
Award-winning journalist John Heilemann said that Trump and Republicans must be made to pay a price for his child separation policy by the American people voting for Democrats in November. Video: Heilemann said on MSNBC’s Deadline: White House: I have found the last week or so and particularly the last 48 hours or so, some…
Rachel Maddow broke down in tears while trying to report on Trump stashing babies that were ripped away from their parents in kiddie prisons.
While talking about if the courts will block Trump’s child separation policy, Rachel Maddow explained that the White House sees the public outrage as good.
Ari Melber preemptively called out Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s BS on immigration before showing the Kentucky Senator’s claims.
Some powerful Hollywood producers and directors have criticized Twenty-First Century Fox Inc over its news commentators’ support for the U.S. immigration crackdown that separates children from their parents, with one award-winning producer threatening to take his work elsewhere.
MSNBC’s Jacob Soboroff put a quick end to Trump’s excuse making and blaming for child separations in less than 30 seconds.
MSNBC destroyed Trump’s lie that his policy of child separation at the border was the fault of Democrats with an immediate fact check while Trump was still talking.
Rachel Maddow asked why Trump gave up the joint military exercises with South Korea and she showed that the answer is Russia.
Nicolle Wallace asked the question on the minds of most Americans as they watched Trump praise a murderous dictator when she said, “What is wrong with him?”
Katy Tur went there and called Trump a liar on the air after a guest danced around the subject of Trump’s inability to tell the truth.
MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow and Nicolle Wallace crushed the right’s hypocrisy for praising Trump for kissing up to N. Korea after they called Obama weak.
Nicolle Wallace said what the rest of the media won’t that Trump is desperate and his political survival depends on the meeting.
Fox News described Trump arriving in Singapore for the N. Korea summit as a historic meeting between two dictators.
Former Watergate prosecutor Nick Akerman said on MSNBC that what Sean Hannity did when he encouraged witnesses to destroy Russia investigation evidence was witness tampering and the punishment for that felony is 20 years in prison.
Nicolle Wallace said what needed to be said on MSNBC’s Deadline: White House when she told Trump’s Republican enablers that something is definitely going to happen and that they are going to get someone killed.
Sean Hannity told his Fox News audience, which included Donald Trump to destroy evidence related to the Russia scandal, because as a Michael Cohen client, Sean Hannity, and his meal ticket president are going down.
Rachel Maddow didn’t just highlight Scott Pruitt’s corruption. She showed why Trump’s EPA administrator belongs in prison.
Republican strategist Steve Schmidt called out both Trump and Roseanne Barr for intentionally and seriously using racism to divide the country and bring back the worst cultural toxins in American history.
Roseanne Barr’s agent has dropped her and ABC has already removed her show from the network’s website.
ABC swiftly announced that they had canceled the second season of their Roseanne revival after the star went on a racist tirade that compared dark-skinned women to apes.
MSNBC’s Nicole Wallace, host of Deadline: White House, has had it with Donald Trump’s propaganda, and has reached a point of utter frustration, as a direct result of it, so much so that she refused to share with her viewers any more of the plethora of Tweets Trump spewed Friday morning regarding the Russian investigation….
Rachel Maddow showed that the real purpose of the briefing that Trump forced the DOJ to give the Gang of 8 wasn’t “Spy Gate,” but it was an effort to tip off targets of the Mueller probe like Trump.
Nicolle Wallace issued a disclaimer to MSNBC viewers that Trump’s comments contained lies and smears before she showed video of the president.
Nicolle Wallace laid to waste the idea that the FBI informant on the Trump campaign was part of a “deep state conspiracy” with a single fact.
Rachel Maddow put Trump’s call for an investigation into the Russia investigation into clear terms by noting that it is the second time that Trump has taken action to interfere with the Russia investigation.
Former President and First Lady Barack and Michelle Obama have signed a deal with Netflix to produce movies and television shows, which means that as the Obamas are winning Emmys, Trump will be dealing with impeachment.
Rachel Maddow exposed how the nation of Qatar is bribing former members of Trump’s White House and current members of Trump family in a matter that is so corrupt it could destroy every that is associated with Trump.
Malcolm Nance expressed his disgust at the White House mocking dying John McCain. Nance pointed out that the lack of decency and respect shown in those comments come straight from the top and Trump.
An analysis of Sean Hannity’s real estate holdings found that he used evictions and eviction threats against poor to generate revenue for his business.
Alec Baldwin helped out Joe Piscopo who wanted to know what to tell his kids about Stormy Daniels on SNL with the ultimate Trump/Stormy explanation.
Kellyanne Conway couldn’t answer as CNN’s Jake Tapper used his interview to hammer Trump for having no credibility due to the fact that he pathologically lies and won’t tell the truth.
Stormy Daniels made a surprise guest appearance on SNL that was part of her strategy to keep getting Trump to admit more lies and wrongdoing.
MSNBC’s Joy Reid pointed out that Trump called for arming teachers while speaking at the NRA convention which was a gun-free zone.
Rachel Maddow ignored all of the Giuliani/Trump noise, and instead focused on the offensive and defensive maneuvers that Rod Rosenstein is using to beat back House Republican efforts to impeach him.
Before Trump and his allies jump on NBC News for correcting their report about Michael Cohen being wiretapped, ask yourself when has Donald Trump ever corrected any of his intentionally false statements? (Hint: The answer is he never has).
The Rachel Maddow Show grew faster in April than Fox News and CNN combined, as MSNBC’s momentum is accelerating as the blue wave builds.
Rachel Maddow asked one very smart question during her show that highlighted the admission through a slight change in language of Trump campaign/Russia collusion. Video: Rachel Maddow asked one very smart question during her show that highlighted the admission through a slight change in of Trump campaign/Russia collusion. https://t.co/dKDGZ9TTC0 #Maddow pic.twitter.com/06p4HckVaJ — Sarah Reese Jones…
CNN’s Jake Tapper sat down for an interview on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Monday and was immediately asked about Saturday’s White House Correspondents Dinner, which he attended. When asked if he felt comedian Michelle Wolf went too far with her roasts of those in attendance, Tapper pointed out the hypocrisy of right-wingers criticizing her. “It’s really…
CNN’s Ana Navarro perfectly put into context the hypocrisy behind the Trump supporting whining about Michelle Wolf’s brutally truthful set at the White House Correspondents Dinner.
Michelle Wolf called Sarah Huckabee Sanders a liar to her face and called the White House Press Secretary a disappointment to white women at the White House Correspondents Dinner. Video: Michelle Wolf destroys Sarah Huckabee Sanders at #WHCD pic.twitter.com/pKGSSOCu8d — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) April 29, 2018 Wolf said, “And of course we have Sarah…
Comedian Michelle Wolf took no prisoners at the White House Correspondents Dinner where she called out cable news for creating Trump and then profiting off of him as president. Video: Wolf said, “There’s a ton of news right now issues a lot is going on and we have all of these 24 hour news networks…
MSNBC covered Trump in less than four minutes, and as the president was smearing Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) and the press, the network cut him off in mid-sentence.
Rachel Maddow drilled it when she highlighted the fatal flaw of Trump doing no vetting which has led to his presidency of failure.
HBO’s John Oliver is making a direct appeal to Trump through buying an ad on Trump’s favorite Fox News show Hannity telling the president not to kill the Iran deal. Video: After playing the ad, Oliver said, “That ad is scheduled to run during Hannity in the D.C. Area on Fox News this week, where…
With her advertisers out the door and Fox News on the ropes, Laura Ingraham is now being sued for pregnancy discrimination by her former personal assistant. The Washington Post reported, “Wilson alleges that the conservative talk show host became hostile toward her once she became pregnant and then fired her on her first day back…
Instead of providing reassurance that Mr. Trump was not considering firing Robert Mueller or Rod Rosenstein, Trump provided a cryptic response to a reporter yesterday asking whether “he had decided it not worth the political fallout” to fire either of the men associated with the Russian investigation. Mr. Trump responded to the question beginning with…
President Trump and Fox News anchor Sean Hannity are apparently a lot closer than they already seemed to be. According to a Washington Post report published Tuesday, the two men talk on the phone numerous times every week giving each other mutually beneficial advice. Hannity is one of the few people who is immediately connected…
Rachel Maddow dropped a bombshell on her MSNBC program as she revealed that the Michael Cohen raid was about Donald Trump’s papers. Video: Rachel Maddow shows that the Michael Cohen raid was about the feds looking for papers of Trump's. #Maddow https://t.co/a4X8j0gSUL pic.twitter.com/r6SqUvsimY — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) April 18, 2018 Maddow said: Cohen’s lawyer…
Michael Cohen isn’t the only lawyer connected to Trump who Fox News anchor Sean Hannity has reportedly done or considered doing business with. According to a report by The Atlantic, also hired Victoria Toensing and Jay Sekulow. The former and her husband were hired to join Trump’s legal team for the Russia probe earlier this year…
Fox News released a statement of support for Sean Hannity instead of firing him after it was announced in court that he is a client of Trump’s lawyer Michael Cohen. Fox said in a statement: Earlier on Tuesday, NBC’s Chuck Todd said that we were going to find out what kind of organization Fox News…
After Chuck Todd tweeted that we are going to find out what kind of organization Fox News is today, a former senior adviser to President Obama reminded him that Fox News is not a news organization. Todd tweeted: Going to find out what kind of org Fox is today. No serious news org would allow…
The house of cards on which Trump and Hannity have built their careers appears to be on the verge of collapse, and Maddow is ready to have the last laugh.Â
After news broke that Fox News host Sean Hannity was the third mystery client of Michael Cohen, President Trump’s personal lawyer, Hannity went on air to downplay, if not totally dismiss, the reports. “Let me be very clear to the media: Michael never represented me in any matter,” he said on his radio show. “I never…
A conspiracy appears to be unraveling before the eyes of the nation, as Michael Cohen’s lawyer was forced to name his client’s mystery client’s name in court, and the attorney named Fox News’ Sean Hannity. Video: Shimon Prokupecz of CNN reported: These are arguments that are ongoing all morning, Michael Cohen’s attorneys tried every which…
It appears that Alex Jones, founder of the alt-right conspiracy theory website InfoWars, is finally starting to accept that Donald Trump isn’t the savior the far right wished he’d be. During a broadcast on Friday night, he had an emotional breakdown after Trump ordered strikes on three targets in Syria, causing tension with Russia. The…
Trump’s Syria strike is going over so badly politically that he is not even getting full support from Fox News. Video: Trump's Syria strike is such a political flop that even Fox News is backing away. https://t.co/tTlWO93upv pic.twitter.com/q9jbqO3k2I — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) April 14, 2018 Fox and Friends Saturday had Charles Hurt from The…
Katy Tur challenged Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) to answer a question about the Russia investigation without using Hillary Clinton’s name, and Jordan couldn’t do it. Video: MSNBC's Katy Tur challenged Rep. Jim Jordan to answer a Trump/Russia question without saying Hillary Clinton's name. He couldn't do it. https://t.co/xe80IfoalE pic.twitter.com/j8qLHFt8QN — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) April…
IBM became the 23rd advertiser to drop Laura Ingraham as Rupert Murdoch is standing behind her, but the network is losing money. The Wrap reported: “Laura Ingraham’s mass exodus of advertisers is picking up steam, as IBM quietly pulled its advertising from “The Ingraham Angle.†“IBM no longer advertises on the show you referenced,†a…
On Tuesday, Sinclair Broadcast Group CEO Chris Ripley sent out a company-wide email defending the company against the recent avalanche of backlash it’s gotten for spreading pro-Trump propaganda. The email came with the subject line “News Promotion Controversy†and described critics as “extremists” who were “bullying” Sinclair with “false stories.” He also apologized to employees who’ve…
Sinclair Broadcast Group aired an ad criticizing its own conservative bias and propaganda in four of the local stations it owns, but also paired it with short segments defending the company before and after the ad. The critical 30-second message was commissioned by Allied Progress, a liberal consumer watchdog group. The group claims it paid a…
Trump is getting his immigration policy from people on Fox News who are telling him ideas that are impractical, illegal, or unconstitutional. Axios reported that Trump had made DHS Sec. Kirstjen Nielsen his immigration scapegoat, “Since then, she’s taken on an unforgiving role: having to shoot down the president’s frequently unvetted immigration enforcement ideas (including…
Scott Pruitt should find himself in jeopardy of losing his job. However, yesterday Mr. Trump called Mr. Pruitt, a “good man,” while refusing to comment on questions regarding questionable ethical behavior engaged in by the Environmental Protection Agency’s Administrator. Mr. Trump added: “I think he’s done a fantastic job,” Mr. Trump told reporters aboard Air…
Nicolle Wallace put it very bluntly that if the American people are forced to depend on Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell to stand up to Trump, we’re screwed, because they are going to do nothing. Video of Wallace on her MSNBC show Deadline: White House: Nicolle Wallace sums it up perfectly. America is screwed without…
Trump’s act has worn so thin that MSNBC cut him off in mid-rant after less than two minutes at what was supposed to be a tax reform event in West Virginia. Video: MSNBC cuts off Trump in mid-rant as he rambles about Mexicans being rapists. https://t.co/Q8PVYKsjfu pic.twitter.com/vk96diIm6O — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) April 5, 2018…
Rachel Maddow is now the #1 show on cable news after she finished with more total viewers than any show on Fox News in March. – “All In with Chris Hayes†(8-9pm) averaged 1,985,000 total viewers (vs. CNN’s 1,187,000), beating CNN for the 16th straight month, up +12% over March 2017 (vs. FOX News’ -29%…
KATU, a news station owned by Sinclair Media Group and based in Portland, Oregon, has asked — essentially threatened — employees not to share “negative information” about the company with the press. FTVLive obtained an internal memo written by the station’s general manager, Robert Truman, ordering staff not to speak with the media about the…
MSNBC’s Velshi and Ruhle didn’t mince words when talking about Trump’s trade war with China. The MSNBC hosts directly said that Trump and his administration are lying about the US trade deficit with China. Video of MSNBC’s Velshi and Ruhle: This is how you handle a Trump lie. Courtesy of MSNBC's Velshi and Ruhle. https://t.co/1Hujh5C6zC…
MSNBC had their best second quarter ever in part thanks to Rachel Maddow and Lawrence O’Donnell hitting record highs in viewership. According to a statement provided to PoliticusUSA by MSNBC: For the 1st quarter of 2018, MSNBC dominated CNN with record-breaking total-viewer ratings in every key daypart and for every hour between 9am and 11pm…
A Sinclair owned station in Wisconsin defied their corporate owners and refused to air a Trump propaganda warning about “fake news.” Sinclair caused an uproar by making local station anchors read a piece of Trump propaganda about media false information: At least one station, so far, has refused. WMSN/Fox47 in Madison, Wisconsin tweeted out a…
A new poll shows that the American people trust MSNBC more than they trust Trump as a source of information. The Monmouth University Poll found, “The Monmouth University Poll also finds that Pres. Trump is trusted less as source of information than three cable news outlets – except if you ask Republicans. Nearly half the…
After going out of her way to bully 17-year-old Parkland survivor David Hogg for being rejected admission to four colleges, Fox News host Laura Ingraham might not have the support of a growing number of advertisers — at least 20 have cut ties with her show — or of most of America, but she does…
Sinclair Broadcast Group, owner of hundreds of local news stations across the U.S., has come under fire after a video showcasing dozens of reporters delivering the same speech to viewers in their respective communities went viral. Millions of viewers last month heard an identical warning about the danger of fake news, media bias, social media’s…
Parkland shooting survivor David Hogg won’t be letting Fox News host Laura Ingraham off the hook any time soon. Ingraham has rightfully come under fire after tweeting a message on Wednesday mocking 17-year-old Hogg for not getting accepted into four universities and painting him as a whiner for being rejected. In response, Hogg called for…
Republican strategist Steve Schmidt pointed out the similarities between the Russia Today and Fox News coverage of Trump said that that he wouldn’t be surprised if there were a daily meeting between Russia and Fox News to discuss Trump propaganda. Video: Republican strategist Steve Schmidt said that he wouldn't be surprised if Fox News was…
David Hogg is taking on the poisonous tone and divisiveness of Fox News, and in the process is bringing the network to its knees. Video of Hogg on MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell Reports: David Hogg makes it clear on Andrea Mitchell Reports that the toxic tone of #LauraIngraham and Fox News will no longer be tolerated….
The list of advertisers who have dropped Laura Ingraham’s Fox News show is up to at least nine, as Parkland survivor David Hogg emphatically stated that he is not going to be silenced by bullies as children fight for their lives. Video: The #LauraIngraham advertiser boycott is surging and showing no signs of ending soon….
Maddow showed how Robert Mueller is investigating Attorney General Jeff Sessions and how he is caught up in their worst nightmare of proof of collusion with Russia. Video: Rachel Maddow shows why Jeff Sessions may be a key to Trump collusion. https://t.co/JHqGewjlJQ #Maddow pic.twitter.com/G0VBoynXIJ — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) March 30, 2018 ‘ Maddow said:…
Hulu has pulled their ads from Laura Ingraham’s Fox News show as there appears to be no end in sight to the boycott of Ingraham’s advertisers that was inspired by her attack on Parkland survivor David Hogg. Hulu tweeted: We’d like to confirm that we are no longer advertising on Laura Ingraham’s show and are…
Laura Ingraham’s Fox News advertisers are fleeing fast as the boycott inspired by her attack on David Hogg has caused five companies to pull their ads. Ingraham issued an insincere apology on Twitter that was aimed at stopping the advertiser exodus, but it has not worked. Hogg tweeted a list of at least 12 of…
Trump went to Ohio to supposedly pitch his infrastructure plan, but as the president rambled and got way off topic, MSNBC cut him off after 8 minutes. Video of MSNBC cutting off Trump: MSNBC cuts off Trump as he rambles in Ohio. https://t.co/XAizydbGfj pic.twitter.com/cTUzxLUONe — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) March 29, 2018 MSNBC went to…
Three of the top 12 advertisers on Laura Ingraham’s Fox News show have bolted in response to a boycott that was caused by the host attacking Parkland shooting survivor David Hogg. Ingraham tweeted about Hogg: David Hogg Rejected By Four Colleges To Which He Applied and whines about it. (Dinged by UCLA with a 4.1…
While referring to a list of people that Trump has attacked on Twitter, MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell pointed out that Rachel Maddow’s name is not on the list because Trump fears Maddow. Video: Donald Trump is afraid of Rachel Maddow. https://t.co/lBKs2umi6h pic.twitter.com/BFIzSzUZu0 — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) March 28, 2018 O’Donnell said, “It’s actually — I…
Proving yet again how nervous the far right is getting about the momentum survivors of the Parkland school shooting have injected into the gun control issue, several alt-right websites and commentators have compared student David Hogg to Hitler. On Saturday, Hogg delivered a speech to a massive crowd of an estimated 200,000 people at the…
Fox News Sunday’s Chris Wallace went to town on Trump Treasury Sec. Steve Mnuchin for the Trump tax cut not helping workers. Video: https://youtu.be/6zednBO5-oY Transcript via Fox News Sunday: WALLACE: When a corporate tax bill was passed, you and the president promised that most of the benefits were going to go to workers, but that’s…
In an email obtained by BuzzFeed News, longtime Fox News contributor Col. Ralph Peters let his colleagues know that the quit his job at the network out of shame. Peters called out Fox’s blatant propaganda in favor of President Trump — though many are already pointing out that, for years, Peters engaged in spreading the same…
Maddow asked critical questions about what is driving Trump’s behavior as he is defying his national security team’s advice on Russia. Video: #Maddow asked critical questions about why Trump is defying advice from his national security team on Russia. https://t.co/YrPlciBYqF pic.twitter.com/3szuvFbdES — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) March 21, 2018 Maddow said, “So the president’s aides…
Col. Ralph Peters quit as a Fox News contributor because he has become alarmed by the network’s shift away from conservatism and into Trump propaganda. Buzzfeed obtained the email that Peters sent to colleagues explaining why he quit. Peters wrote in part: I feel compelled to explain why I have to leave. Four decades ago,…
John Oliver stuck a blow against Vice President Mike Pence’s anti-gay extremism by turning his pet rabbit Marlon Bundo gay in a new kids book. Oliver ran down Pence’s long history of extremism and hatred toward the LGBT community, but it all took a turn when the topic moved to Pence’s pet rabbit Marlon Bundo….
Rachel Maddow called attention to the fact that the Trump White House is creating alternative timelines to cover-up their firings of people like former Sec. of State Rex Tillerson who criticize Russia. Video: Rachel Maddow just opened up a whole new can of worms for Trump by connecting the Tillerson firing to Russia. https://t.co/BGyPx0QCNi #Maddow…
Lawrence O’Donnell completely captured the crushing nature of Trump losing a special election in a district that Republicans illegally gerrymandered to be unwinnable for any Democrat. Video: .@Lawrence perfectly captures the comprehensive humiliation of Trump's defeat in the Pennsylvania special election. https://t.co/4bJvd6gIJ0 #PA18 pic.twitter.com/L9fn6yJKNr — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) March 15, 2018 O’Donnell said, “The…
In a sign of Democratic enthusiasm for the midterm, both Rachel Maddow and Lawrence O’Donnell won their timeslots. Rachel Maddow election night ratings were the #1 show on all of cable TV, and MSNBC was the number one network from 9 PM-3 AM ET. Here are the Neilson ratings for the PA-18 special election programming…
YouTube is joining Twitter and Facebook in the fight against the spread of misinformation. Susan Wojcicki, the company’s CEO, spoke at the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival on Tuesday and revealed that conspiracy theory videos — such as recent ones accusing survivors of the Parkland shooting of being crisis actors — will now include links…
The sleaze keeps oozing out of the right-wingers at Fox News.  After the long history of Fox people cheating on their spouses, and sexual harassment charges against people like Roger Ailes and Bill O’Reilly now it turns out that Jesse Watters — who is nearly 40 years old with a wife and two young…
MSNBC dumps a Trump speech to the Latino Coalition Legislative Summit as he was rambling and delivering his usual misleading and false statements. Video: MSNBC dumps Trump's rambling speech to Latino group after 4 minutes. #MSNBC https://t.co/gMZJAtV5yd pic.twitter.com/yhYj4n4gR0 — PoliticusUSA (@politicususa) March 7, 2018 MSNBC cut into the speech at 12:04 PM ET, and by…
Rachel Maddow calmly and coolly decimated Trump by using his own behavior to show how an unstable man is winging economic policy. Video: #Maddow uses facts and calmly shows how Trump's instability is wrecking the economy through winging economic policy. https://t.co/JYU93PItBO pic.twitter.com/tILKX8xx3I — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) March 7, 2018 Maddow said, “And just to…
Rachel Maddow was number one on cable with both younger viewers and total viewers as she crushed Hannity for the first week of March. According to a statement from MSNBC as provided to PoliticusUSA: “The Rachel Maddow Show†was the #1 program across all of cable news, beating both FOX News and CNN in both…
SNL and Alec Baldwin responded to Trump’s angry tweeting about the impression of him on the show with a brutal takedown of his collapsing presidency. Video: Baldwin as Trump said, “Tonight I am here to bring you a message of healing and a show of unity, along with Mike Pence and Senator Dianne Feinstein. Last…
On March 1, MSNBC’s The Rachel Maddow Show was the most watched show not only on all of cable news but on all of cable television. Here are the total viewership numbers for all of cable for Thursday, March 1: Here is the press released provided to PoliticusUSA by MSNBC: MSNBC was the #1 cable…
Rachel Maddow’s dominance over Fox News with younger viewers has made her program the only show on cable news to grow with viewers age 25-54, and Maddow beat Fox among viewers age 18-49 for the fourth straight month. MSNBC confirmed the ratings via a press release sent to PoliticusUSA: “The Rachel Maddow Show†at 9…
