Eddie Scarry

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President Trump's speech was heavy on illegal immigration, one of his defining campaign issues, the threat of Islamic terrorism and international trade. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Media confused after Trump pushes agenda he was elected to enact

Eddie Scarry · January 31, 2018 12:38 pm

CNN contributor Nia-Malika Henderson allowed the President Trump's State of the Union address was "adequate," but said it was an otherwise flat and inconsequential affair. (Win McNamee/Pool via AP)

CNN correspondent rips Trump’s speech: ‘Tired,’ ‘bored,’ ‘he didn’t seem to be very excited’

Eddie Scarry · January 31, 2018 3:54 am

Tucker Carlson asked a House Democrat why he would use the opportunity of boycotting the State of the Union to focus on illegal immigration rather than the struggles of U.S. citizens suffering from the opioid crisis or joblessness.

Tucker Carlson kicks Democrat off program amid heated debate over illegal immigration

Eddie Scarry · January 31, 2018 1:56 am

Tuesday's speech will be President Trump's first State of the Union address, though after he was inaugurated in 2017, he delivered remarks to a joint session of Congress in February. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Media: Don’t give Trump credit for a good State of the Union speech

Eddie Scarry · January 30, 2018 2:18 pm

Kellyanne Conway, senior adviser to President Trump, faced backlash last year after she told Chuck Todd of NBC's "Meet the Press" that the White House had "alternative facts" on the crowd size of Trump's inauguration. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Howard Kurtz, Michael Wolff books support Kellyanne Conway’s ‘alternative facts’ claim

Eddie Scarry · January 29, 2018 9:50 pm

Former White House press secretary Ari Fleischer had tweeted that he had been watching CNN's morning programming and saw that it was unfair to Republicans and Trump.

Ari Fleischer: Democrats on CNN ‘free to speak,’ Republicans will ‘always be interrupted’

Eddie Scarry · January 29, 2018 3:57 pm

The media don't understand why the story on President Trump's alleged affair with Stormy Daniels (the latter pictured above) hasn't engulfed the White House. That's because they don't understand the issues that led to Trump winning the presidential election. (AP Photo/Bill Haber)

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The Stormy Daniels outrage shows the media still don’t get Trump and why he won

Eddie Scarry · January 27, 2018 12:01 am

"I absolutely think the trip was worth it," Lester Holt said. "We talk about this place, we hear the bellicose language from its leader and we hear the reaction from our country. It's important to get on the ground. You go to a place like North Korea with your eyes wide open." (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

NBC’s Lester Holt defends Olympics coverage from North Korea ski resort

Eddie Scarry · January 25, 2018 7:45 pm

When President Trump was asked if he was going to be speaking with special counsel Robert Mueller, he replied, "I'm looking forward to it, actually." (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump wasn’t as committal to an interview with Robert Mueller as reports suggest

Eddie Scarry · January 25, 2018 3:43 pm

As talks over immigration between the White House and Congress ramped up this month, Democrats have signaled an openness to providing funding for a wall, and the idea has caught on among commentators and newspapers. (AP Photo/Christian Torres)

Media warming up to Trump’s border wall

Eddie Scarry · January 25, 2018 5:01 am

"I had dinner with the president a few weeks ago and he was in fine form," Matt Drudge said of President Trump. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Matt Drudge slams Michael Wolff’s ‘fabricated bulls—t,’ says Trump is ‘in fine form’

Eddie Scarry · January 23, 2018 4:39 pm

"The past two years have radicalized me. I am increasingly troubled by how many of my colleagues have decided to abandon any semblance of fairness out of a conviction that they must save the country from Trump," Howard Kurtz wrote. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File)

Howard Kurtz: Media’s Trump coverage has ‘radicalized me’

Eddie Scarry · January 23, 2018 4:13 pm