Media coverage of attacks in US shows its ‘stupidity is not a handicap’: Joe Concha

Published March 15, 2026 4:21pm ET



Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha said Saturday that the “legacy media” is trying to “sugarcoat” recent attacks in the United States.

The past two weeks have seen various acts of violence and attempted terrorism, including a shooting at Old Dominion University in Virginia, a bombing attempt in New York City, and a synagogue attack in Michigan. Fox News aired an MS Now segment in which commentators speculated whether the Trump administration has an interest in keeping U.S. citizens safe, and a CNN segment on the suspects in New York City’s bombing attempt as “two Pennsylvania teenagers” whose lives would “drastically change” after throwing these bombs.

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