Mainstream Media Scream: Oops, CNN host thinks Michelle Obama has presidential powers

Published June 2, 2014 8:38pm ET



This week’s Mainstream Media Scream features CNN anchor Carol Costello giving first lady Michelle Obama credit for signing legislation for kids into law, something only the president can do. She was discussing efforts to roll back a healthy kids initiative Mrs. Obama was pushing that has come under assault in Congress.

On her broadcast week, Costello said, “That was Mrs. Obama back in 2010 when she signed the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act into law. Well now some members of Congress and the food industry want to roll back that initiative and loosen requirements to cut costs. Today the first lady takes the unusual step of delivering White House remarks speaking out against that House measure.”

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