This week’s Liberal Media Scream features a key CNN host mouthing something rarely or never said during former President Donald Trump’s four years: Give the president a break because “governing his hard.”
Amid historically low approval ratings, sky-high inflation, and a trail of foreign policy missteps, CNN anchor John King didn’t condemn the administration last Friday but instead offered a weak defense of Democratic inaction.
During a discussion of this November’s midterm elections, King showed a Republican TV ad and then said, “It is much easier to be the opposition party. Give the Democrats — give the Democrats some grace. Governing is hard, especially when you have tiny margins.”
From Friday’s Inside Politics with John King on CNN:
JOHN KING: This is a group, Mitch McConnell super PAC, if you will — that’s not exactly what it is but a leadership PAC affiliated with the want-to-be majority leader, the Senate Republican leader. This is in a Arizona Senate race, but you’re going to see this in tough Senate races all across the country.
TV AD: Wasteful government spending is to blame for inflation. Sen. Mark Kelly was a deciding vote for President Biden’s spending spree. Sen. Kelly and President Biden spending trillions. What we get? Inflation, record gas prices, and soaring prices on groceries. Their spending spree worsened inflation.
KING: It is much easier to be the opposition party. Give the Democrats — give the Democrats some grace. Governing is hard, especially when you have tiny margins. But … that’s the challenge for Democrats: They need to get on the same page because the Republicans are just going to hammer with that.
Brent Baker, vice president of research and publications for the Media Research Center, explains our weekly pick: “Not quite how CNN approached President Donald Trump and Republicans when his administration hit challenges ahead of the 2018 elections. Instead of showing grace to Republicans and regretting how governing is hard, CNN led the charge in putting up obstacles to make it even harder for Republicans and Trump to govern. And they certainly never trumpeted Trump’s successes. Just like an opposition party acts.”
Rating: FOUR out of FIVE SCREAMS
