Here Are The Corporate Media Meltdowns You’ve Been Waiting For
As the inevitability of Donald Trump's electoral victory became clear, leftist hysteria kicked into high gear.As the inevitability of Donald Trump's electoral victory became clear, leftist hysteria kicked into high gear.
MSNBC’s O’Donnell claims Trump had a 'very bad night' in New Hampshire despite his decisive victory
Voters turned out in record numbers Tuesday to cast ballots in New Hampshire's Republican primary.
Nikki Haley initially appeared confident. After all, she had endorsements from Republican Govs. Chris Sununu (N.H.) and Asa Hutchinson (Ark.); the backing of at least one top Democratic donor; an apparent army of non-Republicans ready to vote for her; and positive media coverage.
Former President Donald Trump handily beat her by double digits.
MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell, who has evidenced some trouble distinguishing between fact and fiction, painted Trump's receipt of 54.6% of the vote and 12 delegates as a bad omen for the Republican candidate, claiming he had a "very bad night."
O'Donnell's launched into an apples-to-oranges comparison with the intention to cast Trump's win as a prelude to a November loss.
"One of the relevant frames to use in looking at what Trump achieved and what he did not achieve is what Joe Biden achieved," said the liberal talking head. "Someone else came in second tonight."
The second runner-up O'Donnell was referring to was Democratic challenger Rep. Dean Phillips (Minn.), who took 19.7% of the vote in the New Hampshire Democratic primary — more or less what an American Research Group poll indicated earlier this month he would receive. Biden, who failed to register in the state, alternatively received 67.5% of the vote.
"So Dean Phillips got completely crushed, didn't come close to the threshold," said O'Donnell. "So Joe Biden demonstrates this enormous strength in New Hampshire tonight."
"Then you have Trump showing much greater weakness against a credible challenger," continued the MSNBC host, who apparently missed both the CNN exit poll indicating roughly 70% of Haley supporters were not registered Republicans and the Iowa Republican primary results. "It depends on how you want to look at Trump. He wants to be called president in court and everywhere, so let's call him president just for this moment."
"When a president is on the ballot in the New Hampshire primary, you are supposed to win everything. You are not supposed to face a serious challenger. And when you do, you lose," said O'Donnell. "There is no president who faced a serious challenge in the New Hampshire primary who then won in November."
"So this is a very bad night for Donald Trump, looking at the pattern of presidents in the New Hampshire primary situations who face very serious challenges," concluded O'Donnell.
While Trump did not live up to the MSNBC host's expectations, he is nevertheless leading Biden in the latest polls by several points — by five points according to Morning Consult; by six points according to Harvard CAPS/ Harris; and by four points according to the Messenger/HarrisX poll.
While Haley's non-Republican supporters may have skewed the New Hampshire primary results to suggest a closer race than first indicated in Iowa, recent polls of registered Republicans put Trump over 60 points ahead of the former U.N. ambassador.
A Harvard-Harris poll recently asked GOP voters who would they vote for if the 2024 election was held today. Over 71% said Trump and 9% said Haley.
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MSNBC host says being in US Capitol after Jan. 6 'feels like a visit to an historic battlefield'
Left-wing MSNBC host Lawrence O'Donnell declared in a tweet on Thursday that being in the U.S. Capitol felt like visiting a "historic battlefield."
"Today is my 1st time inside the Capitol since Jan 6. Everything looks the same but it doesn’t feel the same. Maybe I’ll get used to it again but now it feels like a visit to an historic battlefield. Out of every window you see the paths of the attackers," he tweeted.
People on social media responded to O'Donnell's dramatic post with ridicule.
"I don’t want to live in the same country with people like this," one person tweeted.
\u201cI don\u2019t want to live in the same country with people like this\u201d— Jared Rabel (@Jared Rabel) 1675382739
"Cringe," someone else wrote.
"Get a grip, dude," someone else tweeted.
"Lmao this is so dramatic it's hilarious," another commenter noted.
"How embarrassingly maudlin," someone else wrote.
The U.S. House of Representatives voted to impeach then-President Donald Trump in the wake of the January 6 Capitol riot — 10 House Republicans were among the lawmakers who voted in favor of impeachment. The Senate did not vote until after Trump had already departed from office, and the vote fell short of the threshold for necessary for conviction.
"They are still arresting them. If you attacked the Capitol on Jan 6 & you haven't been arrested yet, please be patient," O'Donnell recently tweeted.
\u201cThey are still arresting them. If you attacked the Capitol on Jan 6 & you haven\u2019t been arrested yet, please be patient.\u201d— Lawrence O'Donnell (@Lawrence O'Donnell) 1675197304
During Trump's tenure, O'Donnell claimed that Trump was "a Russian operative" and suggested that the "Trump regime" might be better described as the "Trump-Putin regime."
\u201cMSNBC\u2019s @Lawrence O\u2019Donnell: "The president is a Russian operative. That sounds like the description of a bad Hollywood screenplay, but it is real, and it is Vladimir Putin\u2019s greatest achievement.\u201d \n\nSays @RichardGrenell nomination came at Putin\u2019s direction.\u201d— Tom Elliott (@Tom Elliott) 1582379837
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Liberals outraged at Politico because new owner reportedly praised Trump's record
Politico, the go-to political news website for D.C. insiders, is under fire from the left after the Washington Post reported that the company's new German owner wants to focus on "nonpartisan" journalism and once sent an email appearing to endorse former President Donald Trump for re-election in 2020.
Mathias Döpfner is a billionaire media mogul and the new owner of Politico after his publishing company, Axel Springer, bought the website and its affiliate sites in a $1 billion deal last year. In an interview with the Washington Post, Döpfner said he's concerned that American media has become too polarized and sees an opportunity for Politico to "prove that being nonpartisan is actually the more successful positioning."
But the Post questioned how Döpfner "hopes to define nonpartisan journalism," noting that his own political beliefs "have remained something of a mystery." In an apparent attempt to out Döpfner as a secret Trump supporter, the paper reported an email Döpfner sent to his closest executives in 2020 that has now provoked controversy on social media.
In the email, Döpfner reportedly asked his associates, "Do we all want to get together for an hour in the morning on November 3 and pray that Donald Trump will again become President of the United States of America?”
According to the Washington Post, Döpfner argued that Trump's policies on five key issues personally important to the CEO were correct — namely that Trump defended "free democracies" against Russia and China; pushed NATO allies to pay their obligated dues; pursued "tax reforms"; achieved peace deals in the Middle East; and challenged big tech monopolies. A sixth issue where Döpfner reportedly thought Trump fell short was tackling climate change.
“No American administration in the last 50 years has done more,” Döpfner reportedly wrote.
Confronted about the email, Döpfner denied that he had ever written any such praise for Trump.
“That’s intrinsically false,” he told the Post. “That doesn’t exist. It has never been sent and has never been even imagined.”
However, when shown a printed copy of the message, Döpfner conceded that he may have sent it as "as an ironic, provocative statement in the circle of people that hate Donald Trump."
The Post also reported that Döpfner has privately criticized cancel culture and "gripes about identity politics" in conversations with friends. Speaking for himself, Döpfner identified as a "non-Jewish Zionist" with "small-L liberal" tendencies, who is deeply concerned with racism and homophobia.
Progressives on Twitter put Politico on blast over these revelations, accusing Döpfner of lying about his beliefs.
"Dear Politico CEO: If you are going to be a Trump supporter, at least have the courage to admit it," Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) tweeted. "Lying is never a good look for a media organization’s CEO. You didn’t just remain silent or say you didn’t remember. You went above and beyond and embellished your lie. Pathetic."
\u201cDear Politico CEO: If you are going to be a Trump supporter, at least have the courage to admit it.\n\nLying is never a good look for a media organization\u2019s CEO. You didn\u2019t just remain silent or say you didn\u2019t remember. You went above and beyond and embellished your lie. Pathetic.\u201d— Ted Lieu (@Ted Lieu) 1662471154
Matthew Sheffield, a journalist for the Young Turks, an online progressive news show, referred to Döpfner as "the new, far-right owner of Politico."
"How soon until his dishonesty and extreme views filter into Politico's journalism?" Sheffield asked.
\u201cMathias D\u00f6pfner, the new, far-right owner of Politico urged his employees to pray for Donald Trump's reelection and then lied about it when confronted by a journalist.\n\nHow soon until his dishonesty and extreme views filter into Politico's journalism? https://t.co/awvdQEBOeo\u201d— Matthew Sheffield (@Matthew Sheffield) 1662476682
"Congrats @politico. You not only worked for a 'neutral' owner who prays for Trump but when confronted with the email confirming it says 'That doesn’t exist. It has never been sent and has never been even imagined' then says...oh yeah maybe that's me," progressive pundit Keith Olbermann jeered.
\u201cCongrats @politico. You not only worked for a "neutral" owner who prays for Trump but when confronted with the email confirming it says "That doesn\u2019t exist. It has never been sent and has never been even imagined" then says...oh yeah maybe that's me \ud83e\udd26\ud83c\udffc\u200d\u2642\ufe0fhttps://t.co/V36l24xDWY\u201d— Keith Olbermann (@Keith Olbermann) 1662470443
"So Politico is owned by a lying Trump supporter in Germany? How should/can readers factor that in to what they read in Politico?" MSNBC host Lawrence O'Donnell asked.
\u201cSo Politico is owned by a lying Trump supporter in Germany? How should/can readers factor that in to what they read in Politico?\u201d— Lawrence O'Donnell (@Lawrence O'Donnell) 1662465733
The far-left freakout over Politico's new ownership comes days after liberals fumed at two CNN journalists who offered mild criticisms of President Joe Biden's prime-time speech last week. CNN chief national affairs correspondent Jeff Zeleny and CNN "New Day" anchor Briana Keilar were critical of the presence of Marines behind Biden while he gave a political speech. Fox News reported that reactions ranged from accusations that CNN was trying to appeal to Trump supporters to blistering condemnations of "both sideism nonsense," as one critic said.
MARK LEVIN: Laurence Tribe: The left's useful IDIOT
Mark Levin slammed MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell and O'Donnell's recent guest Laurence Tribe for declaring the DOJ's case against Donald Trump. Mark broke down why the left and the DOJ's case is only strong for those who misinterpret the Presidential Records Act. "The Presidential Records Act is not a criminal Statute," Mark explained. Watch the clip for more from Mark.
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