CNN analyst demands Biden halt immigration enforcement in region of Texas school massacre: 'Political issues in Texas'



CNN national security analyst Juliette Kayyem suggested Tuesday that President Joe Biden halt immigration enforcement in the region of Texas where the latest school massacre took place.

Wait, what?

Kayyem, who served as assistant secretary of Homeland Security in the Obama administration, pointed to the large Hispanic population in and near Uvalde, Texas, as reason why Biden should take such action.

"The most important thing for the federal government to do right now is to say there will be no immigration enforcement during this period in that area," Kayyem said on CNN. "It has a large immigration [sic] population. You want parents with their kids, you don’t want people hiding right now, and we need to make that clear ASAP."

According to U.S. Census data, nearly three-quarters of the population in Uvalde County is Hispanic, while as many as 90% of students in Uvalde CISD are Hispanic, data show.

Kayyem said "political issues in Texas" necessitate such a decision from the White House. Kayyem did not clarify to what issues she was referring, though perhaps she was invoking a caricature that Republicans are anti-immigrant.

In the wake of the school shooting in Texas, former DHS officials turned CNN flack Juliette Kayyem demands Biden suspend immigration enforcement in the area of Uvalde "because of the political issues in Texas." pic.twitter.com/CklazaVzVm
— Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) May 24, 2022


"Again, I don’t know motives, we don’t know motives. I am just telling you demographics. It is a predominantly Hispanic population with a large immigrant community relatively near San Antonio," Kayyem later added.

In fact, not only should the Biden administration halt immigration enforcement, but Kayyem said Biden should declare the area a "safe harbor."

"We need the federal government to say right now, everyone is essentially safe harbor right now in terms of immigration status," she demanded. "We need people to come forward, not to be fearful of immigration status, get their kids, get their family members.

"Because what happens in incidents like this is when we’re going to have a strong police presence, a strong federal presence, we know this: a lot of people do not react — especially if their status is unknown — do not react to police presence as you or I may," she claimed.

"We want to make sure that they know, despite all the politics going on in Texas right now, it’s the federal government that’s in charge of immigration enforcement, and people are safe," she went on to say. "Get your kids, get your families together — do not hide. The White House just needs to say that right now."

A few minutes later, Kayyem doubles down:
"We need the federal government to say right now, everyone is essentially safe harbor right now in terms of immigration status."
Again, she suggests it's because of "all the politics going on in Texas right now" dealing with immigration. pic.twitter.com/oYouvMmkh6
— Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) May 24, 2022

Anything else?

Kayyem's underlying assumption — that a large Hispanic population means there is a large population of immigrants in the U.S. illegally — is an offensive idea and probably wrong.

In fact, according to Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin (R) the Hispanic community is outraged over the border crisis and flood of illegal immigration.

"The Hispanic community is fed up with this. We have a lot of great Hispanic families in our community, and their parents came over the right way," he said Saturday on Fox News.

"We just keep flooding [immigrants] over and over, and the Hispanic community is fed up with it," he added.

Texas mayor rips Biden: Hispanic community ‘fed up with it’ www.youtube.com

Liberal teacher claims 'kids are dying' because of Florida parental rights law



A liberal teacher that was highlighted by the "Libs of TikTok" account said that the media needed to be less reactionary and added that kids are "dying" because of the debate over the Florida parental rights law.

Florida teacher Ravi Ramirez told Brian Stelter on CNN+ that she was criticized by trolls online after the Libs of TikTok account posted her video complaining about the Florida law.

Ramirez told Stelter that the media should not engage in "reactionary behavior" and instead report the facts.

"Already, teachers have lost jobs. Many teachers have had to take down safe spaces, posters from their classroom. Many of them have had to change the way they speak to their kids. So I think focusing on the human impact of these black and white letters on a piece of paper, you know what is this doing to our family, what is this doing to our teachers, the stress levels," Ramirez said.

"I think it's too much and I think it’s a personal attack on public education in general. They want to privatize education. They don’t want to make education accessible to all people. So it's important to ensure that, you know, we don't want to get reactionary behavior, which is very human and normal, but provide the facts, but never forget the real impacts," she continued.

"You know, kids are dying because of this and that’s my biggest concern," Ramirez claimed without evidence.

"I want to save kids lives. If I acknowledge one child and letting them know that they are safe with me, and that they are loved by me, that can make such a huge difference, it can change and save their lives, so let's not let them forget that," she concluded.

The segment with Ramirez was a lazy and sloppy regurgitation of liberal talking points against the Florida law. Stelter also appeared to justify the creator of the Libs of TikTok account being doxxed by the Washington Post in the segment.

Here's the video of the teacher's comments:

The deranged lib teacher claims the parents who don't want to sexually indoctrinate kids "don't want to make education accessible to all people."
"Kids are dying because of this," she declares, citing no evidence and with no push back from Stelter. pic.twitter.com/rgHajmOA9Z
— Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) April 21, 2022

[H/T: NewsBusters.]

Watch: Kyle Rittenhouse Unleashes on Joe Biden, Accuses Him of 'Actual Malice' and Calls Him a 'Disgrace'



Kyle Rittenhouse Sat down with Tucker Carlson on Monday night. Kyle has a lot to get off his chest. One keynote of contention is a certain current president of the United States. One who if he has pooped his pants yet today, will after watching this. Kyle was asked what he thought about Joe Biden calling him a "white supremacist," along with other lies that were repeated about his case.

The teen had a message for President Biden, who called him a white supremacist: "Mr. President, if I would say one thing to you, I would urge you to go back and watch the trial, and understand the facts before you make a statement." He then accused Biden of defaming him. pic.twitter.com/wkqndNohLY
— Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) November 23, 2021

"No, it's, it's actual malice, defaming my character for him to [call me a white supremicst]... It's actually quite hysterical how nobody can go back and look at the facts of the case. 'He crossed state lines,' false. 'He's a white supremacist,' false. None of that is true. And the lies that they can just get away with spreading is just sickening. And it's a disgrace to this country."

Later in the interview, it was strongly insinuated that Kyle has lawyers looking into defamation cases. Joe Biden has already been mentioned as a potential target. The White House can try to avoid the topic as much as they want, but we know Joe Biden is angry that Kyle was found not guilty of murder. This interview guarantees the question is going to keep being asked (don't let us down DOOCY), and Joe Biden has no control over words when they come out of his mouth. If I were one of Kyle Rittenhouse's "really good lawyers," I'd be giving extra thanks on Thursday.

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CNN's Jeffrey Toobin says Kyle Rittenhouse is lucky it isn't 'illegal to be an idiot'



CNN chief legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin, who was caught masturbating on camera during a work Zoom call last October, said Wednesday that Kyle Rittenhouse is lucky he's not on trial for being "an idiot."

Rittenhouse is charged with first-degree intentional homicide, first-degree reckless homicide, and first-degree attempted intentional homicide for shooting three people — killing two and injuring the third — during a riot in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last year. Defense attorneys argue Rittenhouse, who was 17 at the time, acted in self-defense. He has pleaded not guilty.

The teenager took the stand Wednesday to testify in his own defense. During cross-examination by the prosecution, Rittenhouse broke down in tears as he recounted the events that led to the shootings.

The trial has proved contentious, as Kenosha County Assistant District Attorney Thomas Binger's attempts to ask questions Kenosha County Circuit Court Judge Bruce Schroeder has ruled were beyond the scope of the trial have repeatedly angered the judge.

As Rittenhouse testified, Toobin called him an "idiot" for his actions.

"What kind of idiot 17-year-old gets a giant gun and goes to a riot? He has no license, he has no training, he thinks he's going to scrub graffiti off with his AR-15?" he asked.

"I mean, the stupidity of this is like — what could possibly go wrong? Well, a lot went wrong," said Toobin.

CNN's Zoom masturbator, Jefferey Toobin says Kyle Rittenhouse is lucky it isn't "illegal to be an idiot."pic.twitter.com/QPhPNLt1Cx

— Nicholas Fondacaro (@nickfondacaro) 1636571554

Continuing, Toobin said the "good news" for Rittenhouse is that he's "not on trial for being an idiot" and that the prosecution has a "tough case" to show he's a murderer.

"He's on trial for homicide, and in that respect … this is a tough case for the prosecution because it does seem like he has a plausible case of self-defense," Toobin said.

"If it were illegal to be an idiot, the jails would be even more crowded than they are now. Homicide's a different matter, and, you know, he may have a defense here," he added.

Rittenhouse testified Wednesday that he went to Kenosha on the morning of August 25 to clean up graffiti and returned later that night with a rifle and small medical kit to meet with other armed people. "I went down there to provide first aid," he said. He testified that he was not looking for trouble.

Rittenhouse testified he used "deadly force" against four people during the violence and confusion of the riot in attempts to defend himself, after receiving threats against his person.

"I didn't know if it was going to kill them, but I used deadly force to stop the threat that was attacking me," he said.

CNN analyst predicts disaster for Democrats in future elections if GOP follows the Glenn Youngkin blueprint



After Republicans swept numerous races in multiple states on Tuesday, CNN political analyst Scott Jennings predicted a coming red tsunami.

Republicans dominated statewide elections in Virginia, turning the governorship red, electing the state's first black woman to a statewide office, and electing a Hispanic to a statewide office for the first time.

What did Jennings say?

Jennings, who worked for former President George W. Bush, said during CNN's election night coverage that Republican Glenn Youngkin, the Virginia governor-elect, discovered the formula that will make Republicans victorious in 2022 and 2024.

"Well, in algebra, we're often trying to solve for 'X,' and Republican politics, we're often trying to solve for 'T,' for Trump — and Youngkin figured it out," Jennings said.

"He kept Trump out of the race, basically, he didn't campaign there. He didn't wake up every day talking about it. He didn't feel the need to respond to every, you know, grievance or whatever. He kept focused on the issues, and heretofore, some Republican candidates would have said, 'Well, then you're running the risk of the MAGA voters not turning out,'" he explained.

"Look at the map, the rural counties not only came out, they came out huge," Jennings continued. "So, it turns out that Glenn Youngkin has solved for this problem in that you can run a race based on issues, continue to attract the Trump base, get a path back in the suburbs, and take advantage, frankly, of the just enormous collapse, continued collapse, of the Democratic Party in rural areas. That's how we win.

"That's how we're going to be successful," Jennings declared. "When you can put the suburbs back together with rural areas the way we used to do."

Republican Scott Jennings breaks down how the GOP can use the Youngkin model to win across the country.pic.twitter.com/GxfVQmASKL

— Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) 1635911259

In fact, the statewide results in Virginia provide a road map for future Republican victories, Jennings explained — so long as they follow Youngkin's model of keeping former President Donald Trump at arm's length.

"I think Republicans have an enormous chance to win in '22 and '24," Jennings said.

"Donald Trump is the least likely person to give the Republicans a chance to win back the White House," he cautioned. "Somebody who can do what Glenn Youngkin did and put the coalition together, rural counties, people who voted for Trump, people who didn't vote for Trump, but like to vote Republican, suburban moms."

"And by the way, look at the ticket, people who look like America, the African-American woman we just elected to lieutenant governor, the Hispanic that we just elected to attorney general, Republicans have solved this coalition issue in Virginia: suburbs, rural, female, male, white, black, Hispanic, that's how we win," Jennings explained. "And so if you follow the Youngkin blueprint, talk about issues, put together the ticket that looks and sounds like America, you can do it."

What do data show?

Exit poll data reveal how Youngkin, and Republicans statewide, pulled off victory in Virginia.

Youngkin, in fact, significantly outperformed Trump in several key demographics, including: women (by 11 points), voters ages 18-29 (by 13 points), voters ages 30-44 (by 12 points), non-college graduates (by 14 points), non-college-graduated white women (by 19 points), and, probably most significantly, independent voters (by 16 points).

Exit poll data also revealed Youngkin was favored by voters on four of the election's five most important issues: taxes, the economy/jobs, education, and abortion. Democrat Terry McAuliffe only bested Youngkin on COVID-19.

The Washington Post explained:

Democrats and Republicans turned out in similar numbers in the race and each overwhelmingly supported their party's candidate, leaving independents to swing the race -- who favored Youngkin by a 54 percent to 45 percent margin according to early exit polling, a big swing from the 2020 presidential election where independents favored Biden by 19 points.

Youngkin was also aided by Biden's negative job approval ratings in the commonwealth and had favorable ratings even among some of those who were unfavorable of former President Trump. Voters said the economy and education were the most important issues facing the state...

The data demonstrate that not only did Virginians turn out to vote for Youngkin, they turned out to vote against the Democratic Party.

This is quite the image from @nytimes. All those red arrows show a shift to the Republican Party in Virginia.pic.twitter.com/3C368p7iAW

— Mark Bednar (@MarkBednar) 1635933459

Perhaps the overwhelming loss is why Democrats are blaming "racism" and "white supremacy" for GOP victories, rather than engaging in honest self-reflection.

Van Jones declares 'five-alarm fire' for Democrats www.youtube.com

CNN's Wolf Blitzer ridiculed for tweet marking the 9-month anniversary of the Capitol riot: 'Where's his flak jacket?'



CNN's Wolf Blitzer on Wednesday tweeted a photo of himself near the U.S. Capitol building and noted that it had been 9 months since the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

He reported that the complex "was very calm" and that the security fence is no longer there, "at least for now."

"Nine months ago today - on Jan. 6, 2021 - an angry mob attacked the U.S. Capitol. I walked around the complex today and it was very calm. As you know, the perimeter security fence is gone - at least for now," Blitzer tweeted.

The CNN anchor has been ridiculed for his social media post.

"Brave," Dean Cain wrote, along with a laughing emoji.

Brave. 🤣 https://t.co/tqEXO2S8Ks

— Dean Cain (@RealDeanCain) 1633615790.0

"Wolf's really broadcasting from a war zone there. Maybe he can apply for hazard pay," another person tweeted.

"You Are The Reason CNN Stands For The Clown News Network," another tweet declared.

"Does anyone at CNN not try to make every story about them?" someone queried.

"Did you expect different? What is the point of this post. As amazing as reporting 'literally nothing is happening!' I just don't get the point," one person responded.

"Feeling cute might delete later," Nicholas Fondacaro of NewsBusters tweeted.

Feeling cute might delete later. https://t.co/VDPRqoxWoi

— Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) 1633574141.0

"It was calm. Wow, that's incredible. You mean they're not still insurrectioning? I thought it was still going on. Thank you for the update, Wolfman. Important work," tweeted Gerry Callahan, host of The Gerry Callahan Show podcast.

"What I love is that Wolf thought making this point required a picture of himself," tweeted Emily Jashinsky of The Federalist.

"Where's his flak jacket?" tweeted radio host Buck Sexton.

"Six months ago today - I ate a box of Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal. It was delicious. I also had a bowl today and it was still just as delicious, but a little stale. As you know, I may buy another box or two. That is all - at least for now," Blaze Media's Elijah Schaffer wrote.

As of Thursday evening, Blitzer's tweet has been ratioed, bigly. It has so far garnered more than 14,000 replies, compared to more than 2,000 retweets and more than 3,000 likes.

Jake Tapper says he went on a 'G-rated date' with Monica Lewinski in 1997



When CNN's Jake Tapper interviewed Monica Lewinski on Tuesday night's episode of "The Lead" he noted that they had gone on a date more than two decades ago.

Tapper said that their date is included in the FX series, "Impeachment: American Crime Story."

He noted that "I have to disclose, full disclosure, in tonight's episode, our G-rated date from December 1997."

"Our one date," Lewinski, who is a producer on the series, chimed in.

"Our one date from 1997 is portrayed, I should note by an actor way better looking than me now or then," Tapper continued.

The episode of the show that included their date aired hours later, according to Fox News.

Speaking with Monica Lewinsky about the HBO series she produced about Bill Clinton's impeachment, CNN's Jake Tapper… https://t.co/YkZ4oKpzbe

— Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) 1633471611.0

Tapper had long ago discussed the date in a lengthy 1998 piece for the Washington City Paper.

While the TV version makes it appear that they met and immediately sat down for a dinner date on the same evening, Tapper's account indicates that they met, and eventually went out to dinner together at a later date.

Both the TV show and Tapper's piece indicate that Tapper paid for the entire meal.

"She even offered to pay for her share, a fairly rare offer I rejected but appreciated," Tapper wrote in his account.

"She struck me as cheerful, open, a bit too much a resident of Planet Hap-Hap-Happy in my acerbic view. A little bizarre in her almost childlike sweetness—it was tough to juxtapose her almost giddy warmth with the gravity of the places she had visited, like Bosnia—but she was from both L.A. and money, so her unusualness had a context," Tapper wrote.

The @MonicaLewinsky-@JakeTapper date as portrayed on Tuesday night’s episode of @ACSFX Impeachment: American Crime… https://t.co/S5izq3R7mt

— Brent Baker (@BrentHBaker) 1633540598.0

ISIS allegedly threatening to attack Americans in Afghanistan, Biden admin refuses to answer questions on threat



Potential threats from Islamic State terrorists are reportedly complicating United States military evacuation operations in Afghanistan.

What is the background?

The startling new development comes after the U.S. Embassy in Kabul told Americans wishing to leave the country that traveling to the airport in Kabul, where all evacuation operations are taking place, was no longer safe.

"Because of potential security threats outside the gates at the Kabul airport, we are advising U.S. citizens to avoid traveling to the airport and to avoid airport gates at this time unless you receive individual instructions from a U.S. government representative to do so," the security alert said.

What are the details?

U.S. officials revealed Saturday the Islamic State's branch in Afghanistan is threatening to attack Americans waiting to be evacuated from Kabul, the Associated Press reported.

Officials, however, did not disclose further details, but the threat level was described as "significant." A CBS News reporter confirmed that Taliban outside the Kabul airport were telling people that ISIS was planning an attack.

More from the AP:

The Islamic State group — which has long declared a desire to attack America and U.S. interests abroad — has been active in Afghanistan for a number of years, carrying out waves of horrific attacks, mostly on the Shiite minority. The group has been repeatedly targeted by U.S. airstrikes in recent years, as well as Taliban attacks. But officials say fragments of the group are still active in Afghanistan, and the U.S. is concerned about it reconstituting in a larger way as the country comes under divisive Taliban rule.

Additionally, a defense official told Fox News, "There are other terrorists groups we are concerned about as well." That official also declined to provide further details.

What did the government say?

Pentagon spokesman John Kirby was asked about the threat during a press conference on Saturday, and he declined to provide any additional information.

"We're not going to get into specific details about the threat environment or what our intelligence has given us," Kirby said.

Less than 24 hours after Biden claimed there were no threats at the Kabul airport, the state department warned Amer… https://t.co/wKI6ibkv9g

— Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) 1629558444.0
Democratic lawmaker says US military isn't responsible for getting Americans to Kabul airport safely

Democratic lawmaker says US military isn't responsible for getting Americans to Kabul airport safely



A Democratic lawmaker on the House Armed Services Committee said Thursday that the U.S. military is not responsible for guaranteeing the safety of American citizens still trapped in Afghanistan after the Taliban took control of the country.

Rep. John Garamendi (D-Calif.) told CNN in an interview that "it makes no sense whatsoever" to send U.S. troops into Kabul to extract American citizens or residents who have so far been unable to travel through Taliban checkpoints to the international airport for extraction.

"The people in Kabul and in other parts of [Afghanistan] are going to have to do the best they can to get [to the airport]," said Garamendi, the chairman of the Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness. "There is no way the American military should use military force to go to someone's house or some building somewhere to extract people. That will create a very significant problem and a very significant loss of life on both sides."

"To provide safe passage from parts of a huge city? No way — not sensible," he added.

Evacuation efforts are still underway to extract the thousands of American citizens who were left behind in Afghanistan after President Joe Biden began withdrawing U.S. forces.

The Biden administration was caught unprepared when the Taliban seized control of Kabul on Sunday, defeating the Afghan security forces that Biden had promised would be capable of continuing the fight in the country's civil war without direct U.S. military support.

Though the administration is currently running flights out of the country from Kabul's airport, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin acknowledged Wednesday that the U.S. military does not have the capability to guarantee the safety of Americans who are unable to reach the airport.

"I don't have the capability to go out and extend operations currently into Kabul," Austin told reporters.

"And where do you take that? How far can you extend into Kabul and how long does it take to flow those forces in to be able to do that?" Austin asked.

The administration announced Thursday that 7,000 people had been evacuated from Kabul since Sunday when the Taliban seized control. There are 5,200 American troops deployed in the country assisting with evacuation efforts, and Defense Department spokesman John Kirby said the U.S. is capable of airlifting between 5,000 and 9,000 people out of the country each day.

But asked how many Americans are still in Afghanistan, Kirby said, "I don't know."

The State Department estimates there are between 5,000 and 10,000 American citizens in Afghanistan, but the exact number is unknown because the government doesn't keep track of which Americans travel overseas.

The Biden administration is relying on an agreement with the Taliban that American citizens who wish to leave the country may travel to the airport unmolested. But the State Department said Wednesday that the radical Islamist militants are breaking their word and blocking Afghans from reaching the airport.

A State Department spokesman told reporters the Biden administration is "aware of congestion around the airport," as an unknown number of Americans remain trapped and in danger being killed by terrorists.

Anything Else?

CNN counterterrorism analyst and former CIA operative Phil Mudd anticipated Garamendi's remarks with callous comments of his own while defending the Biden administration's handling of evacuation.

Appearing on CNN's "Prime Time" with host Chris Cuomo, Mudd said that the State Department shouldn't make an attempt to go get the American citizens who are not able to travel to the airport.

"I wouldn't offer them safe travel," Mudd said, explaining that he thinks it's a bad idea for the U.S. military to attempt to extract American citizens to the airport.

"Let me give you the bottom line. We don't want 5,000 Ubers a day from the airport in Afghanistan going to pick up people who identify with the U.S. and then risking firefights with Taliban along the way. One wrong shot, the Taliban start shooting, the U.S. military shoots back, remember Black Hawk Down, Somalia, U.S. military forces are dragged through downtown Kabul," Mudd said.

He also said that "the Taliban appears to think it's okay to let people go," referring to the agreement the Biden administration made, and that Biden's success or failure should be measured by how many Americans get out in the coming days.

Further, Mudd equated military missions to secure Americans and Afghan allies to sending out "5,000 Ubers."Though,… https://t.co/e2Qnbs4xcf
— Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) 1629337489.0

By way of contrast, Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) pleaded with Biden to rescue Americans from the hostage situation his incompetence placed them in.

"Dishonor is a choice," Sasse wrote to the president Thursday. "Naively hoping the Taliban gives Americans and our allies safe passage to Kabul's airport is not a plan — it's a hostage situation. We have better options. Give American troops the power to push back the airport perimeter and create safe, American-controlled corridors to the airport. We cannot wait for Americans to find their own way. Go get them. It's the duty of the commander-in-chief."

Brian Stelter serves up softball question to Jen Psaki, interview slammed as being 'propaganda' and 'bootlicking'



CNN host Brian Stelter was ridiculed online for a softball question to White House press secretary Jen Psaki that some labeled as "propaganda" and bootlicking."

During CNN's "Reliable Sources" talk show that aired on Sunday, Stelter asked Psaki, "What does the press get wrong when covering Biden's agenda? When you watch the news, when you read the news, what do you think we get wrong?"

Psaki responded to the unchallenging question, "Look, I think some of our muscles have atrophied a little bit over the last few years, and there isn't a lot of recent memory on how long it takes to get legislation forward, or how messy the process of negotiating and the process of getting legislation across the finish line can be."

Brian Stelter asks White House press secretary Jen Psaki about the media's coverage of Joe Biden:"What does the p… https://t.co/ULt7hPjW6i

— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) 1622996040.0

The amicable and favorable question by the friendly press was slammed on Twitter.

Newsbusters news analyst Nicholas Fondacaro said Stelter was "bootlicking."

Conservative blogger Erik Soderstrom sounded off, "What a subservient, obsequious question for anyone in media to be earnestly asking the President's mouthpiece. @brianstelter can't wait to grovel before Democrats when he wakes up in the morning."

Senior editor at The Federalist Mollie Hemingway tweeted, "Our corrupt media are absolutely nothing more than propagandists and should be treated as such."

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's former grassroots director, Nicholas Sandmann, noted, "Media during Trump couldn't say enough about how wrong everything he did was. Media under Biden can't think of anything to even question in his administration."

New York Post columnist Karol Markowicz referred to the time the press asked President Joe Biden about his milkshake, "Missed opportunity to get Jen's favorite ice cream flavor."

Conservative commentator Stephen L. Miller mocked Stelter by saying, "'How can we do a better job of sucking up to you?'"

"The News and Why It Matters" host Sara Gonzales mocked Stelter's lack of journalistic integrity with a meme from "The Simpsons."

@DailyCaller @PressSec https://t.co/FbyCnG5UzY

— Sara Gonzales (@SaraGonzalesTX) 1622999670.0

Also from the same fawning interview, Stelter attempted to bond with Psaki based on them both being parents of young children, asking her if she fears for their children when they grow up considering the "craziness we're seeing from the GOP." Independent journalist Glenn Greenwald lampooned Stelter's "sycophantic" interview.

Two actual questions from a CNN host to the spokesperson for the planet's "most powerful politician":* Tell us wh… https://t.co/x33sYhXZcw

— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) 1623004363.0

Stelter then claimed that "a lot of liberals don't think Fox should be called on" during White House press conferences, and asked, "So why do you call on Fox News and Newsmax?"

Stelter also asked what Psaki learned from previously being a commentator for CNN, and how that helps her in her current job as White House press secretary.

And later on in the gushing interview, Stelter asked Psaki about how her time as a CNN commentator helped her do he… https://t.co/2tfX4d8CMK

— Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) 1622997172.0

Stelter may have hinted that Psaki shouldn't be taking questions from Fox News since it is CNN's competition, but recently Stelter has been taking a beating in the ratings. In the first week of May, Stelter's "Reliable Sources" talk show suffered its lowest ratings of the year, averaging only 810,000 total viewers for the May 2 episode.

"Reliable Sources" is down 53% in viewership since January.