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NBC reporter Yamiche Alcindor faced online criticism for her explanation of a poll showing that a large majority of Americans believe the U.S. is headed in the wrong direction.
Alcindor was a guest on MSNBC when she was asked to comment on a poll showing a whopping 74% of Americans say the country is headed in the wrong direction.
She opined about the reasons Americans would have to say the country was in the wrong direction and claimed that many were upset that former President Donald Trump might get elected again or that Republicans might steal the next election.
"But what you see really is on the Democratic side people that are very very worried about the direction of this country.
"They’re very worried especially about former President Trump possibly coming back into power, or former President Trump or another Republican stealing the election in 2022 or 2024, because we've seen so many election deniers be elected.
So a lot of Democrats on the Democratic side, they're very worried about abortion also, and abortion rights.
On the Republican side, Alcindor claimed that Americans were negative because of conspiracy theories about the 2020 election being stolen.
"They're worried that the country is going in the wrong direction because they're seeing too many people say that the election was free and fair, which of course it was," she continued.
She went on to say that Republicans are campaigning on anxiety because of high inflation and increasing gas prices, in addition to the pandemic continuing to have a negative effect on the economy.
The video of Alcindor's comments were circulated widely among those critical of Biden's policies.
\u201cNBC's @Yamiche Alcindor on 74 percent of Americans saying the U.S. is on the wrong track: "They\u2019re very worried about former President Trump coming back into power, or former President Trump or another Republican stealing the election in 2022 or 2024."\u201d— Tom Elliott (@Tom Elliott) 1661179834
On Sunday, Chuck Todd summarized the results of the latest poll from NBC News to which Alcindor was referring.
"We are less than three months before the midterms. Our brand new NBC News poll paints a bleak picture," said the NBC anchor.
"Americans are angry," he added. "They're disappointed. And they are worried about the future of this country."
Alcindor has been accused numerous times of being biased against Republicans in favor of Democrats and their policies.
Here's more about the poll about America's direction:
Americans Are Angry And Worried About U.S. Future, New NBC News Poll Showswww.youtube.com
NBC reporter trips over facts when using Joe Biden's COVID-19 infection to slam Donald Trump: 'Let's remember'
NBC News correspondent Yamiche Alcindor tried to use news of President Joe Biden's COVID-19 infection to slam former President Donald Trump.
But her attempt fell flat after Biden did exactly what she criticized Trump for doing.
What did Alcindor say?
Reacting to news of Biden's infection on MSNBC, Alcindor drew a distinction between Biden and Trump, bringing attention to Trump not wearing a mask after he became infected.
"[T]hink about the fact that we now have two U.S. presidents in a row that have had tested positive for COVID, and I think what we’re gonna see here is likely a different sort of approach to it," Alcindor said.
"Let’s remember his predecessor took off his mask even though it was sort of in the period where he could’ve possibly infected other people," she added. "He didn’t want to talk about getting vaccinated at the White House."
On the other hand, Alcindor afforded Biden the benefit of the doubt, claiming he would be different.
"President Biden, I suspect, just in talking to White House officials, is gonna remind people, 'Yes, I could get it, which means you can get it, which means we all have to be vigilant about this,'" she said.
\u201cNBC's @Yamiche Alcindor on Biden testing positive: "Let\u2019s remember his predecessor took off his mask, even though he was sort of in the period where he could have possibly infected other people."\u201d— Tom Elliott (@Tom Elliott) 1658420471
What did Biden do?
Just hours after the White House announced the infection — and that Biden is experiencing COVID-19 symptoms — the White House posted a photo of Biden working.
People quickly noticed the fact that Biden is maskless in the photo, meaning he potentially exposed the photographer to COVID. The White House confirmed the photo was snapped on Thursday.
\u201cFolks, I'm doing great. Thanks for your concern. Just called Senator Casey, Congressman Cartwright, and Mayor Cognetti (and my Scranton cousins!) to send my regrets for missing our event today.\n\nKeeping busy!\u201d— President Biden (@President Biden) 1658420306
Being maskless while COVID-positive also violates guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Regardless of vaccination status, the CDC advises individuals who test positive for COVID to isolate from everyone in their home for five days, wearing a well-fitting mask when around others. Even when symptoms subside, guidelines recommend taking precautions for 10 days.
"Wear a well-fitting mask for 10 full days any time you are around others inside your home or in public. Do not go to places where you are unable to wear a mask," the guidelines state.
Still, the White House defended the maskless photo.
"He took off his mask so that the American people could see him and see directly, you know, see the work that he's doing and that he's sitting at his desk continuing to do his work," White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Thursday at the daily press briefing.
PBS reporter presses White House to back Maxine Waters' call for confrontations
PBS journalist Yamiche Alcindor questioned White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki over why the Biden administration was not defending Rep. Maxine Waters' (D-Calif.) comments urging protestors to "get more confrontational" — even calling on the White House to endorse the Democratic lawmaker's controversial remarks.
What are the details?
Waters sparked uproar over the weekend when she urged protesters in Minnesota to "stay on the street," "get more confrontational" and "make sure that they know that we mean business" if former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was not found guilty of murdering George Floyd.
Waters' comments were interpreted by many as an attempt at inciting violence, after Floyd's death sparked deadly riots and looting across the nation last year. Republican House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (Calif.) even offered a resolution to censure Waters in the lower chamber, but Democrats were able to kill the measure.
Ahead of Chauvin being found guilty on all counts on Tuesday, Alcindor asked Psaki during a media briefing, "I wonder why the White House isn't coming to the defense of Rep. Waters given the fact that she is facing an onslaught of attacks by, I would say Republicans."
"I wonder why the White House isn't saying, 'We back what she said about being confrontational,'" Alcindor continued, saying of Waters, "she was obviously not threatening violence."
The PBS White House correspondent then argued, "There are civil rights leaders saying that's what civil rights is, to be confrontational, to be active."
Fox News noted that "liberal" Alcindor in the past has "referred to Waters in a story as 'Auntie Maxine, a loving nickname by her fans."
Alcindor's defense of Waters drew criticism online, with several on social media calling for the defunding of PBS over the blatantly biased line of questioning.
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) reacted to the exchange by tweeting, "When PBS is even MORE of a partisan shill than the DEMOCRATIC White House...."
When PBS is even MORE of a partisan shill than the DEMOCRATIC White House.... https://t.co/E3vVmpvdZN— Ted Cruz (@Ted Cruz)1618942156.0
Anything else?
Alcindor has made headlines in the past for displaying favor to Democrats over Republicans.
During President Joe Biden's first official press conference in January, online critics took the PBS correspondent to task for offering softball questions to the Democrat.
Former Trump aide Mercedes Schlapp said of Alcindor at the time, "Yamiche should be hired as the DNC press Secretary. Compare her questioning of Trump and Biden."
Yamiche should be hired as the DNC press Secretary. Compare her questioning of Trump and Biden.— Mercedes Schlapp (@Mercedes Schlapp)1616694385.0
Biden used 'cheat sheet' during first press conference; Fox News host Chris Wallace knocks president for 'reading talking points'
After 65 days in office to prepare for his first press conference, President Joe Biden relied heavily on notes for certain questions from the media. The 78-year-old Democratic president also had a cheat sheet with photos of White House reporters, which he seemingly used to determine which reporters he would call on during Thursday's news conference.
The cheat sheet in question had the faces and names of White House reporters, as well as what news outlets they represented. The guide was organized to show where the reporters were sitting during the press conference. The reporters had numbers next to their faces, which many speculate apply to which reporters Biden was instructed to take questions from and in what order to take them.
Higher resolution #Scripted #CheatSheet https://t.co/poawebY9se— Brick Suit (@Brick Suit)1616712268.0
On March 16, Newsmax host Greg Kelly revealed that the White House press office asked that reporters submit their questions for Biden's first press conference. According to Kelly, White House press secretary Jen Psaki "will get back to you about whether or not your [question] was approved."
MEMO FROM THE WHITE HOUSE PRESS OFFICE: please submit to us your questions for @joebiden's first press conference… https://t.co/L5XaJTsZ1U— Greg Kelly (@Greg Kelly)1615936223.0
Philip Melanchthon, White House reporter for Real Clear News, said, "Biden appears to be calling on reporters from a prepared list."
Of the 25 reporters in attendance, Biden called on reporters from the Associated Press, PBS, Washington Post, ABC News, NBC News, CBS News, CNN, Bloomberg News, and Univision. PBS White House reporter Yamiche Alcindor was criticized heavily for her softball question prefaced with the sentiment that the border crisis may have been created because Biden has the perception of being a "moral, decent man."
Biden did not take a question from Fox News White House reporter Peter Doocy or any conservative-leaning outlet. Doocy said he had a "binder full of questions" for President Biden, including how he plans to transform the economy to be more green and where COVID-19 originated from.
Fox News' Peter Doocy shares his binder of questions and research that he planned to refer to when questioning Joe… https://t.co/qGk7NvkC7l— TV News HQ (@TV News HQ)1616706779.0
Biden was asked about North Korea testing ballistic missiles, and he appeared to read a prepared response word for word.
Biden said that North Korea's tests violated U.N. Resolution 1718 and that the U.S. is talking with allies and part… https://t.co/eIDhrvLKnb— POLITICO (@POLITICO)1616699712.0
Fox News host Chris Wallace said he was "struck" that when asked questions about foreign policy, Biden "went to his briefing book like Jen Psaki does sometimes in the briefings and was reading obviously White House guidance, White House talking points."
"Covering Ronald Reagan for six years, I never saw that," Wallace said. "Watching a lot of news conferences over the years, I've never seen that — a president in a news conference reading talking points. He did that on, it seemed, every foreign policy question."
Fox News' Chris Wallace: "I was also struck by the fact that it seemed on every foreign policy question... [Joe Bid… https://t.co/w1PxL3d7DL— Steve Guest (@Steve Guest)1616698982.0
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