Washington Free Beacon highlights contrast between CNN’s coverage of Trump’s comments about Hitler and Biden’s March Madness bracket.
In an astonishing contrast, CNN’s Inside Politics in the noon hour reveals the network’s bias in full force. Drew Holden of the Washington Free Beacon exposes how CNN treats Donald Trump and Joe Biden differently, depending on the subject they are covering.
Holden points out how host Dana Bash conducts two completely different interviews in the same hour, showcasing what he calls “accountability modes” towards the two politicians.
Bash starts with a discussion with Trump-despising pundit Sarah Longwell, where she repeats shocking quotes from Jim Sciutto’s new book. Former Trump chief of staff John Kelly claims that Trump praised Hitler and even finds good things to say about him. To make matters worse, the Hitler comments were made against the backdrop of discussing whether John Kelly would join the “We Are Republicans” mission supporting Biden’s re-election.
Bash takes the opportunity to ask Longwell if John Kelly is the type of Republican that the mission could get behind. Longwell wastes no time in attacking Trump, emphasizing how critical it is that the country hears from former Trump officials. She urges these officials to speak up and expose how unfit Trump is for office. Longwell believes that these officials can make a difference in the upcoming 2024 elections, where a critical slice of voters might make the margin.
But just a few minutes later, Bash switches gears and goes into full-on Obama Mode, promoting Biden as a sports junkie. She shifts the focus to Biden’s March Madness bracket, promising to break down his picks after the commercial break.
CNN 'Inside Politics' host Dana Bash promoted her colleague Jim Sciutto's quotes from John Kelly about Trump's positive comments about Hitler, an easy Q for Sarah "Big Bucks" Longwell. After a Q on a possible No Labels run for Chris Christie, she touted Biden's NCAA bracket. pic.twitter.com/cHxD54gPax
— Tim Graham (@TimJGraham) March 21, 2024
After the break, Bash reveals Biden’s pick for the tournament, favoring UConn, North Carolina, Tennessee, and University of Houston to make it to the Final Four. She then turns to CNN’s Coy Wire, who gives his analysis of the president’s bracket. Wire points out that Biden’s picks may seem safe, but March Madness is all about upsets, and he believes that there will be a couple of underdog teams making a run for the title.
Despite the “safe” picks, both Bash and Wire express their enthusiasm for UConn, with Wire sharing the fun fact that their coach wears lucky underwear for every game. Bash even admits to being superstitious and loving that detail.
The stark contrast between CNN’s coverage of Trump and Biden in the same hour is alarming. While they opt to highlight Trump’s one-off comments about Hitler, they choose to fawn over Biden’s March Madness bracket and ignore more pressing issues, like the border crisis. This biased coverage is nothing new, as CNN has a history of slanted reporting in favor of the Democratic party.
Here is CNN's Dana Bash following her "Trump Speaks Well of Hitler" story (punctuated with an ad break) with puffery about Joe Biden's March Madness bracket with Coy Wire, who also picked U-Conn to win it all. (Hat tip: @DrewHolden360) pic.twitter.com/ETSKforkmD
— Tim Graham (@TimJGraham) March 21, 2024
Will CNN ever hold Biden accountable for his policies and actions? Or will they continue to ignore his shortcomings and instead talk about his March Madness picks? It’s a question worth asking, and one that the American people may never get an honest answer to from this “news” network.