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Brooks on Trump, Democracy: 'We No Longer Live In That System'

April 12th, 2025 9:48 AM

Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart and New York Times columnist David Brooks assembled for their weekly airing of grievances on Friday night’s PBS News Hour as they discussed the news that the Trump Administration has reached deals with five top law firms to provide $600 million in pro bono work. Capehart ignored vital details of the deals to claim Trump was…

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STUDY: CNN, MSNBC Refer to Illegal Alien as ‘Maryland Man’ 120 Times

April 7th, 2025 12:30 PM

If you got all of your news from CNN and MSNBC, you’d have a higher than 50/50 chance of believing the Trump administration had accidentally arrested and deported a naturalized American citizen living in Maryland, and for no particular reason.

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PBS Gushes Over Booker's 'Inspiring' and 'Upbeat' Speech

April 5th, 2025 9:36 AM

The cast of Friday’s PBS News Hour could hardly contain their excitement over Sen. Cory Booker’s 25-hour Senate speech denouncing all things Donald Trump. Host Amna Nawaz claimed it “inspired” people, a point echoed by Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart, who labeled it “inspiring.” Meanwhile, New York Times columnist David Brooks praised Booker for…

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These Four Minutes of PBS Will Convince You We Should Defund Them

March 27th, 2025 2:08 PM

People seem to assume that because PBS is dry and somewhat boring, that must also mean it’s also more serious than other news channels. But the truth is, the commentary on shows like NewsHour is as far in crazy left-wing territory as most prime time MSNBC shows, and it’s been this way since at least the 1990s.

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'Democracy Is Teetering': Brooks, Capehart Decry 'Extortionist' Trump

March 22nd, 2025 9:53 AM

The weekly gathering of Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart and New York Times columnist David Brooks on PBS News Hour was extra animated this Friday as the duo decried DOGE’s “cruelty,” claimed “democracy is teetering,” and labeled President Trump an “extortionist.”

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MSNBC’s Daniels Laments Dems’ ‘Missed Opportunity’ on Anti-Elon Ads

March 16th, 2025 5:25 PM

MSNBC Senior Washington Correspondent and incoming The Weekend Host Eugene Daniels gave us a preview of what to expect, as he lamented the “missed opportunity” by Democrats while on the Meet the Press panel.

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Brooks Lauds Schumer Folding On Shutdown: 'Country's Being Decimated'

March 15th, 2025 9:42 AM

Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart and New York Times columnist David Brooks had an actual debate on Friday’s PBS News Hour. However, it was more of an inside-the-family argument about the best way for Democrats to stand up to President Donald Trump. Capehart argued that, after Senate Democrats declined to shut down the government, the party needs to grow “a spine,” while…

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PBS 'Conservative' David Brooks Agrees With Capehart 61% of the Time

March 11th, 2025 3:00 PM

Every Friday, PBS News Hour devotes a segment to recapping the week's news with New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart. Brooks is supposed to be the conservative half of the duo, but according to a new NewsBusters study, he agrees with Capehart 61 percent of the time.

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Capehart Laments Lack Of 'Nuanced' Discussion On Men In Women's Sports

March 8th, 2025 9:42 AM

Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart lamented to PBS News Hour host Geoff Bennett on Friday that Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s podcast appearance with conservative Charlie Kirk, where he dissented from the party line, continued the nation’s alleged inability to have “nuanced and thoughtful” conversations about transgender people participating in women’s sports.

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MSNBC Admits Border Crossings Down, But Denies There Was a Crisis

March 7th, 2025 11:54 PM

On The Sunday Show, MSNBC host Jonathan Capehart admitted that illegal border crossings are now at a record low, but seemed to do so only so he could scoff at President Donald Trump for wanting to send more troops to the border.

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PBS Freaks Trump Entering 'Sinister Territory' Amid Press Pool Changes

March 1st, 2025 9:50 AM

The cast of Friday’s PBS News Hour was not interested in subtlety, nuance, or level-headedness as they discussed recent media news. Host Amna Nawaz wondered if “we’re in much more sinister territory now” due to the changes surrounding the White House press pool. Both Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart and New York Times columnist David Brooks agreed,…

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PBS Mourns a Month Of 'Ivy League Right-Wing Nihilism'

February 15th, 2025 9:41 AM

PBS News Hour host Amna Nawaz, Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart, and New York Times columnist David Brooks came together on Friday to mourn the first month of Donald Trump 2.0. Together, the trio would lament the supposed lack of “guardrails” that is allowing Trump to run “roughshod” over the government in pursuit of “Ivy League right-wing nihilism.”

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POLL RESULTS: Worst Media Take of the Week Winner!

February 10th, 2025 1:00 PM

The results of the Worst Media Take of the Week are in and the winner is….

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Capehart Gets Triggered At Suggestion Biden Abused Executive Power

February 8th, 2025 2:00 PM

Against the backdrop of Elon Musk’s budget-cutting initiatives, Washington Post associate editor and MSNBC host Jonathan Capehart got triggered on Friday’s PBS News Hour when the American Enterprise Institute’s Matthew Continetti reminded him that former President Joe Biden abused executive power on his student loan order. Capehart argued that comparisons were “apples and…