Michael Smerconish

We all expected the Democrat/corporate media alliance to come up with some bogus reason to oppose the Trump administration’s cuts to government waste, but some of the programs these journalists are mourning are beyond parody. It’s starting to feel like there’s an ongoing bet in the “mainstream press” to see who can find the dumbest possible government project to defend in earnest.

On a recent CNN show, Michael Smerconish threatened to cut off guest James Fishback's mic during a heated exchange over federal spending. Smerconish labeled Fishback’s DOGE dividend plan a "ponzi" scheme; Fishback countered by criticizing CNN and federal spending practices like Ukraine War funding. Smerconish's defensiveness was highlighted by nervous laughter and threats, sparking online…

Jason Cohen at the Daily Caller reported that CNN weekend host Michael Smerconish appeared on the Mediaite podcast to discuss "How Trump Beat the Media and Won Re-election." Host Aiden McLaughlin presented Smerconish as a "champion of moderation," which would certainly make you stand out at screamy CNN. He said all the media bias had a "boomerang effect."

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, a twice-failed presidential candidate,  echoed cynical calls from Democratic politicians for regulation and censorship of social media platforms.

On his Saturday show, CNN host Michael Smerconish displayed video from a CBS reporter in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, who went to a black barbershop and discovered there were black men there who questioned if Kamala Harris was authentically black.Oh no, they sound like Trump voters!  It was never this controversial when Biden said in 2020 "You ain't black" if you wouldn't vote for him.

On his eponymous Saturday morning show, CNN host Michael Smerconish blurred the distinction between legal and illegal immigrants as he asserted that conservatives will "demonize all immigrants" in response to a new RNC website that documents crimes committed by illegal aliens.

CNN's legal analyst Elie Honig claims Jack Smith in violation of DOJ election policy on timing of cases. 

CNN's legal analyst Elie Honig asserts that Jack Smith's desperation for a speedy J6 trial of Donald Trump is to obtain a conviction before the 2024 election for political reasons.

Thursday’s CNN Primetime did what the broadcast networks of ABC, CBS, and NBC wouldn’t do on their flagship morning and evening news shows by diving into Wednesday’s infamous photo of President Biden holding a notecard with a Los Angeles Times reporter’s name, picture, and a version of a question she’d ask during a press conference with the South Korean president.

NewsBusters has found liberal cable news networks CNN and MSNBC have almost completely ignored the first five installments of the Twitter Files, which revealed Twitter employees engaged in rampant censorship of conservatives. Since the first set of documents were published on the evening of December 2, less half of one percent of the coverage on either network has even bothered to mention the…

It was the fourth night of Michael Smerconish’s run as the temporary replacement of Chris Cuomo and he was already showing boss Jeff Zucker just how awful he could be. In a segment about a fresh religious liberty case before the Supreme Court for oral argument Thursday, Smerconish advocated for discrimination against religious schools when it came to a school choice program in Maine that…

During an appearance on Tuesday’s CNN Tonight with Chris Cuomo’s temporary replacement, Michael Smerconish, veteran Olympics broadcaster and sports commentator Bob Costas called out the International Olympic Committee for their “affinity for authoritarian nations” and their snubs against the U.S. He also surprised viewers by calling out “the likes of Colin Kaepernick and LeBron James…

CNN's John Avlon joined CNN Tonight host Michael Smerconish on Tuesday for another of of his pretentious "reality check" segments. This particular instance involved using the 80th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor to hype the possibility of a second civil war.

The Monday after CNN fired Chris Cuomo for a combination of journalistic malpractice regarding his brother, disgraced former Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) and new sexual misconduct allegations, CNN installed weekend host and route Cuomo-fill-in Michael Smerconish as the official temp. And in his first outing in that role, Smerconish channeled Cuomo’s attitude and hatred towards Republicans as he…