‘BROADER POINT’
Trump falsely accused NASCAR’s only Black driver of being behind a hate-crime “hoax.” McEnany was right there to defend the president, comparing Bubba Wallace to Jussie Smollett.
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‘STEPPING FORWARD’
“So if President Obama showed failed leadership then, do you think President Trump is showing failed leadership now?” CNN’s Dana Bash pressed Joni Ernst on Sunday.
GEE, I WONDER
The top cable network has spent months politicizing masks as either a liberal power grab or a sign of Democratic wimpiness. Steve Doocy may want to start there.
YOU’RE NO DOCTOR!
Cavuto confronted Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) on his desire to scrap the coronavirus task force, noting his home state is exploding in COVID-19 cases right now.
‘DISEASE’
“Hysteria is the most communicable disease known to man,” Carlson declared. “And we're now living through a pandemic of it.”
‘I HOPE’
The president has repeatedly claimed since February that the virus, which has killed nearly 130,000 Americans, would disappear in the near future.
DUTIFUL
Multiple reporters confirmed Biden’s camp didn’t pre-screen their queries, video evidence showed a teleprompter wasn’t running, and Fox’s own reporter asked a question.
‘URBAN PIONEER’
“I was literally afraid that within seconds they would surmount the wall and come into the house, kill us, burn the house down and everything that I had worked for,” he claimed.
‘CULTURAL WAR’
McCain, however, did criticize the couple for the careless way they brandished their firearms, admonishing them for poor “trigger control.”
‘MASKS ARE GREAT AGAIN’
“‘MAGA’ should now stand for ‘Masks Are Great Again.’ Let me give you some marketing advice right there,” Doocy to RNC chair Ronna McDaniel.
