‘THAT PICTURE ISN’T REAL!’
Fox News “hard news” anchor Harris Faulkner had a disturbing amount of trouble comprehending that an artistic illustration was not, in fact, a literal image of the Oval Office.
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‘NOT AT ALL’
“I was just sitting there trying to keep warm,” Sanders told Seth Meyers Thursday night.
‘SCIENCE AND EVIDENCE’
Biden’s chief medical adviser did not hold back in drawing a sharp contrast between the new president and his predecessor.
‘I DON’T TAKE IT BACK’
“I don’t want to be considered an enemy of the people,” McCain whined at one point.
‘ENORMOUS RELIEF’
“What we saw today was the opposite of gaslighting,” the “Late Show” host said. “Today, we were reality-boarded, and I am here for it.”
‘SHOCKED AND HORRIFIED’
“Now that we’re waging war on white supremacists, can somebody tell us in very clear language what a white supremacist is?” the Fox News host asked Wednesday night.
NEW TONE?
By contrast, CNN commentators called Trump’s parting message to America “embarrassing” and “repulsive.”
‘BULLSH*T’
The “Daily Show” host summed up Fox News’ position on the Capitol insurrectionists as, “Nobody is allowed to kill cops except for the people who respect cops.”
‘WE CAN’T JUST LET IT GO’
In his final “A Closer Look” segment of the Trump era, the “Late Night” host warned that we can’t let powerful forces try to “memory-hole” his presidency.
‘SMART ENOUGH TO KNOW BETTER’
Pressed by interviewer Christiane Amanpour, Smith admitted that he had “blinders” on during his time at Fox and accused his former colleagues of lying to viewers.
