MAGA is furious with NBC News over a social media post that referred to Florida Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick’s ethics charges.
On Friday, a House Ethics subcommittee found Cherfilus-McCormick guilty of 25 ethics charges stemming from allegations that she stole millions in federal relief funds and funneled some of the money to her congressional campaign. Several House Democrats have since called for her resignation.
MAGA, which has made uncovering fraud a substantial part of its platform, is fuming that NBC did not include her party in its social media post, but the right-wing personalities have hardly discussed the details of Cherfilus-McCormick’s charges in their complaints.
“NBC News isn’t saying she is a Democrat. When there’s a scandal with a Republican, the party affiliation is always in the headline,” recently ousted Kennedy Center boss Richard Grenell ranted on X.
“Thanks guys. What party is she from again?” Fox News fixture Joe Concha complained.
“What party is she from, @NBCNews? Seems relevant,” Amy Curtis, writer for the right-wing outlet Townhall, said.
“There’s fraud in Minnesota, fraud in California, and fraud right here inside the halls of Congress. Notable that @NBCNews omitted that she’s a Democrat in their headline,” MAGA Arizona Congressman Eli Craine lamented.
The first sentence of the news article, however, states that Cherfilus-McCormick is a Democrat.
The Daily Beast reached out to NBC News for comment.
MAGA fury also seems misplaced. In previous social media posts highlighting fraud scandals in Congress, NBC News has also not included the party’s political affiliation in its related social media posts.
“Disgraced former Rep. George Santos has pleaded guilty to wire fraud and identity theft. He faces at least 2 years in prison,” read one 2024 social media post about the former Republican Congressman.
“Rep. Jeff Fortenberry has been convicted of lying to federal authorities about an illegal campaign contribution in 2016 from a Lebanese-Nigerian billionaire,” another post about a former GOP Congressman stated in 2022.
President Donald Trump has pardoned several fraudsters during his presidencies.
To date, the president, in both terms, has granted clemency to more than 70 allies, donors, and others convicted of fraud, according to analysis by The New York Times. That includes the commutation of Santos’ sentence after he was convicted of wire fraud and identity theft.
Trump’s Justice Department also moved to drop federal charges against Fortenberry earlier this year.
