MSNBC hired another partisan journalist on Tuesday. Catherine Rampell, the Washington Post columnist best known for praising former second gentleman and home-wrecking nanny handler Doug Emhoff as a "modern-day sex symbol," will soon cohost a new weekend show on the liberal network alongside Hamas apologist Ayman Mohyeldin.
"Move over, Ryan Gosling. The modern female fantasy is embodied by the man who might soon become our first First Gentleman," Rampell wrote in August 2024. "Emhoff appears to be a genuine mensch with an impressive career. He’s smitten with his wife and supports her ambitions, as is obvious from his convention speech and their sweet interactions on the campaign trail. But most important for this sexy sobriquet: Emhoff is secure enough with his own masculinity to sometimes prioritize his wife’s ambitions over his own. What. A. Hunk."
Rampell dismissed Emhoff's "previous marital drama" as irrelevant, referring to reports that Emhoff destroyed his first marriage by sleeping with his children's nanny and getting her pregnant. He was also accused of slapping an ex-girlfriend and of fostering a toxic workplace environment at his corporate law firm, where he hired a "trophy secretary" who was "widely considered to be unqualified."
The Post columnist has also made regular appearances on CNN, where she often sparred with the liberal network's token Republican, Washington Free Beacon Man of the Year Scott Jennings. During one memorable exchange, Rampell claimed she wasn't a Democrat but rather a "journalist," which elicited a devastating smirk from Jennings. She also insisted that illegal border crossings "went down" under President Joe Biden, an absurdly false claim that prompted liberal host Abby Phillip to point out that illegal immigration surged to record highs on Biden's watch.
