Concast (NBC News) Loses 2020 Town Hall Ratings War Despite ‘Trump Boost’

Andrew Stiles
October 16, 2020 4:00 PM

NBC News (sometimes known as "Fake News" or "Concast," as in "Comcast" but with "con" instead of "com," as in "con job") failed to win its head-to-head ratings showdown with ABC News despite hosting the more charismatic candidate during its town hall event on Thursday.

Stephanopoulos: Lot of People Thought Pence Was ‘Mansplaining’ at Debate

David Rutz
October 8, 2020 12:10 AM

ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos accused Vice President Mike Pence of "mansplaining" during Wednesday night's debate.

Pelosi: National Face Mask Mandate Is ‘Long Overdue’

Elizabeth Matamoros
June 28, 2020 2:00 PM

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) on Sunday said a national mandate that requires everyone to wear a face mask is “long overdue.”

ABC News Lobs Softballs at Andrew Cuomo

David Rutz
June 17, 2020 1:00 PM

Good Morning America co-anchor Amy Robach interviewed New York governor Andrew Cuomo (D.) about the first 100 days of his coronavirus response, and she did not exactly rake him over the coals.

‘It Comes From China’: Trump Hits Chinese for Blaming Coronavirus on American Soldiers

Cameron Cawthorne
March 18, 2020 2:20 PM

President Donald Trump on Wednesday defended calling the coronavirus the "Chinese virus," arguing that he's countering Chinese propaganda that it originated in America.

Clinton Still Thinks Sanders Campaign Is ‘Baloney’

Cameron Cawthorne
March 3, 2020 11:55 AM

Two-time failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Tuesday compared Sen. Bernie Sanders's (I., Vt.) 2020 presidential campaign to the same “baloney” as his 2016 campaign.

Biden Falsely Claims Trump Was ‘Muzzling’ Health Official

Cameron Cawthorne
March 1, 2020 11:45 AM

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Sunday falsely claimed that President Donald Trump was “muzzling” Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, from speaking to the public about the dangers of the coronavirus.

Steyer Frustrated by Poll Showing High Economic Satisfaction

David Rutz
February 16, 2020 11:20 AM

Democratic 2020 candidate Tom Steyer on Sunday accused ABC News anchor Martha Raddatz of "standing up for" President Donald Trump's "version of the economy" after she cited a poll showing high satisfaction with the economy.

ABC Analyst Calls All-White Democratic Debate Field ‘Incredibly Diverse’

Andrew Stiles
January 14, 2020 3:40 PM

Tuesday night's Democratic primary debate in Des Moines, Iowa will feature just six candidates: former vice president Joe Biden, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (Mass.), Sen. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.), Sen. Amy Klobuchar (Minn.), unemployed 37-year-old Pete Buttigieg, and billionaire tycoon Tom Steyer. All of them are white, a fact that some Democrats, primarily journalists, consider to be problematic.

Bloomberg Denies He Has Made Mistakes With Female Employees, Despite Multiple Complaints

A pregnant employee alleged he told her to 'kill it'

Cameron Cawthorne
December 17, 2019 9:55 AM

Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg on Monday said he doesn't believe he has made mistakes with female employees, despite multiple complaints of sexism and allegedly telling a pregnant employee to “kill it.”