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No Institution Has Failed the Public Worse Than the News Media During the Pandemic

Washington Examiner

It seems impossible considering the federal government’s sluggish, incoherent, and unfocused handling of this crisis. But even the federal government has managed to get some things right. The same cannot be said for our self-important Fourth Estate. From the very beginning, corporate media got the story wrong, publishing article after article assuring readers that the virus was not as dangerous as it sounded.

Pelosi Uses Coronavirus Crisis to Push Tax Relief for Blue-State Millionaires

Washington Examiner

With millions having lost their jobs as a result of the national shutdown aimed at mitigating the death toll of the coronavirus pandemic, Congress, in a rare moment of bipartisan unity, rushed to pass a $2.2 trillion relief package.  Yet, the effort was delayed as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi attempted to exploit the process to realize a long list of completely irrelevant liberal policy goals. 

Trump Should Cut the Drama and Pettiness Out of His Coronavirus Response

Washington Examiner

This is a time for the president to be rising above the fray and to be calling for national unity. He should be focusing press briefings on informing the public about the response to the coronavirus. Which brings up another point: on Sunday, Trump fired off a  series of tweets boasting about the great ratings for his press briefings. It is just absolutely bizarre for the president, in the midst of a pandemic that has already claimed thousands of lives, to be boasting about TV ratings for what should be informational public health briefings.

Bye-Bye, Bernie

Washington Examiner

Those celebrating the defeat of American socialism tonight shouldn’t get cocky. As in other states, younger voters in Michigan overwhelmingly voted for Sanders. And it wasn’t because of his youthful charisma, but because of his message.

Coronavirus Is Also a Border Security Issue

Washington Examiner

Rep. Brian Babin (R-TX): The pro-open borders crowd in Congress and America’s wealthiest zip codes are quick to point out that there is no verified transmission of the COVID-19 virus as of yet at our border. They are less likely to tell you that more than 1,100 Chinese nationals were apprehended at our northern and southern borders last year, or that it is not unlikely that people from other countries afflicted by the virus are illegally slipping through our border today. 

Elizabeth Warren’s Pandering and Dishonesty Brought Her Campaign to an End

Washington Examiner

In this presidential race, Warren tainted herself to the point that no one should be interested in her as a vice presidential nominee. It will be tempting, though, because Warren did prove to be good at one thing all veep candidates are supposed to do. She is an assassin. She utterly and deservedly destroyed Michael Bloomberg’s campaign on the debate stage. 

Media Keep Endorsing Losers

Washington Examiner

Few things illustrate the disconnect between voters and the news media more clearly than the latter’s long track record of endorsing losers…In the 2020 Democratic primary, for example, reporters and pundits made a big deal of media outlets endorsing Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Amy Klobuchar.