Accuracy in Media

There are eight people in Washington whose job right now is to get rid of White House chief of staff John Kelly, and mainstream media are assisting in the effort. Carol Lee, Courtney Kube, Kristen Welker and Stephanie Ruhle of NBC teamed up for a story headlined, “Kelly thinks he’s saving U.S. from disaster, calls […]

The media used to praise Gen. John Kelly when he went from serving as President Donald Trump’s Homeland Security cabinet secretary to his chief of staff. After Kelly’s criticism of Democratic Rep. Frederica Wilson, the New York Times rethought that position. Reporter Peter Baker was alarmed by Kelly’s patriotism, even though Kelly is a retired four-star […]

Before the Oct. 19 press conference at which White House Chief of Staff Gen. John Kelly addressed the Gold Star controversy, the president’s chief of staff was widely viewed as the “grown-up” in this administration. Then, in a matter of an hour, he became “Steve Bannon Lite.” The general went from Peggy Noonan wondering if […]

White House Chief of Staff John Kelly dinged the White House press corps Thursday when he told them the amount of misreporting they do is “astounding.” Kelly was asked to “peel back the curtain” on President Trump’s frustrations, giving him an opening to criticize the reporting on Trump. “One of his frustrations is you, all of […]

Episode 83. This week we discuss Anthony Scaramucci’s short tenure, GOP struggles with Obamacare repeal and replace, CNN’s claims on Trump and MS-13, Faux conservative columnists working in the liberal media and much, much more. Please SUBSCRIBE on iTunes. SoundCloud audio is below.

The Los Angeles Times’ recent analysis of U.S.-Mexico relations involves a lot of confusion over what the end result will be between the Trump administration and Mexico. Their headline, “Can Mexico expect less-hostile days after this week’s visit by two Trump secretaries?” already puts the Trump agenda on defense. The LA Times’ emphasis of a hostile Trump […]