There were a variety of topics occupying the minds of the press this week. The first 100 days of the Trump administration gave the outlets every reason to deliver blanket negativity onto the president's policy of defunding public broadcasters. Then there was the embracing of a new deportation martyr, one with promises of delivering the problems as the prior examples. 

Their reaction to an executive order to pull the funding of public broadcasting was something that delivered uniform emotional reactions and scant cerebral introspection. That was a pattern seen from the press on a quotidien basis. Let’s start mucking around in the media swamps and see who took top (bottom) honors this week.

    THE CONTENDERS

NBC News – The network saw a need to honor the fall of Saigon, 50 years later – with barely looking at the communism behind it and no mention of the millions of lives that were lost. On the “Nightly News” program, they took the chance to slam Trump’s tariffs with a sympathetic look how it is affecting CCP-connected companies like Temu. In measuring Trump’s 100- days, they only managed to find negative news. Lester Holt and company were rather excited about the newest deportation figure, Mohsen Mahdawi.

CNN – Jake Tapper followed orders from the outrage brigade and blurred out the images of the deportation posters arrayed on the White House lawn. After Trump closed down a climate office in the government, climate “expert” BIll Weir declared this was an attack on science and the equivalent of locking people inside of a burning theater. Contributor Ana Navarro had a wild meltdown over something to do with racism on one panel. Host Abby Phillip made a bizarre brag about her ratings as the network saw even lower numbers in primetime.

CBS News – "Face The Nation" host Margaret Brennan was shamed by Tom Homan when she pushed the claim they were deporting 2 year olds. On the “Evening News,” they slammed Trump using the Pope in a story that involved neither. Reports came out that the network's parent company is about to settle its defamation case involving “60 Minutes” with President Trump. Scott Pelley delivered a deeply condescending speech to his Paramount supervisors. In a sign of no one taking things seriously, the Emmys nominated the show for “Best Editing” of the Kamala Harris interview that has them in trouble.

New York Times – They were the first outlet to embrace Mohsen Mahdawi, calling the activist a peaceful protestor. Next, they granted him space on the editorial page. In one hysterical report they claimed President Trump was eliminating funding for Narcan, while quietly admitting in the piece there were no funding cuts. One style writer detailed there is a hot new fashion trend among Christians – wearing necklaces with a cross.

    THE WINNER

PUBLIC BROADCASTING SERVICE (PBS)

David Brooks lashed out about the Wisconsin judge who was arrested, while also admitting he did not know the details of the case.

They gave a slobbering interview with Nancy Pelosi and told her after that, the entire staff was applauding her, in completely independent, non-partisan fashion.

They allowed Elie Mystal a lengthy time to rant on about the racism behind U.S. immigration laws.

The outlet was called out by President Trump to be defunded, along with NPR, from government funding. 

Jonathan Capehart laughably claimed defunding PBS violates the Constitution: 

NEW: The president's executive order instructs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and other federal agencies “to cease Federal funding for NPR and PBS” and further requires that they work to root out indirect sources of public financing for the news organizations.…

— PBS News (@NewsHour) May 2, 2025

See you next week, readers!