While Americans were coming together to celebrate the country’s 250th birthday, warmly welcoming the many nations of the World Cup into our home, and cheering on America’s team from living rooms, bars, and stadiums across the country, the miserable crones of ABC’s The View were trying to divide and spread hatred. Here’s examples of how they hated on America in 2026. When America toppled Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro in a one-night raid, they couldn’t admit it was a good thing. Co-host Joy Behar clutched her pearls that America would have the nerve to take out a dictator and then whined about America’s military might and that it was directed at a smaller, weaker nation: Here’s what I don't understand. I may not be up on all of this stuff because I have a life. But, okay, Maduro is a bad guy. We took him out. So is Kim Jong-un, so is Putin, so is -- what's that other guy in Hungary? And we're going to go into all these countries and just kidnap the leaders?! (...) Its always somebody who is weaker than we are! It's always a country that we can overpower! It's not China. It's not Russia. It's not North Korea. Sorry Joy, but every country is weaker than we are. America’s unhealthcare system is unmatched.   Behar admits she doesn't actually follow the news and topics she has to talk about because "I have a life." Then falsely claims Maduro was "kidnap[ped]." pic.twitter.com/NOOFE6HOBp — Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) January 6, 2026   Amid the war with Iran, not-so Sunny Hostin ridiculously parroted anti-American Soviet propaganda suggesting that the United States was the greatest nuclear threat in the world.  “I think we can also agree that this country is the only country that has ever used a nuclear weapon! This country! This country!” she shouted when guest co-host and CNBC anchor Sara Eisen stated the fact that the world would be better with Islamic regime of Iran in it. It also sounded similar to when she and moderator Whoopi Goldberg claimed last year that being black in America was worse than living in Iran.   The View's Sunny Hostin suggests America is worse and more of a threat to the world than Iran because the U.S. nuked Japan 80 years ago (if that's not her intent, then why even bring it up?): HAINES: Because we view, as Americans, our lives are different, they matter now.… pic.twitter.com/PB7yOjYyky — Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) March 20, 2026   Their anti-Americanism really skyrocketed in June as the Fourth of July quickly approached. In two different episodes, Behar and Hostin insisted that Americans should be embarrassed of their country. According to Hostin, not only was America an embarrassment, it was also a “failed experiment”: HOSTIN: And at this point, I am embarrassed at our government. I'm embarrassed at our lack of healthcare. I'm embarrassed on the assault on the press. I'm embarrassed of our Congress. I'm embarrassed by the criminal felon president that is in the Oval Office that has a UFC cage on the White House lawn. (...) HOSTIN: I'm embarrassed about all those things. And I'm also embarrassed at how America is now seen across the globe. I don't think that many Americans understand that we are part of a wonderful global community. And when you look at our allies, our allies are now giving us a one-star rating as a country. While I am conflicted about this country because I feel that it is at this point a failed experiment, quite frankly.    Sunny Hostin, who once said she was more comfortable in Ghana than America, says she's "embarrassed" by the country as America nears 250 and calls it a "failed experiment" in self governance: SUNNY HOSTIN: And so I think we have a very complicated history here. I think it's a… pic.twitter.com/gILwK0E8y8 — Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) June 5, 2026   As a counter to President Trump’s recent speech praising America on the National Mall ahead of America’s 250th birthday, Behar tapped a soundbite of comedian Larry David’s hatred of America because of the UFC event at the White House. And Behar agreed: DAVID: It was a travesty, yeah. What else can you say about it? It was embarrassing. I was embarrassed to be an American, yeah. [Cuts back to live] [Applause] BEHAR: So, I have -- I'm very good friends with Larry David, and so I'm not going to -- I think he's right in many ways. I mean, you listen to Trump. We have -- we used to have friends around the world. Now we don't have them anymore.   The View decries celebrating America's 250th birthday. Joy Behar agrees with Larry David that it's 'embarrassing' to be an American pic.twitter.com/PUAzTFUI6J — Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) June 26, 2026   Behar went on to declare that “we should all be” "embarrassed" to be Americans. In another part of Hostin’s comments, she said she’s “discouraged by how this country is viewed by the rest of the world.” Well, given how the World Cup tourists have been embracing American culture and having a blast in the various cities across the country, you’re full of it, Sunny. And here’s my evidence:   This fills me with pride as an American. pic.twitter.com/7y2iLfgBml — Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) July 2, 2026

The New York Times engaged in coverage of its own favorable poll for the Democratic candidate for a U.S. Senate race in Texas that was eyebrow-raising in its detail and intensity: “Times/Siena Poll Finds Talarico and Paxton Tied in Texas Senate Race.” The ins and outs of the numbers were lovingly detailed by Shane Goldmacher, national political correspondent, along with polling editor Ruth Igielnik and Camille Baker. The Democratic Party has a serious chance to win a Senate seat in Texas for the first time in a generation, as James Talarico, a Democratic state legislator, begins the summer locked in a tied race with Ken Paxton, the Republican state attorney general weighed down by past scandals, according to a New York Times/Siena poll. Frustrations over President Trump’s handling of the economy and concerns about Mr. Paxton’s character have put the Senate seat in play in one of the nation’s Republican strongholds. Mr. Paxton, 63, swept past indictment, impeachment and allegations of infidelity to thump an incumbent Republican senator who vastly outspent him in a primary this year. Now, as he faces Mr. Talarico, a 37-year-old who is training to be a minister, Mr. Paxton finds himself in a tight race that is marked by striking demographic divides. Overall, Mr. Talarico and Mr. Paxton each garnered 47 percent of the vote in the poll. There were several signs of weakness for Mr. Paxton in the poll. This story had several signs of the paper’s “weakness” in the knees for anyone challenging what the Times considers the dangerously extreme ultra-conservatives who run Texas (no Democrat has won a statewide race since 1994, though that never stopped the paper from pumping up various failed Democratic candidates). Some Times headlines from 2021 alone demonstrate the labeling bias: “Emboldened Republicans at the Helm, Texas Steers Hard Right” “For Texas Governor, Hard Right Turn Followed a Careful Rise” “Texas Lawmakers, After Shift To Right, Plan More of Same” “Can Texas Turn Further Right? Top 2 Republicans Say It Can” “Texas Governor Pushes State Further to the Right On Voting Rights and Race” As for Democratic hopes for overthrowing this right-wing establishment, Exhibit A was the apparently charming former congressman Beto O’Rourke, who lost to Republican Sen. Ted Cruz in 2020 but retained the paper’s enthusiastic support and glowing coverage when he challenged (and again lost) the gubernatorial race to Republican Gov. Greg Abbott in 2022. Back to the poll: Still, the poll shows the extent of the challenge ahead of Mr. Talarico. His enormous lead among independent voters — 27 percentage points — was only good enough to force the race into a virtual tie in heavily Republican Texas. While Mr. Talarico is ahead in Texas’s big urban centers, Mr. Paxton is crushing him two-to-one everywhere else. Melissa Daniels, 34, identifies as politically independent and is supporting Mr. Talarico. “I think he’s focusing on the common issues that the people have,” she said. “We want to feel safe. We want to be able to afford groceries, and, you know, those issues that we care about.” Ms. Daniels, an attorney living in Arlington, drew a contrast with Mr. Paxton’s priorities. “Paxton’s focused on, you know, I.V.F. and who’s using what bathroom,” she said. “Just stuff that isn’t really affecting day to day lives of Americans.” The sheer closeness of the race is an ominous sign for Republicans, who have not lost a statewide contest in Texas since the 1990s. Talarico’s nutty Biblical interpretations were briefly, gently sketched. Republicans have aggressively circulated clips of Mr. Talarico’s more left-wing commentary, including his provocative suggestions that “God is nonbinary” or that there are six biological sexes, and tagged him “TalaFreako.” But the surveys show the extremist frame has yet to take root with most voters. Still, more voters saw Mr. Paxton as “too extreme” (50 percent) than Mr. Talarico (43 percent).

If CBS News wants to be a news organization that represents all Americans, profiles such as one that closed Tuesday’s CBS Mornings with chief legal and national correspondent Jan Crawford being given nearly five minutes to air a profile of Christian music star Brandon Lake with unapologetic mentions of God and His Son, Jesus Christ. Featured co-host Vladimir Duthiers gave it top billing in two teases, informing viewers that “Brandon Lake is one of the biggest stars in faith-based music” and he’s “the mega popular artist who’s redefining Christian music.” Later, here was how Duthiers cued up Crawford’s piece following a soundbite from a performance of his new hit, The Author.  WATCH: Before the final day of Supreme Court opinions, Tuesday's 'CBS Mornings' ended with an incredible profile by the great @JanCBS Crawford of Christian music sensation @BrandonLake. God and Jesus proclaimed on national TV in a positive light -- something we need more of! pic.twitter.com/6Qr2E4HBHE — Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) July 2, 2026 Notice how it was both straightforward and didn’t seek to sugarcoat or tear down Christianity: That is Brandon Lake’s song The Author from his new live concert album, King of Hearts in the Room. Lake is one of the biggest names in Christian music. The six-time Grammy winner has collaborated with artists like Jelly Roll and Lainey Wilson. Jan Crawford caught up with him on tour in San Antonio. She learned how a preacher’s kid is finding new fans. The piece started with Lake saying his career “isn’t just about entertainment,” but “an encounter” where “people’s lives are changed” and “walking out better than they came in.” Crawford finally came in, asking: “Would you say that music is, in a way, your ministry?” “I feel like music is what God has called me to, the gift that He’s given me, and that’s how I’m able to share this message and reach people,” Lake replied. With a clip of Lake singing another hit King of Hearts, Crawford said Lake’s “message of hope and redemption and praise...is helping redefine Christian music” through “more than four billion streams and sold-out arenas for shows he calls a joy bomb, bringing people of all ages and ethnicities closer to Jesus.” Lake praised his parents (including his father, a pastor) for having “made [singing] fun, and I think what church is supposed to really be about, and that’s community and sharing in everything that you have.” Following discussion of how Lake went as far as having last names tattooed on a thigh to fund his first record a decade ago, Crawford shared Lake was mentally struggling in his initial waves of success before realizing he “leaned on God, and his friends, and family” (click “expand”): CRAWFORD: The hits on Billboard’s Hot Christian Song Chart came quick, six number one songs. [LAKE SINGING GRAVES INTO GARDENS] CRAWFORD: But as his career was skyrocketing, Lake found himself mentally at the bottom. LAKE: When I didn’t have the next song write, invite, or I didn’t have the next song I was excited about, or the next show, I started to panic, but I was too prideful to tell my wife what I was experiencing. So, I was having some weird thoughts, dark thoughts, like this is not who I am, and I’m on the mountain top right now, my dreams are coming true, and it’s just crazy. I guess, I’d say a lot of people’s lowest moments come from a low moment, and mine came from a high moment. [LAKE SINGING HELP!] CRAWFORD: He says he leaned on God and friends and family, finding balance on his farm in South Carolina with his wife and three sons[.] Crawford added that “he saw how everyone struggles, and you can see that compassion in his music, and his community is continuing to grow” with many of his “high moments involve collaborations” with names such as Cody Johnson, Jelly Roll, and Lainey Wilson. Questioned why he’s expanded his music to include more duets, Lake aptly said that while “the songs are cool,” the real message is “God loves collabs” when His people come together. Johnson spared a moment to tell Crawford that, from his perspective, Lake’s career has “not only help[ed] shape people’s lives,” but collaborations with country music stars have “help[ed] him kind of segue into the country music realm.” Speaking of segues, this went into Crawford’s final question to Lake about what he would like his music to mean to non-Believers (click “expand”): CRAWFORD [TO LAKE]: There are people out there that they would never consider them religious or even believers. LAKE: Right. CRAWFORD: Like, what would you say your music offers them? LAKE: The best thing I can do is offer my story, what God has done in my life, and allow God to do the rest. Like I’m not out here trying to, like, you know, beat people with a Bible, and you know, fire and brimstone. Like, I don’t think that’s effective. I think my songs are offerings, and they’re open doors. [LAKE SINGING THAT’S WHO I PRAISE] Back live, Duthiers remarked he “love[d] the fact that you know he says that his music is an open door to everybody” and “being honest” while co-host Nate Burleson said it was “beautiful” in sharing “that everybody struggles.” Filling in as co-host, Inside Edition’s Eva Pilgrim concurred that he would be so “honest” that “at the height [of his career], he didn’t feel great.” Along with an increased focus on stories such as welfare fraud and having balance in segments such as one Duthiers had Thursday with Gen Zers, CBS now has more than a few examples to build a roadmap to an outlet that respects all Americans. To see the relevant CBS transcript from June 30, click here.

As the nation kicks off its historic America 250 celebration this Fourth of July weekend, a massive media divide is taking center stage. On Thursday Media Research Center President David Bozell joined WMAL host host Derek Hunter to pull back the curtain on how mainstream networks and deep-blue cities are intentionally tamping down the red, white, and blue. Bozell pointed out the stark contrast between Fox News's live coverage of the Great American State Fair on the National Mall and either radio silence or cynicism from the elitist news outlets. Why the blackout on national pride? According to Bozell, severe "Trump Derangement Syndrome" has corporate media and progressive local governments trading patriotism for politics, simply because Donald Trump is at the helm. It's sad how many leftists are so blinded by hatred for Donald Trump that they can't put their politics aside to celebrate their country. @DavidBozell and @derekahunter discuss how leftists are suffering from Trump Derangement Syndrome ahead of America's 250th pic.twitter.com/1I8Kx3cTRK — Media Research Center (@theMRC) July 2, 2026 Bozell also tackled how this anti-patriotic push aligns with the recent sweep of Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) candidates in primaries nationwide, prompting even some mainstream liberals to panic about the party’s radical leftward lurch. “I think there's genuine concern that these Democratic Socialists are so to the left of anything normal in the country that the Republicans can easily brand them and easily nationalize these elections, which works against the Democrats,” Bozell noted. "This DSA is so to the left of anything normal in the country."@DavidBozell and @derekahunter analyze how leftist media hosts are reacting to the DSA on @WMALDC pic.twitter.com/XzJRTuinqa — Media Research Center (@theMRC) July 2, 2026 Watch the full video here.  

On Thursday’s CNN This Morning before the Fourth of July celebration for the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence from the British monarch, host Audie Cornish and her panel spread doom on the planed events. She especially took issue with events led by President Trump, like the Great American State Fair on the National Mall.  The panel of former Trump communications director Mike Dubke and Biden aide Meghan Hays joined in bashing on the fair, but both agreed it was a cool concept; it just didn’t meet their standards. Cornish jumped into Dubke and Hays’ back-and-forth and said the fair was “On the list of self-owns” because there was a “bipartisan” organization, America 250, that was created by Congress to hold such events.   On Thursday’s CNN This Morning, Audie Cornish spread doom on DC's 250th events, as she connected the Great American State Fair to the media-favorite reflecting pool. She then asked, “Why do the vibes have to be off on something that should have been politically neutral?” pic.twitter.com/7v5PtCijUz — Nick (@nspin310) July 2, 2026   As for Freedom 250 events, their World Cup watch parties in D.C. have been a success so far, as many celebrated the U.S.’s success in the tournament on the National Mall. Dubke asked this to Cornish and wondered, “Where’s the counter state fair then?” After another back and forth between panelists after Dubke’s question, Hays said the story of Freedom 250, the Trump-created anniversary group, was one of “corruption”: (...) But also this is more about the corruption.  They came in. They had their own organization. People are sponsoring it. More money going to them, and the execution here on something that could have been incredible is just so terrible. There's no one there. There's no food, there's no rides, there's no semblance of a state fair. And it's just really unfortunate because our country, like, everyone deserves better here. Cornish later turned to enjoin the media favorite of the reflecting pool to Independence Day events Cornish began, “Is disappointing that in the nation's capital, what we've got is a green reflecting pool with barbed wire” and stopped as Dubke scoffed, “See, now you're just going to the negatives.” Hays and Cornish then complained about the heat and weather, and as Hays went on about the weather. To which, Cornish joked: “He’s not in charge of the weather. Okay?” Cornish then started to close the anniversary event bashing, as she asked: “And as an immigrant, I love July 4th. I think that everybody feels like, why do the vibes have to be off on something that should have been politically neutral?” Dubke said events in small towns would be great for the celebration, and told people to “leave Washington.” Amid the doom of the DC events, Dubke’s point should be taken to heart for all to enjoy the parts of the underappreciated America, where Cornish’s feelings of bad vibes may not be felt at all. The transcript is below. Click "expand": CNN This Morning July 2, 2026 6:53:22 AM Eastern (...) MIKE DUBKE: Look, this is a great concept. I as a kid, I snuck into the Erie County Fair, which is larger than most state fairs. And this is my shout-out to Western New York again. But state fairs are awesome. I didn't see any rides. I didn't see any animals. AUDIE CORNISH: There was a Ferris wheel. MEGHAN HAYES: The Ferris wheel, like, stopped at one point because the generator broke [Laughter] DUBKE: Where are the animals? HAYES: Where was a rodeo at one point? DUBKE: I mean, this actually really could have been a great -  HAYES: Cool concept- DUBKE: - very cool concept. And unfortunately, it seems like it didn't get brought off in that way. CORNISH: It’s again- DUBKE: No demolition derby? CORNISH: On the list of self-owns, this one is high because there was an organization that was planning 250 events. It was bipartisan. It was approved by Congress. They had been planning. And then the Trump folks came in and said, “No, we have our own group.” And it's been this. DUBKE: But they also got funded. The other group got funded.  CORNISH: Yeah. DUBKE: What is there? What are they? Where's the counter state fair then?  CORNISH: Well, I do- HAYES: Where are they going to have it? DUBKE: When? HAYES: But where are you going to have it?  CORNISH: Yeah HAYES: The park service is run by -  like the president has [inaudible] CORNISH: Say that again: The park service- HAYES: Is run by the president. That's something that the Department of interior. There you have it. So, it's a it's an executive branch function, but also this is more about the corruption.  They came in. They had their own organization. People are sponsoring it. More money going to them, and the execution here on something that could have been incredible is just so terrible. There's no one there. There's no food, there's no rides, there's no semblance of a state fair. And it's just really unfortunate because our country, like, everyone deserves better here. (...) 6:55:01 AM Eastern CORNISH: I think what it is is I - Look positive. You can now see Ludacris. I think one of my producers told me in Ohio, okay, like other places are going to have really great 250 events. My family is going to be up in Plymouth, Massachusetts calls itself America's hometown. There's going to be awesome parades and everything there. DUBKE: I’m very excited about that. CORNISH: Is disappointing that in the nation's capital, what we've got is a green reflecting pool with barbed wire - DUBKE: See, now you're just going to the negatives. CORNISH: The generator out on the ferris wheel. DUBKE: I understand that. CORNISH: That it's hot as heck and there's not even fried butter, as you mentioned. HAYES: And the fireworks are getting pushed back to 11 P.M. because he wants to give a speech for 45 minutes. And the weather is going to be so terrible, you won't be able to see. DUBKE: As anyone who is - CORNISH: He’s not in charge of the weather. Okay. [Laughter] But the point is, it didn't have to be this way. HAYES: That’s right. Right. (...) 6:56:18 AM Eastern CORNISH: I grew up in Boston, like seeing the symphony and the fireworks on the esplanade, I care - I like love July 4th. I can't tell you. And as an immigrant, I love July 4th. I think that everybody feels like, why do the vibes have to be off on something that should have been politically neutral? And now the events that Freedom 250 has made, and I'm saying Freedom 250. DUBKE: I know, you're drawing your line there. CORNISH: I draw a line by congressionally approved versus not. I like that line because it's like my tax dollars and who represents me is, like, it didn't have to be this way. You didn't have to have a moment where Martina McBride, of all people, has to be like, you know what, I'm out. This is too political. DUBKE: But to your larger point, I think once you get outside the beltway, where America is going to be celebrating this in small towns across the country, I mean, if you want a callout, you leave Washington. CORNISH: Yeah. Of course. DUBKE: Don't go through DCA, though, because it will be shut down. CORNISH: [Laughs] Yeah, but the airspace is shut down. (...)