POLL: What was the worst media quote of the week? (Vote below)   Watch the Worst Quotes presented by @Schineman pic.twitter.com/y0EH0R3p1Z — Media Research Center (@theMRC) April 23, 2026   NOMINEES:    Sunny Hostin: Iran War Cost $50 Billion, More Than Spent Since WWII “You know, I just read that this war is estimated to have already cost us $50 billion. $50 billion, which is more money than this country has spent since World War II.”— Co-host Sunny Hostin on ABC’s The View, April 22.   Keith Olbermann: “Trump Is Entirely Full of S***” On Iran  “Trump is entirely full of shit. It is as if you took all the shit in the world, squeezed it into a bag, and made it President. He insists he has opened Hormuz, and Iran’s leaders fire on ships and insist it’s closed. He insists there are talks. Iran’s leaders say they know nothing about them. We are losing the war in Iran and as of today, a total idiot is still President and Commander-in-Chief.”— Former ESPN and MSNBC host Keith Olbermann on his Countdown podcast, April 20.   Lawrence O’Donnell Praises “International Sound of Resistance” to “Hitler,” “Gangster” Trump Host Lawrence O’Donnell: “The international sound of resistance to Donald Trump was heard in the British House of Commons, and the language used to describe Donald Trump was on a par with the language Winston Churchill used to describe Adolf Hitler during World War II.”Winston Churchill (June 22, 1941): “Hitler is a monster of wickedness.”O’Donnell: “A monster of wickedness. Words to describe the worst, most murderous dictator in European history and world history. And yesterday in the British parliament, the words ‘he is a dangerous and corrupt gangster’ [by MP Ed Davey] were used to describe the President of the United States, an office once occupied by the President who beat Adolf Hitler in World War II.”— MS NOW’s The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell, April 14.      Sponsored by James P. Jimirro

When a PBS reporter tried to bait Pres. Donald Trump with a question about the war with Iran on Thursday, the president shot back with a question of his own, slamming her blatant bias. “Why would a stupid question like that be asked?” Trump replied when PBS Correspondent Liz Landers asked him if he’d use a nuclear weapon against Iran. Trump then explained to Landers what should have been self-evident: the U.S. is dominating the fight using conventional means, has gained near-complete military superiority – and is in the war because no nation, especially Iran, should ever use a nuclear weapon. PBS’s Liz Landers: “Sir, would you use a nuclear weapon against Iran? You posted on Truth Social a few weeks ago —” President Trump: “No. No, I wouldn’t. We don’t need it.” PBS’s Landers: “- that’s not -” Pres. Trump: “Why do I need it? Why would a stupid question like that be asked? “Why would I, why would I use a nuclear weapon when we’ve totally, in a very conventional way, decimated them without it? “No, I wouldn’t use it. A nuclear weapon should never be allowed to be used by anybody.”   .@POTUS to Jim Acosta's girlfriend (@ElizLanders) when she asks one of the dumbest questions ever — if he'd use a nuclear weapon on Iran: "Why would a stupid question like that be asked?... No, I wouldn't use it. A nuclear weapon should never be allowed to be used by anybody." pic.twitter.com/U235920fwD — Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) April 23, 2026   Liberal media’s negative, biased coverage of Trump, Republicans and conservative Americans has long been well-established – and PBS’s animus only increased after Trump successfully saved taxpayers from having to continue funding it.

Taking $3 million from donors under the pretense of fighting hate and giving it to those who are infamous for stoking hate is the ultimate hypocrisy, FBI Director Kash Patel said Thursday, discussing the indictment against the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). “Money doesn’t lie,” Patel explained in an interview on Fox News Channel’s “Hannity”: “The charity that supposedly fought the Klan - funded the Klan. “The charity that supposedly fought Neo-Nazis - funded Neo-Nazis. “The Southern Poverty Law Center led a methodical, calculated scheme to defraud their donor base of $3 million.” The FBI director said that The Southern Poverty Law Center: Lied to donors. Used an illicit banking structure system to create shell companies. Used the shell companies to hide its money and the fact that it was sent to infamous hate groups. Sent the money specifically for the purpose of sowing discord and hate into the U.S. Patel called SPLC’s behavior “the ultimate definition of hypocrisy,” since the organization was “paying the very villains of our society they supposedly wanted to protect us from,” Patel said: “If you look at the indictment produced by the Department of Justice and the FBI you will see that these banking institutions tie directly to the funding mechanisms, which the Southern Poverty Law Center used to fund at least eight hate groups they supposedly wanted to take out - but they were paying the very villains of our society they supposedly wanted to protect us from.”   The money doesn’t lie. The evidence shows the charity who supposedly fought the Klan - FUNDED the Klan. The charity who supposedly fought Neo-nazis - FUNDED Neo-nazis. The SPLC engaged in a massive fraud operation to deceive their donors, funded the very hate groups they… pic.twitter.com/azUPhfEfgM — FBI Director Kash Patel (@FBIDirectorKash) April 23, 2026   Between 2014 and 2023, the SPLC allegedly secretly funneled more than $3 million in donated funds to individuals who were associated with various violent extremist groups including: Ku Klux Klan United Klans of America Unite the Right National Alliance National Socialist Movement Aryan Nations affiliated Sadistic Souls Motorcycle Club National Socialist Party of America (American Nazi Party) American Front Charges in the 11-count grand jury indictment issued Tuesday include: Wire fraud, False statements to a federally insured bank, and Conspiracy to commit concealment money laundering.   “These people knew what they were doing. It was calculated,” Patel said, noting that it’s impossible to accidentally set up shell companies, deceive the financial banking sector, solicit thousands of donations and millions of dollars and use the media to promote lies without creating a sophisticated complex system. The SPLC relied on the fake news media and friends in Congress to promote its narrative and lies, Director Patel said. “This was done in a caldron of hate by the very group that said they were going to eliminate hate,” Patel said.

With The View giving up the practice of issuing legal notes last year, they’ve effectively let themselves off the leash to make up and push whatever ridiculous reality they wanted. On Thursday’s episode, ABC News co-host Joy Behar suggested that President Trump was trying to kill everyone. Meanwhile, moderator Whoopi Goldberg was busy suggesting that Trump had fired “all the women” from his administration. During a segment where they once again decried Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Behar suggested that his appointment and other Trump actions gave her the impression Trump wanted everyone dead: BEHAR: Sometimes I feel like they're trying to kill us. GOLDBERG: You think? BEHAR: Yeah. I mean, you got - you know, Trump just vetoed anything that has to do with climate change that would alleviate the problem. And we can see it everywhere that the Earth is in a lot of trouble.   ABC News co-host Joy Behar suggests the Trump administration is literally trying to kill everyone: "BEHAR: You know, sometimes I feel like they're trying to kill us. GOLDBERG: You think? BEHAR: Yeah. I mean, you got - you know, Trump just vetoed anything that has to do with… pic.twitter.com/71sZMfMtnz — Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) April 23, 2026   Behar also bashed Kennedy for his past battles with addition, seemingly arguing that he wasn’t allowed to come back from it. “But here you've got a guy who is in charge of our health, who is a former heroin addict … And that snorted cocaine off of a toilet seat. This is who is in charge of your health, America. Do not put up with this! We're in a lot of trouble!” she rhetorically sneered. Giving an unintended example of someone she felt did deserve grace, later in the show Behar downplayed the child molestation allegations against deceases pop star Michael Jackson. “Nobody's perfect. [Composer Richard] Wagner was a Nazi, they still listen to his music,” she declared.   To downplay the allegations of child molestation against Michael Jackson, Behar claims German composer Richard Wagner was a Nazi, but he dies in 1883, almost 40 years before the founding of the Nazi Party: "Nobody's perfect. Wagner was a Nazi, they still listen to his music." pic.twitter.com/GBau9BrGUM — Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) April 23, 2026   Besides giving a free pass to an accused pedophile and attacking a former addict, Behar’s invocation of German composer Richard Wagner was also factually false. Wagner died in 1883, nearly 40 years before the Nazi Party was founded in 1920. Adolf Hitler was indeed a fan of Wagner and made his music a fixture in German culture, Wagner should not be abled a Nazi because what a fan of his did decades after his passing. Back in the Kennedy minute-of-hate segment, Goldberg demanded that he’d be fired. Her argument hinged on the lie that Trump had fired all the women he had hired to fill out his administration: HOSTIN: And he did and now he's in a position that he’s so deeply unqualified for and now Senator Cassidy is questioning him, but to what avail? I think we're stuck with this guy. BEHAR: No. No. GOLDBERG: No. Listen, they're getting rid of people left and right. Get rid of some of the men. You got rid of all the women. Get rid of some of the men.   ABC News moderator Whoopi Goldberg claims Trump "got rid of all the women" in his administration. "They're getting rid of people left and right. Get rid of some of the men now. You got rid of all the women. Get rid of some of the men," she claimed while demanding RFK Jr. be… pic.twitter.com/ryfIQAiUb7 — Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) April 23, 2026   Again, that’s not true. Just because Kristi Noem, Pam Bondi, and Lori Chavez-DeRemer had left the administration, it didn’t mean Trump had fired “all” the women. It;s worth the reminder that ABC News regards The View as a news program. That’s why it’s important for NewsBusters to put a spotlight on the crazy things they say. ABC is laundering nonsense and propaganda through them. The transcript is below. Click "expand" to read: ABC’s The View April 23, 2026 11:06:50 a.m. Eastern (…) WHOOPI GOLDBERG [speaking to camera with a message for Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA)]: I'm really mad at you too. I’m really made at you JOY BEHAR: Sometimes I feel like they're trying to kill us. GOLDBERG: You think? BEHAR: Yeah. I mean, you got - you know, Trump just vetoed anything that has to do with climate change that would alleviate the problem. And we can see it everywhere that the Earth is in a lot of trouble. But here you've got a guy who is in charge of our health, who is a former heroin addict, a -- he swam in sewage. Who does that?! Who does that?! And that snorted cocaine off of a toilet seat. This is who is in charge of your health, America. Do not put up with this! We're in a lot of trouble! Don't we -- don't people see that?! (…) 11:09:25 a.m. Eastern ALYSSA FARAH GRIFFIN: RFK lied to him. He effectively lied to him. [Crosstalk] SARA HAINES: He said he wasn't going to mess with the vaccinations. SUNNY HOSTIN: And he did and now he's in a position that he’s so deeply unqualified for and now Senator Cassidy is questioning him, but to what avail? I think we're stuck with this guy. BEHAR: No. No. GOLDBERG: No. Listen, they're getting rid of people left and right. Get rid of some of the men. You got rid of all the women. Get rid of some of the men. [Applause] FARAH GRIFFIN: Very quickly though. This week, the administration appointed a highly qualified director of the CDC. GOLDBERG: Yes. HOSTIN: Dr. Erica Schwartz. FARAH GRIFFIN: I was a little bit surprised. HOSTIN: And I wonder if she's going to last. FARAH GRIFFIN: Let's confirm somebody who’s credentialed and ready to do the job. HOSTIN: She's actually a doctor. GOLDBERG: You know, wouldn’t that be something? Somebody who actually knew the job. BEHAR: How about a president like that? GOLDBERG: What a concept? We'll be right back. (…) 11:18:32 a.m. Eastern HOSTIN: By the way, Nia Long, that was the actress who plays Katherine Jackson, she sort of intimated that there may be a sequel and that that sequel may be able to address that part of his life. And so, I think people can see this movie and feel comfortable. BEHAR: Nobody's perfect. Wagner was a Nazi, they still listen to his music. (…)

Back in September, ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel got himself suspended for remarks he made about the political identity of Charlie Kirk’s alleged assassin, but on Thursday, he was able to turn that into a Peabody Award for allegedly becoming a free speech martyr. To recap, Kimmel declared on September 15 that "we hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it.” There was no joke. There was no satire. Kimmel made a good, old-fashioned declarative statement about Kirk’s alleged assassin who, even at the time, was known to be on the left. Nevertheless, Peabody praised Kimmel: For more than 23 years, Jimmy Kimmel Live! has used humor and satire to critique powerful figures and reflect American culture, embracing the responsibility of comedy to reveal truths amid political volatility. The show faced unprecedented challenges as President Trump’s second administration came to power, culminating in a brief suspension by ABC (at the behest of the FCC) that sparked a bipartisan defense of free expression on the airwaves, ultimately reinforcing the importance of satire as a vital form of democratic speech.   Jimmy Kimmel claims "We hit some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them and doing everything they can to score political points from it" and "This is not how an adult… pic.twitter.com/KMhnskaYWD — Alex Christy (@alexchristy17) September 16, 2025   Other 2026 winners included four anti-Israel Gaza-related pieces, including two by Al Jazeera English, and three LGBTQ-related winners, including Netflix’s Heated Rivalry. PBS’s New Hour was recognized for its immigration coverage, and Frontline: The Rise and Fall of Terrorgram documentary was acknowledged for “revealing the vulnerabilities of youth to online fearmongering rooted in racism, antisemitism, and homophobia.” The Atlanta-Journal Constitution was also recognized for its ICE coverage. In addition to Jimmy Kimmel Live!, ABC and its local affiliates received two other awards. KABC Los Angeles was honored for its coverage of the wildfires that included a focus on “environmental justice” and KMBC Kansas City’s report that “at least 102 individuals across 29 states died or were injured due to the misuse of restraint chairs by law enforcement, often involving excessive force such as beating or tasing restrained inmates, highlighting significant gaps in training and policy.” Left-wing Christians were the only Christians worth honoring. That included one documentary by the Wonder Media Network and iHeart Media that focused on “the radical Catholic left’s resistance during the Vietnam War” and another by Eureka Street Productions about “the powerful stories preserved in 1,200 cassette tapes from a queer church in San Francisco during the AIDS crisis, highlighting the resilience and creativity of LGBTQ Christians amid loss and isolation.” Like so many famous awards, the Peabody Awards are now just an opportunity for liberals to give awards to other liberals.