This March, President Joe Biden said he agreed with his old boss, Barack Obama, that the filibuster was a relic of Jim Crow — even though Obama made a passionate defense of the filibuster when he was a senator. Democrats suddenly recognized the need to abolish the filibuster, even though they’d used it 327 times in 2020 alone, while Republicans used it only once.
CNN national politics reporter Eva McKend apparently wants to be the next Yamiche Alcindor, in the sense that she’ll advocate for a position while making it sound like a question. Here she is lecturing Mitch McConnell on the racist roots of the filibuster back in March, though the tweet is still pinned to the top of her Twitter feed:
I asked GOP Leader Mitch #McConnell, who describes characterization of the #filibuster as rooted in racism as "nonsense," if he was worried about the public perception to opposing a measure many believe will block efforts to make it harder for Black people to vote.#VotingRights pic.twitter.com/6pkdOqZ69a
— Eva McKend (@evamckend) March 23, 2021
We’re not sure how Richard Grenell stumbled across it this week, but he certainly wasn’t impressed with the reporting:
This is a pinned tweet from a CNN “reporter” – which means she’s proud of this moment….a moment which shows her partisan activism disguised as reporting.
This isn’t remotely journalism. https://t.co/GchLX9gYP3
— Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) November 27, 2021
He also owned her
— What Me Worry? (@OCD09170396) November 27, 2021
Why is @evamckend’s entire twitter feed pro-Democrat and anti-Republican? She is supposed to be a reporter at CNN.
— Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) November 27, 2021
Because she’s a Democratic activist.
Because @CNN is not a news organization.
— Mark Youngkin (@mayoungkin) November 27, 2021
CNN doesn’t hire nor does it employ professional journalists.
— Bill Oxenford (@billoxenford) November 27, 2021
It’s the bs that passes for journalism today, and it’s what gets her promoted. #journalismisextinct
— jefe_sb (@SbJefe) November 27, 2021
Does anyone rely on CNN for news? Let alone impartiality?
CNN have their feet cemented solidly in one ideology.
Jackhammer required.— Linda Osheroff The Constitution & Spirit of 1776 (@Oshcoy) November 27, 2021
Activist journalists are destroying the western world.#EnemyOfThePeople
— Monique (@nickisuz) November 27, 2021
Lol. They aren’t disguising anything, they aren’t smart enough for that.
— EternalRealist 🇺🇸🐊🍊🐘 (@CandisMckenney) November 27, 2021
They aren't reporters. Call them "content creators".
— prob_not_much (@MuchProb) November 27, 2021
Imagine being proud as a "journalist" of the moment you got owned for spreading lies and disinformation. 🤣
— Adam Kinzinger's Ball-Gag. (@Winston71297092) November 27, 2021
It’s almost as if the reporter were advocating for the nuking of the filibuster and suggesting you were racist if you wanted to keep it.
Related:
Journalism! Yamiche Alcindor of PBS asks Biden how Dems should address GOPers ‘lying about critical race theory’ https://t.co/nfNEmW7lLU
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) November 3, 2021