As its whitewash-and-distraction responses to his “vermin” and “poisoning the blood” remarks demonstrate, The Media Research Center is quite used to covering up for Donald Trump’s more extreme outbursts. When Trump declared…
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MRC Calls Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Smear Merely ‘Spicy,’ Blames Media For Noticing
Just as it did with his “vermin” remark, the Media Research Center worked to downplay Donald Trump’s claim that immigrants are “poisoning the blood of our country.” Bill D’Agostino used a Dec….
MRC Plays Whataboutism To Defend Trump’s ‘Vermin’ Attack
Media Research Center will defend Donald Trump no matter how extreme he becomes. So when he started ranting about his opponents being “vermin,” the MRC quickly rushed to his defense and whined…
MRC’s DeSantis Defense Brigade Watch
When it wasn’t working the debates for his benefit, the Media Research Center’s DeSantis Defense League continued to promote and defend its favorite Republican presidential candidate. Clay Waters was angered in an…
MRC Deflects Criticism Of Musk A Year After Buying Twitter
The Elon Musk PR team at the Media Research Center continued to take it hard as people point out how Musk has mismanaged Twitter (well, X) as his purchase of the social…
MRC Loved ‘Rich Men North of Richmond’ Song — Until Singer Stopped Playing Along
The Media Research Center’s other song of the summer — after Jason Aldean’s “Try That In A Small Town” — was Oliver Anthony’s “Rich Men North of Richmond.” Christian Toto hyped the…
MRC’s DeSantis Defense Brigade Watch, Debate Edition
Where there are Republican presidential candidates, the Media Research Center’s DeSantis Defense Brigade will be there too — and it was active during the first debate, giving him treatment above and beyond…
MRC’s Defense Strategy On Trump’s (Fourth) Indictment Also Included Hypocrisy
The Media Research Center did its usual distraction-and-whataboutism routine (with added conspiracy theories) when Donald Trump faced his fourth (yes, fourth) indictment. But a number of other Trump advisers and hangers-on were…
Flashback: MRC Started The Year With The Usual Kneejerk Defense Of Guns
We know the Media Research Center is all about kneejerk defense of guns despite the carnage they help cause. But it’s been a while since we checked in on how it’s defending…
MRC Defends Moms For Liberty After Its Extremism Is Exposed
The Media Research Center has long been a fan of the right-wing group Moms for Liberty. The group made it into the MRC’s victim narrative in an August 2022 post after its…