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 Complains When Christmas Commentary Violates Right-Wing Orthodoxy
As it did with Thanksgiving, the Media Research Center spent the Christmas season lashing out at anyone who wouldn’t adhere to right-wing holiday orthodoxy. Alex Christy spent a Dec. 12 post being…
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 Freaked Out Over Thanksgiving Being Critiqued
Media Research Center really hates it when anyone offers commentary about Thanksgiving. Geoffrey Dickens huffed in a Nov. 22 compilation post: It’s that wonderful time of year when families get together to…
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’s Hunter Biden Derangement, Gun Charge Edition
After spending the summer cheering the collapse of a plea deal involving Hunter Biden and being unsure whether the appointment of a special prosecutor was a cover-up of some kind, the Media…
MRC Tried To Defend Jim Jordan From His Many Haters During Failed Run For House Speaker
The Media Research Center has long been a fan of Republican Rep. Jim Jordan — even championing his bid to become House Republican leader in 2018 — because he’s a reliable peddler…
MRC Hypes Worse-Than-Usual Poll For Biden, Buries The Fact That It’s An Outlier
We’ve shown how the Media Research Center loves to tout polls showing President Biden doing badly, even though it maliciously attacked similarly polls in 2020 showing Donald Trump doing badly as having…
MRC Continues Poll Flip-Flop, Loving The Ones That Make Biden Look Bad
We’ve documented how, after the 2020 presidential election, the Media Research Center lashed out at polls showing Donald Trump badly losing the election, screeching without evidence the polls were “intentionally wrong” as…