.: Unless DeSantis "can actually prove viability to the point where he can beat Donald Trump, he's going to be the party standard bearer" says Nikki Haley being overcovered because of course Trump will face challengers #Mediabuzz
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Podcast: Biden praised, pounded for waiting to down China balloon over water; Many dissatisfied with Trump, Biden as '24 candidates; Santos accused of sex harassment; Sunday shows hosting more GOPers; How entertainment's replacing journalism; Beyonce rules
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By definition, Biden mishandled classified docs because he shouldn't have had papers from his VP days. Yes, Trump's case is a different story. But I was also referring to the drip drip drip that led to a PR debacle
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Replying to @HowardKurtz
Howie...when they find 12 boxes of classified docs at Biden's residence and he refuses repeated requests to return them......THEN you can talk about his mishandling of classified docs. 
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Sorry, I led the show with Hunter Biden's media offensive and Joe Biden's mishandling of classified documents. We cover all sides
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Replying to @HowardKurtz @gayletrotter and 2 others
No thanks. With the Biden corruption you want to talk about Stormy Daniel's & Trump's battles with GOP. Will turn off Fox after Maria airs. Learn a lot from her shows.
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Fair point
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@HowardKurtz Appreciate your work. Today's frustrating moment came when NPR's Mara L's twice put the media in two groups "Conservative" and "Main Stream" ... even after showing an MSNBC clip which proved they are neither. At minimum, there are three groups.
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The original handling of the laptop story - including the "Russian disinformation" part - was an embarrassment
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Replying to @HowardKurtz @robbysoave and @MaraLiasson
The credibility issue for media is that they did not force Biden or his campaign to even issue a denial that the laptop was real. They let Biden point the finger at the letter from former intel ppl, which itself was carefully phrased & not a blanket stmt that the laptop was fake.
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I am. The office should charge him or move on
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Reminder: The US attorney in Delaware has, supposedly, been looking into Hunter Biden's tax issues since 2018. Is anyone in the Media curious about that, and why its taking so long?
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Well there have been a lot of these that I've covered who are presidential relatives, going back to Billy Carter and his Billy Beer
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Replying to @HowardKurtz @robbysoave and @MaraLiasson
It's not being downplayed, it gets the coverage any "messed-upped relative of famous person messes up" story gets, and more than it deserves.
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. says Kamala Harris "is awkward in her speaking manner and style" and that can't be attributed to race (in light of Obama) says Dems see the VP as a weak candidate & that can't be blamed on "racism and sexism" #Mediabuzz
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. says man who secretly recorded George Santos & claimed sexual harassment has shown "slightly disturbed behavior" says there's been no "public push or shove from the Republican leadership" because they could lose seat #Mediabuzz
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. calls Hunter Biden's media blitz "a threat to freedom of the press," media downplay because they're "embarrassed" by initial dismissal
says he'll "continue to be covered like white on rice from conservative media" #Mediabuzz
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Also on #Mediabuzz on Trump's battles within the GOP, the possibility of Stormy Daniels charges, and a report that Democrats are worried about Kamala Harris as a presidential candidate Plus on what prompted Tom Brady to retire
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On #Mediabuzz 11 ET on Hunter Biden's media offensive, classified documents and new George Santos revelations on the media's role in the Chinese spy balloon uproar
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Weekend people...
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.@HowardKurtz on Republicans ousting Rep. Ilhan Omar from foreign affairs committee, Hunter Biden lawyers denying the laptop is his and George Santos admitting he lied to everyone in recorded conversation.
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Evening folks…
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.@HowardKurtz on Republicans ousting Rep. Ilhan Omar from foreign affairs committee, Hunter Biden lawyers denying the laptop is his and George Santos admitting he lied to everyone in recorded conversation.
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Podcast: Ilhan Omar, booted from panel for anti-Semitism; calls GOP anti-Muslim; Hunter Biden backtrack and backlash; Job-seeker secretly tapes George Santos; McCarthy breaks with Trump over Ashli Babbitt; Chinese balloon mystery; Trump rips Bill Maher
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Hunter Biden's offensive strategy won't mean much legally but makes him a bigger target and the laptop a bigger story. Plus, the booting of Ilhan Omar glosses over past Democratic criticism of her anti-Semitic comments
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Morning people...
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.@HOwardKurtz on Hunter Biden going on the offense to defend himself, Nikki Haley running for president and President Biden and Kevin McCarthy discussing debt limit increase.
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Evening folks...
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.@HOwardKurtz on Hunter Biden going on the offense to defend himself, Nikki Haley running for president and President Biden and Kevin McCarthy discussing debt limit increase.
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Joining the panel next hour on Hunter Biden's media counteroffensive, and more Fox polls on Ukraine and other issues
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Podcast: Hunter Biden's media offensive, admits laptop is his; GOP worries about crowded field helping Trump; Why profile prez candidates with no chance of winning?; Trump praises Woodward for ripping Russia coverage; Tom Brady faced too many distractions
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It's inexplicable that Biden's team held back that FBI searched his Penn Center office when that would've helped combat accusations of a double standard vs. Trump. Plus, the Joe & Kevin debt-ceiling Kabuki won't end till June
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Morning gang...
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.@HowardKurtz on House Republicans passing bill to end COVID emergency, the FBI searching Biden's Delaware beach house for documents and the debt ceiling debate dividing parties.
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Joining on the panel next hour, we'll preview a brand-new Fox poll on direction of the country, Biden/Trump approval and more
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Podcast: POTUS didn't reveal FBI searched Penn Biden Center; Santos says he's kinda sorry for lying; Nikki Haley jumping in for 2024; GOPers would end Covid emergency now; Debt ceiling dance; Barnes & Noble making a comeback?; Tom Brady done "for good"
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Is the only charge against Trump going to involve the Stormy Daniels hush money? The wishful thinking of those (including non-Trumpy Republicans) who want him to fade is that he's sunk by legal troubles. But he remains the clear GOP front-runner
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With all the Super Bowl championships and comebacks, Tom Brady was the greatest QB in NFL history, the lousy past season notwithstanding
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Breaking: Tom Brady says on video that he's retiring "for good." He says you only get one super-emotional retirement announcement and he used his up last year
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Morning crew...
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.@HowieKurtz on Donald Trump suing Bob Woodward over interview recordings, a grand jury looking at Trump-Stormy Daniels hush money evidence and Sam Bankman Fried facing witness tampering charges.
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Some Republican officials want to dump Trump, the Atlantic says, but publicly support him. They hope he loses, gets indicted or keels over. I think many are still full MAGA, but for the others, it's a classic case of political cowardice
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Evening crew…
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.@HowieKurtz on Donald Trump suing Bob Woodward over interview recordings, a grand jury looking at Trump-Stormy Daniels hush money evidence and Sam Bankman Fried facing witness tampering charges.
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Podcast: Manhattan DA takes Stormy hush money case to grand jury; Trump sues Bob Woodward over tapes; George Santos gets off committees; Do GOP officials want to dump Trump while staying quiet?; Dems nervous about Kamala; Deep dive: Russiagate mistakes
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And here I thought legendary was still acceptable
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Under a little-known change ordered by the FCC, it is now illegal for a news program to report the death of any semI-well known person without using the term “iconic”.
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African-American pundits say black cops aren't trusted because they work for a white power structure and have their own prejudicial views toward black suspects. But to pummel Tyre Nichols knowing the body cam video will come out is the height of arrogance
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Morning people...
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.@HowardKurtz on the reaction following the release of the Tyre Nichols beating video, Trump saying he trusts Putin over U.S. intelligence agencies and tech layoffs happening over email.
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The system worked in Memphis, thanks to body cams. But Tyre Nichols, working 2 shifts with no criminal record, should still be alive. And it shows black cops can be just as inhuman to a young black man as white officers - that brutality can transcend race
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Evening people...
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.@HowardKurtz on the reaction following the release of the Tyre Nichols beating video, Trump saying he trusts Putin over U.S. intelligence agencies and tech layoffs happening over email.
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Podcast: Horrifying video of Tyre Nichols' fatal beating, praise for Memphis dept; Elon Musk sorry for Paul Pelosi conspiracy theory; Matt Gaetz's new clout; Trump says he trusts Putin over our intel folks; The cruelty of firing by email; Spotify snooping
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. says of Tyre Nichols death that some blacks "feel that they're treated worse by black officers," that he wears a suit & tie for driver's license photo, and the 5 officers charged with murder believed "they can get away with it" #Mediabuzz
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What an incredible finish. So many moments where the game could have gone either way. The Chiefs and a hobbled Mahomes beating the Bengals 23-20, aided by a dumb unnecessary roughness penalty out of bounds. Amazing game
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