BROADCAST BIAS: Networks suddenly love Marjorie Taylor Greene because she fights Trump

The quickest mode to go a darling of the broadcast networks is to get connected the incorrect broadside of President Donald Trump. The astir melodramatic caller illustration is the defection of Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who Trump tagged arsenic "Marjorie Traitor Greene." 

There are varying degrees of opposing Trump, from a single-issue basal to going afloat Liz Cheney. Greene looked similar she was moving dramatically toward the Democrats and distant from her fire-breathing image. Then connected Friday night, Nov. 21, she pulled the plug connected her legislature vocation and resigned efficaciously astatine the commencement of the caller House twelvemonth successful January. 

In October, erstwhile Greene supported extending Obamacare taxation credits during the shutdown, ABC late-night comedian Jimmy Kimmel, who often tagged her arsenic "Klan Mom," proclaimed: "I cognize this sounds crazy, but I volition accidental it for the 2nd clip successful a month: Marjorie Taylor Greene is right. ... I request thing to lavation retired my mouth." Then Greene was welcomed onto "The View" connected ABC connected Nov. 4, Election Day. This leftist situation hadn’t welcomed a Republican impermanent successful much than a year. Co-host Joy Behar gushed: "Trump is reportedly calling his MAGA cronies due to the fact that they accidental that you're slamming Republicans excessively much. You're taking my job." She added: "Maybe you should go a Democrat, Marjorie." 

Sunny Hostin proclaimed she was advancing beyond unusual conspiracy theories astir "Jewish abstraction lasers" and the like: "But you look to person grown past that, and I consciousness similar I'm sitting adjacent to a wholly antithetic Marjorie Taylor Greene. Why the change? Why the evolution?"

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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., holds her "Make America Great Again" chapeau during the quality league extracurricular the U.S. Capitol connected Wednesday, May 1, 2024. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

The quality shows followed. On Nov. 14, Greene was hailed connected "CBS Mornings" for demanding the merchandise of the Epstein files. Co-host Tony Dokoupil asked: "You are connected that broadside contempt President Trump saying that lone a precise atrocious oregon a anserine Republican would beryllium lasting wherever you are. Why is this truthful important to you?" She said she’s "for the victims." 

Gayle King asked Greene astir the severely named "Affordable Care Act" subsidies. "You seemed to beryllium siding with the Democrats connected this. At 1 point, Hakeem Jeffries called Marjorie Taylor Greene an ally," she underlined, "so, I americium wondering however you consciousness astir this. Are you amazed yourself, that you are aligned with the Democrats connected immoderate of these issues? And President Trump says you look to person mislaid your way. Can you respond to some astir you?" Greene said "I haven’t mislaid my way. I’m for the American radical only." 

On Nov. 16, CBS’s "Weekend News" touted Greene’s feud with Trump, that Trump had called her a "traitor," and that Greene felt that endangered her safety. Reporter Willie James Inman added a clip of her connected CNN: "And present an about-face from the MAGA firebrand, the Georgia Republican says she wants to extremity toxic politics." Greene said, "I would similar to say, humbly, Im atrocious for taking portion successful the toxic politics. It’s precise atrocious for our country." 

Even aft Trump reversed himself connected releasing the Epstein files, broadcast reporters were asking Greene for skeptical words astir Trump. On ABC, legislature newsman Rachel Scott asked her: "Do you instrumentality the president astatine his connection erstwhile helium says he's going to motion the bill? And bash you person assurance that these files volition beryllium really released?" Greene replied: "I lone instrumentality people's actions seriously. No longer words."

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The broadcast networks volition downplay and fell interior squabbles among Democrats, until they can’t – similar with erstwhile President Joe Biden’s disastrous statement show successful 2024. But they reliably pounce connected immoderate fights betwixt Republicans, playing up their disputes arsenic a motion they’re losing ground. Republicans are ever losing successful their narratives. 

"PBS NewsHour" co-host Amna Nawaz touted Greene’s "rift" with Trump connected Nov. 19. Her guest, NPR governmental expert Domenico Montanaro, looked guardant to Trump’s dwindling enactment among Republicans: "I deliberation that this is simply a immense crushed wherefore possibly there's an opening for different Republicans to amusement immoderate independence. I deliberation they're going to beryllium watching what happens with Marjorie Taylor Greene to spot if she suffers immoderate governmental consequences, arsenic Trump says that she will. If she doesn't, I wonderment what that's going to mean arsenic Trump continues to look further and further similar a lame-duck and is connected the incorrect broadside of these issues."

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Greene came up again aft Trump slammed congressional Democrats for making a video asking subject unit to disobey Trump’s orders, suggesting sedition could get you the decease penalty. CBS newsman Nancy Cordes relayed connected Nov. 20: "Trump's comments travel astatine a clip erstwhile threats against lawmakers are already astatine grounds highs. Just a fewer weeks ago, a antheral was arrested for threatening to termination Democratic person Hakeem Jeffries. And Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene says adjacent her lad got decease threats aft Trump precocious called her a traitor." 

All this demonstrates that the broadcast networks person precise situational morals astir covering Republicans. Their level of sum often corresponds to however "helpful" your statements are to their profoundly held Democrat beliefs. The "Klan Mom" tin alteration overnight into "Cool Mom" if the absorption to Trump hits the close note.  

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