CNN anchor Jim Acosta warned viewers of the danger posed by Fox News continuing to lie to push extremist politics.
“We need to hit the pause button and address what has been another mind-boggling week in disinformation,” Acosta said.
The host played clips of Fox News reporter John Roberts, Fox Business anchor Larry Kudlow, and Fox anchor Jesse Watters lying about President Joe Biden seeking to limit meat consumption.
Acosta noted the story had been debunked.
“But that didn’t matter to some on the far-right, the same bad-faith actors who are always peddling this bogus red meat,” he explained.
“What’s really sad is that even prominent Republicans are still repeating this even after the story was debunked. The top House Republican, Kevin McCarthy repeated the lie on Fox News after Biden’s speech to Congress.”
Acosta also noted lies against Vice President Kamala Harris pushed by the far right.
“That tale from the border didn’t just border on BS, this was USDA Grade-A bullsh*t. And the (NY Post) reporter who wrote the story resigned, claiming she was forced to make it up. But the damage was done, pumped out over the airwaves at the bullsh*t factory also known as Fox News,” he explained.
“Now you may want to laugh this off, as the old saying goes, while the truth is still lacing up its boots but the lies these days are moving at the speed of light while spreading so much darkness,” he explained.
“Remember, lies, big lies can have terrible consequences. Just four months ago we all witnessed the fallout about the ‘Big Lie’ about the election…and it should’ve served as an a lesson on how lives can kill,” Acosta reminded. “They travel at the speed of light and spread too much darkness.”
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On Saturday, the Texas Republican posted a picture of him at the Kentucky Derby..
Then Sen. Cruz went on Fox News to argue the GOP is a blue collar party.
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Velazquez said he and Baffert had decided to take Medina Spirit to the front early, and the strategy paid off.
Mandaloun, a 26-1 shot trained by Brad Cox and ridden by US-based French jockey Florent Geroux, applied the most pressure in the final straight, but settled for second ahead of Hot Rod Charlie, trained by Doug O’Neill and ridden by another US-based Frenchman, Flavien Prat.
Unbeaten in five prior starts, the gray colt owned by Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum’s Godolphin stables left the global racing and breeding powerhouse still seeking a Kentucky Derby win after 12 attempts.
Baffert moved out of a tie with legendary trainer Ben Jones for most career Kentucky Derby wins. His six prior winners of the 1 1/4-mile race for 3-year-olds at Churchill Downs included Triple Crown winners Justify and American Pharoah.
The Triple Crown chase resumes on May 15 with the Preakness at Pimlico in Baltimore, and concludes June 5 with the Belmont Stakes in New York.
One Republican senator argued on Saturday that it’s time for people to stop asking him about why he voted with the insurrectionists the night of the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol.
“I made a decision based on upon the facts that I knew at that point in time,” he argued, describing the “Big Lie” as a fact.
