During the overnight hours of Tuesday into Wednesday, CBS was in the midst of an epic, hours-long meltdown over what was then the impending reelection of Donald Trump to the presidency.
Over the course of eight hours, CBS journalists heaped scorn on Americans for refusing to accept “the facts” about the Biden-Harris economy, unfairly blamed Biden for “the cost of your rent,” claimed voters lack the wherewithal to believe the president “has nothing to do with” the price of basic necessities smeared voters for refusing to take January 6 as seriously as they do, and support scary mass deportations.
Below is a Notable Quotables-style complication of the worst moments (with a few quotes replaced by tweets) from CBS between the 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. Eastern hours, presented in chronological order.
