A carefully elaborated media smear campaign, combining the worst elements of the Bork and Kavanaugh confirmation processes, crashed and burned. Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth appears to have bolstered his confirmation chances, and the media were not thrilled to report that.
All three major network newscasts were goofy, but the goofiest was the CBS Evening News. Watch anchor Norah O’Donnell’s introduction to Nikole Killion’s reporting:
You can tell the media were mad at how Pete Hegseth’s SECDEF confirmation hearing went by their reporting on it: pic.twitter.com/fKgKbbvnyd
— Jorge Bonilla (@BonillaJL) January 15, 2025
NORAH O’DONNELL: Good evening. I’m Norah O’Donnell, and we begin with tough new questions about the man hoping to lead the Pentagon, one of the most powerful jobs here in Washington. Members of the Senate Armed Services…
