It’s starting to look like Democrats are losing their grip on their usual allies in the media, and you gotta love it.
ABC’s Jon Karl recently pointed the finger at Democrats for refusing to vote to reopen the government — a rare moment of accountability from mainstream media. And over on CBS’s Face the Nation, host Margaret Brennan caught Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) flat-footed, confronting him with his own past statements about government shutdowns.
On Sunday, CBS’s Margaret Brennan caught yet another Democrat flat-footed — this time, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY). Jeffries has been loudly railing against Republican-led redistricting efforts, accusing the GOP of “rigging elections.” But when Brennan held up his own words for scrutiny, the double standard became impossible to ignore.
WATCH:
get a load of this line of questioning from CBS's Margaret Brennan to Hakeem Jeffries aimed at bothsidesing election denial and gerrymandering pic.twitter.com/LACspOOYX3
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 26, 2025
Brennan took him to task. “Democrats were appalled when President Trump used language like that,” Brennan said. “How do you justify using that now? Doesn’t that undermine faith for voters you need to show up?”
Jeffries tried to spin his way out of it, claiming Democrats were simply fighting for “fair maps” to counter so-called Republican gerrymandering. But let’s be real — this was classic Democratic hypocrisy on full display. According to Jeffries, it’s totally fine when his party redraws districts because they’re supposedly “saving democracy.” But when Republicans do it? Suddenly, it’s the “end of democracy” as we know it. The double standard couldn’t be clearer.
Brennan didn’t let him get away with it, pressing him on the contradiction and exposing just how weak his argument really was. And the best part? Democrats completely lost it afterward. They threw a full-blown hissy fit, calling the interview “scary” and whining that it showed how CBS was “changing” under new editor-in-chief Bari Weiss:
Imagine thinking a news organization asking a democrat a tough question is scary https://t.co/aRqhmiEDeO
— Lydia Moynihan (@LJMoynihan) October 27, 2025
— Marc Thiessen ?????????? (@marcthiessen) October 27, 2025
Democrats have gotten so comfortable with a compliant media that they’ve forgotten what it’s like to face real questions. How dare a journalist actually press them on their hypocrisy, right? They’re so used to softball interviews that when someone finally holds them accountable, they act shocked and offended.
It makes you wonder — are Democrats panicking because they’re losing their grip on CBS? If new editor-in-chief Bari Weiss is truly pushing for genuine journalism and balanced questioning, that’s a win for the American people.
Bring it on. It’s long past time the media stopped carrying water for one party and started doing its job again.
