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Prose & Contradiction – CNN
Huh, it seems like only one side is allowed to express themselves…
Jake Tapper has stood up to become the custodian of humor. He has been particularly enraged that people in the administration have taken exception to Jimmy Kimmel’s comments – excuse us…JOKES – about President Trump dying. See, Jake is the arbiter of who is allowed to say what. So here he is, declaring it wrong for the First Lady to say that Kimmel should be fired for his comments.
To follow along:
- Kimmel suggesting the president will die = acceptable and allowed
- Melania Trump suggesting Kimmel be fired = unacceptable and not permitted
Man, that First Amendment sure has a fluid definition!
CNN’s Jake Tapper says journalists and comedians like Jimmy Kimmel are not the ones hurling incendiary rhetoric and are not irresponsible for the rise of political violence...
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) April 27, 2026
“It is a big problem of calls for violence and dehumanization, and it’s getting worse. But it is not a… pic.twitter.com/AoWGCcZYO0
Pathological Media Amnesia – CNN
Speaking of fluid positions, Jake.
This is just too precious now.
So, to reiterate, Jake Tapper’s main position in all of this is that humor is protected under the First Amendment, and therefore, anyone calling for Jimmy Kimmel's removal for telling a joke is a severe threat to our democracy.
Maze Moore provides us with a delicious flashback to a time when Jake held the polar opposite position. Recall years ago when the CNN newsman wanted Aaron Rodgers removed from ESPN for telling a joke.
That the gag involved Jimmy Kimmel being on the Epstein list makes the irony only richer.
Jake Tapper just said that the Trump Admin is trying to censor Jimmy Kimmel over a joke and that it is wrong to do so.
— MAZE (@mazemoore) April 28, 2026
Tapper: "Jokes are not calls for violence. Calls for violence are calls for violence."
Here's Tapper in 2024 outraged because Aaron Rodgers made a joke on a… pic.twitter.com/dDofPu8UIs
First Amendment Strike Force – CNN
A bit ironic on a week the president is accused of silencing voices.
Dana Bash, you have been Rupared!
Most people who are too much online (raises hand), are familiar with the clip-job hackery from online “journalist” (his self-applied label) Aaron Rupar. He has become legion for the way he will misrepresent a news item by editing video segments in a way that removes context and/or alters the presentation. This is normally done to boost his partisan approach to a story, whether or not the facts align with his bias.
Dana was not pleased with the way her segment on Sunday with Democrat Rep. Jamie Raskin (MD-8) had been presented by Aaron, an amusement given how closely aligned these two journalists are positioned.
Please also watch the interview before this moment. It was about Trump calling the press the enemy of the people, etc. (as Jamie Raskin rightly pointed out). https://t.co/mgjExyeopM
— Dana Bash (@DanaBashCNN) April 26, 2026
Both Kinds of Standards – THE INDEPENDENTS
Maybe referring to it as a “punchline” is considered an act of violence?
There continues to be hysteria in the press circles over the administration taking offense to Jimmy Kimmel making his crass joke about Melania becoming a widow. This was delivered in Kimmel’s desperate need for attention in a segment where he gave a fake monologue at the WHCA Dinner to which he was not invited.
There is no shortage of journalists declaring that Kimmel should be off-limits for telling a joke, under free expression claims. The lectures are particularly pronounced at CNN, which brings us this delicious dose of ironic hypocrisy.
Among the outraged has been Mehdi Hasan. He is the same voice who expressed outrage over the Charlie Hebdo cartoon that led to violence. He is also the one who saw fit to have Ryan Girdusky removed from…CNN…after Ryan made a joke about Hasan having a beeper go off while in the studio.
They literally don’t understand comedy or free speech.
— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) April 27, 2026
We are governed by snowflake morons. https://t.co/nGBnES8HA2
Democratic Custodial Services – SPECTRUM NEWS
Any chance there is another non-environmental reason for his commuting?
Ah, it is also a pleasure to come across these sanitizing reports to aid one party. At Spectrum News, Cassie Semyon had a piece about Democrat Rep. Dave Min (CA-47) and his “passion” for riding scooters to the Capitol. We also hear about his desire to pass some legislation that is centered on small electric mobility devices, which are his passion, you see.
It’s hard to miss @CongressMin on Capitol Hill — he’s the one riding the electric scooter.
— Cassie Semyon (@casssemyon) April 24, 2026
Now’s he’s turning his love for the speedy method of transportation into bipartisan legislation to create federal standards for e-bikes and other micro-mobility methods.@SpectrumNewsDC… pic.twitter.com/KSujK1nBaA
As it turned out, there is another less-than-selfless reason that Min is seen darting around The Hill on a scooter.
I wonder why Congressman Min drives a scooter to work pic.twitter.com/p39s6cHGiB
— Brandon Gill (@realBrandonGill) April 24, 2026
Pounce of Prevention – POLITICO
This feels inevitable.
Don’t expect the press to become introspective about possibly fueling the anger of the shooter from the WHCA Dinner. They are too busy reporting how the White House is seizing on the moment to blame them.
In the wake of Saturday’s shooting, the White House blames the left — and the media https://t.co/H9NEaOaIBH
— POLITICO (@politico) April 27, 2026
