Media top headlines June 25
Biden acting bizarre and whispering at a press conference, a Reuters survey showing that the US has the lowest levels of public trust in the media among 46 countries, and The New York Times’ Mara Gay saying rising crime is due to trauma, grief, and upheaval round out today’s top media headlines
CNN host Chris Cuomo appeared to slam his colleague, New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman, on Friday, for her coverage of former Vice President Mike Pence.
Haberman, who is also a CNN political analyst, is on leave from the paper to write a book about former President Donald Trump but has continued to report on Trump-related turmoil. Her latest piece, "Pence, Diverging From Trump, Says He Was ‘Proud’ to Certify Election," apparently didn’t sit well with CNN’s "Cuomo Prime Time" namesake.
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CNN’s Chris Cuomo appeared to shoot inside the tent with a jab at colleague Maggie Haberman’s reporting.
Haberman shared her story on social media and tweeted, "Pence speaks to the audience of one who wanted him to reject Biden's electoral college win: ‘The truth is, there is almost no idea more un-American than the notion that any one person could choose the American president.’"
The scandal-plagued Cuomo took to Twitter and appeared to scold Haberman for her coverage.
"Covering pence incrementally, forgetting the context of his silence, and his complicity...is a mistake. The truth is...he did the minimum to certify. Literally he was a ministerial figure. And mainly he ignored and empowered lies for years. That is his legacy," Cuomo wrote to caption Haberman’s tweet.
Punchbowl News founder Jake Sherman chimed in, "I don’t think you can credibly accuse Maggie of covering Trump or his administration incrementally."
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The Times announced in February that Haberman would transition from all-things Trump to a new role on the investigative/enterprise team in the Washington bureau. Despite the announcement, she has barely covered the Biden administration since it took power.
Haberman did pen multiple pieces on Biden and his reaction to sexual harassment allegations against Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D., the CNN host's older brother.
CNN and The New York Times did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
In her latest story on Pence, Haberman and co-author Annie Karni reported on Pence remarking he was "proud" to certify the 2020 election results.
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"It was the furthest that Mr. Pence, a potential Republican presidential candidate in 2024, has gone yet in defending his role that day or distancing himself from Mr. Trump, to whom he ingratiated himself during their four years together in office," they wrote.