{"id":2323092,"date":"2024-08-12T12:33:57","date_gmt":"2024-08-12T16:33:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/msnbc-host-whines-that-networks-are-daring-to-give-trump-coverage-2016-all-over-again\/"},"modified":"2024-08-12T12:37:01","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T16:37:01","slug":"msnbc-host-whines-that-networks-are-daring-to-give-trump-coverage-2016-all-over-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/msnbc-host-whines-that-networks-are-daring-to-give-trump-coverage-2016-all-over-again\/","title":{"rendered":"MSNBC Host Whines That Networks Are Daring to Give Trump Coverage: \u20182016 All Over Again\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmsnbc-host-whines-that-networks-are-daring-to-give-trump-coverage-2016-all-over-again%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2323092&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>I&#8217;m sorry, but it seems like \u2064the\u200c text you provided is a long snippet of HTML and XML \u2064code, including\u2062 comments or discussions about\u2062 political figures and media \u200bcoverage, particularly involving President \u200dDonald \u200cTrump and\u2064 Vice President\u2064 Kamala Harris.<\/p>\n<p>If you need help with a \u2062specific \u200daspect of the content\u200c or have any questions\u200c regarding it, please let me know! I can \u2062assist with summarizing, \u200banalyzing, or providing insights on the topics mentioned.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>MSNBC&rsquo;s Lawrence O&rsquo;Donnell took a good portion of his program &ldquo;The Last Word&rdquo; Thursday night to complain about networks, including his own, covering Republican nominee Donald Trump&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-whitmer-media-caught-in-another-lie-anarchist-arrested-for-plot-to-kidnap-and-kill-whitmer-hates-president-trump-trump-is-a-tyrant-video\/\" title=\"Gov. Whitmer, Media Caught in Another Lie - Anarchist Arrested For Plot to Kidnap and Kill Whitmer Hates President Trump, &#039;Trump is a Tyrant&#039; (VIDEO)\">press conference<\/a> live earlier in the day.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s 2016 all over again. The same mistakes are being made. I have never seen an industry slower at learning from its own stupid mistakes than the American news business,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Trump campaign press secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-campaign-responds-kamalas-vp-selection-using-tim-walzs-words\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Karoline Leavitt<\/a> d images from multiple networks &mdash; including MSNBC &mdash; covering Trump&rsquo;s over hour-long presser at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is the type of leadership and transparency the American people deserve.<\/p>\n<p>This is what the mainstream media should demand from KAMALA! 18 Days! No questions! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AaZmNZAoQv\">pic.twitter.com\/AaZmNZAoQv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Karoline Leavitt (@kleavittnh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kleavittnh\/status\/1821610734352216424?\">August 8, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>One of O&rsquo;Donnell&rsquo;s big beefs was that while the networks covered Trump&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-live-trump-campaign-holds-press-conference-to-outline-viable-path-to-victory\/\" title=\"Watch Live: Trump Campaign Holds Press Conference to Outline &#039;Viable Path to Victory&#039;\">news conference<\/a> live, they did not cover an event Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kamala-harris-rally-reportedly-descends-complete-chaos-volunteer-breaks-tears\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">held in Detroit<\/a> Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<p>Well, her major event this week was a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-horrified-look-harris-face-walz-makes-dirty-joke-jd-vance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rally in Philadelphia<\/a> the previous night, when she introduced Walz as her pick for the No. 2 spot, which did receive <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/harris-walz-make-joint-campaign-appearance-philadelphia\/story?id=112620288\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">extensive coverage<\/a> from the media networks, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/video\/6360004324112\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And Trump&rsquo;s news conference was the only public event he had held so far this week. So to give both candidates time on their networks meant covering the event. So one strike against O&rsquo;Donnell. It&rsquo;s a silly critique. Kamala got plenty of coverage.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZD-oTJ49nls?si=gbE_zK9DXzLyZrg_\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>O&rsquo;Donnell then unleashed on Trump saying, &ldquo;It would be hard to find a sentence in what Donald Trump said today that did not include at least one lie.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>All Trump did was answer questions. O&rsquo;Donnell may not have liked what he said, but that does not make it a &ldquo;lie.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The host offered the example of when Trump said Harris was not &ldquo;smart enough&rdquo; to hold a news conference.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m sorry, we need smart people to lead this country, because our country&rsquo;s never been in this danger before, both economically and &hellip; from an outside perspective,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Watching Trump&rsquo;s press conference at Mar-a-Lago must have gone great today. Liberals are calling it a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TrumpMeltdown?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TrumpMeltdown<\/a>, but since they&rsquo;re always on the wrong side of everything, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MAGA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MAGA<\/a> country can once again stand proud. By the way, where&rsquo;s Kamala&rsquo;s pressers? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zKPZ2bHS9d\">pic.twitter.com\/zKPZ2bHS9d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Liberals Leaving (@LiberalsLeaving) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LiberalsLeaving\/status\/1821645038381867089?\">August 8, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Well there are plenty of examples supporting Trump&rsquo;s view that Harris struggles to respond to even the most mundane and straightforward of questions from reporters. That probably explains why the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">vice president<\/a> has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/mainstream-press-displayed-zero-self-respect-amid-kamala-harris-press-blackout-critics-say\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">avoided the press<\/a> since announcing her candidacy in the middle of July. She has promised to do an interview some time by the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/harris-trump-media-interviews-adaa9ac0f58017d255c5843aedbec8dd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">end of August<\/a>. And that likely will be with a very <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-leans-into-trump-criticism-days-before-iowa\/\" title=\"DeSantis embraces Trump critique ahead of Iowa\">friendly news outlet<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Below is a compilation video put out by the Trump campaign including when NBC News anchor Lester Holt pointed out in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/markjoyella\/2021\/06\/08\/kamala-harris-tells-nbcs-lester-holt-weve-been-to-the-border-he-responds-you-havent\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 2021<\/a>, that, as border czar, Harris had never been to the border.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And I haven&rsquo;t been to Europe,&rdquo; she answered, then nervously laughed (as she often does in such situations) and said, &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t understand the point that you&rsquo;re making.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Team Trump releases a brutal montage of Kamala Harris without her script<\/p>\n<p>This is why they&rsquo;re hiding her <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/viVVRkTcL9\">pic.twitter.com\/viVVRkTcL9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EndWokeness\/status\/1821961263515120108?\">August 9, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In another soundbite Harris talked like a second grade teacher explaining, &ldquo;Ukraine is a country in Europe. It exists next to another country called Russia. Russia is a bigger country. Russia is a powerful country. Russia decided to invade a smaller country called Ukraine, so basically that&rsquo;s wrong.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The vice president also discussed the &ldquo;cloud&rdquo; storage of data files as existing &ldquo;above us,&rdquo; rather than on servers and felt she had to inform people that &ldquo;AI is a fancy thing. First of all it&rsquo;s two letters. It means artificial intelligence.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>When <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/itzashleylynn\/status\/1821948723112358138\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">asked<\/a> by a reporter in 2021 why the Biden administration&rsquo;s then-proposed $1.75 trillion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/joe-manchin-predicts-doom-bidens-build-back-better-package-dead\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Build Back Better<\/a> program would not spark more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/elon-musk-lays-exact-cause-inflation-harris-walz-exacerbate-problem\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">inflation <\/a>(as the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan already had) and how she would solve the current levels of inflation Harris <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/11\/12\/kamala-harris-says-joe-bidens-1-75t-bill-will-fix-inflation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">responded,<\/a> &ldquo;Prices have gone up.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Families and individuals are dealing with the realities of, that bread costs more, that gas costs more. And was have to understand what that means. That&rsquo;s about the cost of living,&rdquo; she continued.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s a big issue, and we take it seriously,&rdquo; Harris concluded, without answering either question.<\/p>\n<p>So it&rsquo;s safe to say she&rsquo;s not the best on her feet.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Team Trump releases a brutal montage of Kamala Harris without her script<\/p>\n<p>This is why they&rsquo;re hiding her <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/viVVRkTcL9\">pic.twitter.com\/viVVRkTcL9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EndWokeness\/status\/1821961263515120108?\">August 9, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, networks, O&rsquo;Donnell argued, could have countered Trump&rsquo;s claim about Harris&rsquo; intelligence by pointing out she graduated from Howard University and the University of California Hastings College of the Law.<\/p>\n<p>True, but that has nothing to do with her ability to conduct a news conference.<\/p>\n<p>The host also trained his fire on MSNBC for not showing all of Harris&rsquo; Detroit speech.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This network brought you the last few minutes of Kamala Harris&rsquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/youtube-deletes-all-copies-of-president-trumps-cpac-speech-suspends-rsbn-for-two-weeks\/\" title=\"YouTube Deletes All Copies of President Trump\u2019s CPAC Speech, Suspends RSBN for Two Weeks\">speech live<\/a>, but was actually doing Olympics coverage when the speech began,&rdquo; O&rsquo;Donnell said.<\/p>\n<p>He then self-righteously added he would right the wrong by showing her speech in its entirety on his Thursday night program, which he did. Good for O&rsquo;Donnell.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, the MSNBC&rsquo;s host criticism was silly and meant to pander to his Trump-hating audience.<\/p>\n<p>Harris got plenty of air time this week, and Trump deserved some too.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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He remarked, \u201cIt feels like 2016 all over again. The same errors are being repeated. I\u2019ve never seen an industry as slow to learn from its own foolish mistakes as the American news media.\u201d Trump campaign press secretary Karoline Leavitt shared images from several networks covering Trump&#8217;s lengthy press conference at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, asserting that this is the kind of leadership and transparency Americans deserve and what mainstream media should demand from Kamala Harris.<\/p>\n<p>O&#8217;Donnell&#8217;s main grievance was that while networks aired Trump\u2019s news conference live, they did not cover an event featuring Harris and her running mate Minnesota Governor Tim Walz in Detroit the previous night. However, Harris had held a major rally in Philadelphia just before that event which received extensive media coverage. Additionally, Trump\u2019s press conference was his only public appearance that week; thus it made sense for networks to cover it.<\/p>\n<p>O&#8217;Donnell also criticized Trump by claiming it would be difficult to find a statement he made during the press conference without at least one falsehood. While O&#8217;Donnell may have disagreed with Trump&#8217;s comments\u2014such as suggesting Harris wasn&#8217;t &#8220;smart enough&#8221; for a news conference\u2014disliking what someone says does not equate to labeling it a lie.<\/p>\n<p>He expressed concern about needing intelligent leaders given the current dangers facing the country both economically and globally. Despite liberal commentators dubbing Trump&#8217;s performance a &#8220;#TrumpMeltdown,&#8221; supporters felt proud of their stance.<\/p>\n<p>There are numerous instances supporting Trump&#8217;s assertion that Harris struggles with even basic questions from reporters\u2014a likely reason she has avoided press interactions since announcing her candidacy in mid-July but has promised an interview by late August with a friendly outlet.<\/p>\n<p>A video compilation released by Team Trump highlighted moments where NBC News anchor Lester Holt pointed out in July 2021 that as border czar, Harris had never visited the border\u2014a remark she awkwardly responded to with laughter and confusion about its relevance.<\/p>\n<p>In another clip, she explained Ukraine&#8217;s geography simplistically: \u201cUkraine is a country in Europe&#8230; Russia decided to invade&#8230; so basically that&#8217;s wrong.\u201d She also discussed data storage concepts inaccurately and provided vague responses regarding inflation without addressing specific questions directly.<\/p>\n<p>Despite O&#8217;Donnell arguing that networks could have countered Trump\u2019s claims about Harris\u2019 intelligence by mentioning her educational background\u2014Howard University and UC Hastings College of Law\u2014it doesn\u2019t necessarily reflect her ability to handle press conferences effectively. He also criticized MSNBC for not airing all of Harris&#8217; speech in Detroit live due to Olympic coverage but later vowed on his show to present her speech entirely\u2014which he did.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, while O\u2019Donnell aimed his criticism at both Trump and MSNBC for their coverage choices regarding candidates&#8217; events this week seemed more like pandering than substantive critique; both candidates received ample airtime during this period<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2323093,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/MSNBC-Lawrence-ODonnell.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[33169,32140,3746,32171,3634],"class_list":["post-2323092","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-2016-election","tag-media-coverage","tag-msnbc","tag-political-commentary","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/MSNBC-Lawrence-ODonnell.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2323092","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2323092"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2323092\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2323093"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2323092"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2323092"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2323092"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}