{"id":2346270,"date":"2024-09-26T12:33:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-26T16:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/msnbcs-stephanie-ruhle-proves-shes-the-perfect-propagandist\/"},"modified":"2024-09-26T12:34:27","modified_gmt":"2024-09-26T16:34:27","slug":"msnbcs-stephanie-ruhle-proves-shes-the-perfect-propagandist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/msnbcs-stephanie-ruhle-proves-shes-the-perfect-propagandist\/","title":{"rendered":"MSNBC\u2019s Stephanie Ruhle Proves She&#8217;s The Perfect Propagandist"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/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%2Fmsnbcs-stephanie-ruhle-proves-shes-the-perfect-propagandist%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=2346270&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>The article criticizes Vice President Kamala\u200b Harris and MSNBC anchor Stephanie Ruhle for their recent interview during Harris&#8217;s first major appearance as\u2063 a candidate in the 2024 presidential race. \u2063It argues that both\u2064 Harris and Ruhle \u2064embarrassed\u2063 themselves, with Ruhle\u2063 failing to challenge\u2062 Harris\u200d on\u2063 significant \u200bissues and instead providing supportive commentary. The piece \u200dhighlights Ruhle&#8217;s previous\u2064 praise for Harris \u2063and her lack of tough questioning, \u2062portraying the interview as \u200da\u2063 &#8220;softball&#8221; session\u2062 that allowed Harris to avoid answering pressing questions about\u200b her policies. Despite Ruhle&#8217;s acknowledgment that Harris often does \u200cnot <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-reps-call-on-top-biden-admin-officials-to-testify-on-bungled-afghanistan-withdrawal\/\" title=\"GOP Reps Call on Top Biden Admin Officials To Testify on Bungled Afghanistan Withdrawal\">answer questions directly<\/a>,\u2063 she still\u200b framed\u2064 Harris&#8217;s vague promises\u2062 about expanding social programs as commendable. The article\u200b implies \u2064that both\u2063 figures are part of a media environment that contributes to a lack of accountability for political leaders.  <\/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<div>\n<p>Vice President Kamala Harris wasn&rsquo;t the only one who <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/09\/26\/five-embarrassing-moments-from-kamala-harris-msnbc-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">embarrassed herself<\/a> on live television Wednesday night during her first <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MSNBCPR\/status\/1838889889531621839\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&ldquo;one-on-one network interview&rdquo;<\/a> since joining the 2024 race for the White House. The interviewer, MSNBC&rsquo;s Stephanie Ruhle, also beclowned herself when she not only failed to press Harris on key issues but also waved off the Democratic presidential nominee&rsquo;s refusal to &ldquo;give a clear and direct answer&rdquo; as normal and acceptable.<\/p>\n<p>The bar for Ruhle to do her job was already low. In addition to working for one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/msnbc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">most well-known<\/a> Democrat propaganda outlets in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyt-reports-on-bombshell-evidence-of-biden-influence-peddling-scheme-by-denying-it-exists\/\" title=\"NYT denies existence of bombshell evidence of Biden&#039;s influence-peddling scheme.\">corporate media complex<\/a>, Ruhle has publicly and unapologetically offered Harris a cascade of compliments and excuses while simultaneously calling her political challenger, former President Donald Trump, a &ldquo;threat to democracy.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, it was only after she gave a <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/09\/25\/kamala-harris-awards-interview-to-msnbc-host-who-defends-her-refusal-to-answer-questions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">glowing endorsement<\/a> of Harris&rsquo; hide-in-the-basement strategy on Bill Maher&rsquo;s show over the weekend that MSNBC announced Ruhle would host the VP&rsquo;s next softball Q-and-A appearance.<\/p>\n<p>During the sitdown, which should have never been awarded to Ruhle thanks to her propensity for Harris propaganda, the pair laughed their way <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TimMurtaugh\/status\/1839307702130077768\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">through Harris&rsquo; lies<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You have laid out policy in great detail,&rdquo; Ruhle fawned during the nearly 25-minute conversation.<\/p>\n<p>Ruhle took Harris&rsquo; talking points, like when she accused Trump of being &ldquo;not very serious about how he thinks about some of these issues,&rdquo; as gospel, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msnbc.com\/top-stories\/latest\/read-transcript-kamala-harris-msnbc-interview-rcna172771\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">proudly regurgitating<\/a> them as she segued between questions. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;His plan is not serious, when you lay it out like that,&rdquo; Ruhle agreed.<\/p>\n<p>Ruhle even <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TrumpWarRoom\/status\/1839086572601282845\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">accepted without hesitation<\/a> Harris&rsquo; insistence that she worked at a McDonald&rsquo;s, despite <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/08\/30\/is-kamalas-i-worked-at-mcdonalds-narrative-just-the-fast-food-version-of-stolen-valor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reporting suggesting<\/a> her all-American anecdote only came into play during her first presidential run in 2019. <\/p>\n<p>Ruhle likely thought that asking <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ByronYork\/status\/1839266759800442971\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Harris one semi-decent question<\/a> about the border invasion, a topic that <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/business\/4828253-most-voters-in-new-poll-say-economy-immigration-most-important-issues-in-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ranks among<\/a> a majority of U.S. voters&rsquo; top concerns heading into the election, would give her credibility. Instead, it only showed viewers how many times Ruhle squandered her opportunity to ask Harris hard-hitting questions on nothingburgers like &ldquo;can we trust you?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>There&rsquo;s no doubt that Ruhle&rsquo;s treatment of Harris before and during their discussion paved the way for MSNBC to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msnbc.com\/opinion\/msnbc-opinion\/5-takeaways-kamala-harris-msnbc-interview-stephanie-ruhle-rcna172740\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">praise<\/a> Harris for her &ldquo;working-class street credibility,&rdquo; her ability to &ldquo;needle Trump, subtly,&rdquo; her attempt to blame Trump for the dire economic conditions created by the Biden administration and Democrats, and her penchant for feeding paranoia that &ldquo;women have reason to fear a second Trump presidency.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Ruhle and MSNBC&rsquo;s interference didn&rsquo;t stop there. She tried to pad her performance as interviewer by complaining to MSNBC&rsquo;s Nicole Wallace shortly before the exchange aired that Harris &ldquo;doesn&rsquo;t answer the question.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Here&rsquo;s what&rsquo;s a little tricky. She doesn&rsquo;t answer the question around if the GOP is controlling the Senate, if she can&rsquo;t <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-rep-brady-calls-raising-corporate-taxes-a-major-mistake\/\" title=\"GOP Rep. Brady calls raising corporate taxes a \u2018major mistake\u2019\">raise corporate taxes<\/a>, where is she going to get the money from to expand the child tax credit and do all the things she wants to do?&rdquo; Ruhle said<\/p>\n<p>Ruhle noted that Harris says &ldquo;we just have to do it&rdquo; without offering a tangible plan of action but couched her criticism by calling Harris&rsquo; campaign promise &ldquo;great.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>&ldquo;She doesn&#8217;t answer the question.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>When even Kamala superfan Stephanie Ruhle is mocking Kamala for being too vague on her plans.. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/a2Rpho6iMU\">pic.twitter.com\/a2Rpho6iMU<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&mdash; Matt Whitlock (@mattdizwhitlock) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mattdizwhitlock\/status\/1839067570093306236?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 25, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Shortly after the interview aired, Ruhle joined another coworker on her home network to frame Harris&rsquo; corporate media-fueled incompetency in a positive light.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;One could watch and say she didn&rsquo;t give a clear and direct answer. And that&rsquo;s okay, because we&rsquo;re not talking about clear and direct issues,&rdquo; Ruhle told MSNBC&rsquo;s Chris Hayes.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>Stephanie Ruhle reacts to her interview with Kamala:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;One could watch and say she didn&#8217;t give a clear and direct answer. And that&#8217;s okay, because we&#8217;re not talking about clear and direct issues.&#8221;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4tGef67xGJ\">pic.twitter.com\/4tGef67xGJ<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&mdash; Greg Price (@greg_price11) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/greg_price11\/status\/1839091796120355075?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 25, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Even the most minuscule pushback from the host who already made her allegiance to Harris abundantly clear could have been beneficial for Americans, whose faith in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-contributor-suggests-democrats-should-focus-their-criticism-on-trump\/\" title=\"CNN contributor suggests Democrats should focus their criticism on Trump\">corporate media&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s ability to report basic facts is <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/05\/02\/poll-more-than-8-in-10-americans-dont-trust-corporate-media-to-report-facts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">rapidly declining.<\/a> Instead of owning up to her activist role, however, Ruhle used the aftermath of the conversation to once again defend Harris.<\/p>\n<p>That&rsquo;s not the behavior of a veteran journalist. That&rsquo;s the mark of a classic corporate media propagandist. <\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Jordan Boyd is a staff writer at The Federalist and producer of The Federalist Radio Hour. Her work has also been featured in The Daily Wire, Fox News, and RealClearPolitics. Jordan graduated from Baylor University where she majored in political science and minored in journalism. Follow her on X @jordanboydtx.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Both Vice President Kamala Harris and interviewer Stephanie Ruhle embarrassed themselves during a live interview<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":490,"featured_media":2346271,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-26-at-9.56.22%E2%80%AFAM-e1727363983330-1024x576.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546],"tags":[5157,33457,3746,4488,41779],"class_list":["post-2346270","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist","tag-journalism","tag-media-analysis","tag-msnbc","tag-propaganda","tag-stephanie-ruhle"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot-2024-09-26-at-9.56.22%E2%80%AFAM-e1727363983330-1024x576.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2346270","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\/490"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2346270"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2346270\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2346271"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2346270"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2346270"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2346270"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}