{"id":2383137,"date":"2024-12-23T15:56:01","date_gmt":"2024-12-23T20:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/liberal-media-scream-cbss-margaret-brennan-offended-at-unelected-musk-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-23T15:56:52","modified_gmt":"2024-12-23T20:56:52","slug":"liberal-media-scream-cbss-margaret-brennan-offended-at-unelected-musk-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/liberal-media-scream-cbss-margaret-brennan-offended-at-unelected-musk-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Liberal Media Scream: CBS\u2019s Margaret Brennan offended at \u2018unelected\u2019 Musk &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fliberal-media-scream-cbss-margaret-brennan-offended-at-unelected-musk-washington-examiner%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=2383137&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\u200b article discusses a recent episode of &#8220;Liberal Media Scream&#8221; featuring CBS&#8217;s Margaret Brennan, who expressed her offense at Elon Musk&#8217;s lobbying \u200befforts in Congress on \u2064behalf of the Republican Party. The criticism comes in the context of a network&#8217;s broader critique of President-elect Donald Trump. The discussion highlights the tension between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/project-veritas-strips-cnn-naked\/\" title=\"Project Veritas Strips CNN Naked\">media figures<\/a> and influential \u200dpersonalities\u200b like Musk,\u200d especially regarding their\u2064 roles\u200c and actions in the political landscape. The \u2063piece appears to explore\u200c themes of \u200bpolitical\u200c influence, media criticism, and the intersection of tech and politics.  <\/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\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Liberal Media Scream: CBS&rsquo;s Margaret Brennan offended at &lsquo;unelected&rsquo; Musk<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1919031\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>This week&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3254771\/liberal-media-scream-pbs-tds-blames-trump-for-hunter-bidens-pardon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Liberal Media Scream<\/a> features a network critic of President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3268402\/trump-shuts-down-notion-elon-musk-president\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump <\/a>taking offense at ally <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Elon Musk&rsquo;s<\/a> lobbying Congress on behalf of the Republican.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>CBS&rsquo;s Margaret Brennan, host of <em>Face the Nation<\/em>, hit Musk as an &ldquo;unelected&rdquo; influencer, which, of course, she is, too.<\/p>\n<p>Brennan called Musk&rsquo;s role in the budget talks last week &ldquo;confusing&rdquo; on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) said, &ldquo;It feels as if Elon Musk is our prime minister.&rdquo; To which Brennan interjected, &ldquo;Unelected.&rdquo; Gonzales agreed he is unelected but pointed out how &ldquo;he has a voice, and I think a lot of, a large part of that voice is a reflection of the voice of the people.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"CBS&rsquo;s Brennan Rejects Role for Musk: He&lsquo;s &lsquo;Unelected&rsquo;\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/w8zL_3L_WiU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The exchange on Sunday&rsquo;s <em>Face the Nation<\/em> on CBS:<\/p>\n<p><strong>MARGARET BRENNAN:<\/strong> <em>I want to ask you about the dynamic here because it&rsquo;s confusing, frankly. I mean, Elon Musk is tweeting against <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">bipartisan deals negotiated<\/a> and led by the speaker of the House. What role exactly is he playing here?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>REP. TONY GONZALES (R-TX):<\/strong> <em>It&rsquo;s kind of interesting. We have a president. We have a <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>. We have a speaker. It feels like &mdash; as if Elon Musk is our prime minister. And I spoke with Elon a couple of times this week. I think many of us-<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>BRENNAN:<\/strong> <em>Unelected.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>GONZALES: <\/strong><em>Unelected, but, I mean, he has a voice. And I think a lot of, a large part of that voice is a reflection of the voice of the people. Once again, a 1,500-page bill, how does that pass the smell test? It&rsquo;s absolutely wrong. It&rsquo;s what&rsquo;s wrong with this place. So, we have to get back to regular order.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The other part of it, too, is while House Republicans were fighting over this spending bill, guess what Senate Democrats were doing? They were ensuring that President Biden got his 235th liberal judge over the finish line. That&rsquo;s why it&rsquo;s so important that House Republicans stay united, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sinema-deflects-question-about-reelection-bid-really-exhausting\/\" title=\"Sinema avoids question on reelection: &#039;Too tiring\">stay laser-focused<\/a> on delivering on a President Trump agenda next year.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mrc.org\/staff\/brent-baker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Brent Baker<\/a>, the Steven P.J. Wood senior fellow and vice president for research and publications at the Media Research Center, explains our pick: &ldquo;Guess who else is unelected but has lots of influence over public policy? High-powered wealthy media figures like Margaret Brennan who regularly pontificate on TV. One big difference between Brennan and so many others in the press corps who are upset with Musk&rsquo;s power? He&rsquo;s popular, and they are not.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Rating:<\/span> <em><strong>THREE<\/strong> out of <strong>FIVE <\/strong>Screams.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1919031\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1919031\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liberal Media Scream: CBS&#8217;s Margaret Brennan criticizes &#8216;unelected&#8217; Musk. 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