{"id":2461347,"date":"2025-07-14T14:00:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T18:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/katie-couric-labels-trumps-maga-a-s-show-liberal-media-scream-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-07-14T14:02:53","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T18:02:53","slug":"katie-couric-labels-trumps-maga-a-s-show-liberal-media-scream-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/katie-couric-labels-trumps-maga-a-s-show-liberal-media-scream-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Katie Couric labels Trump\u2019s MAGA \u2018a s*** show\u2019: Liberal Media Scream &#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\">28<\/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%2Fkatie-couric-labels-trumps-maga-a-s-show-liberal-media-scream-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=2461347&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 discusses Katie Couric&#8217;s strong criticism of the Trump governance,referring to it as a &#8220;s*** show&#8221; during a podcast conversation wiht journalist Liz Plank. Couric emphasized the importance of traditional media in <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >providing reliable data amid<\/a> what she sees as chaotic governance. The piece highlights how this blunt dismissal reflects the broader disdain many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/project-veritas-strips-cnn-naked\/\" title=\"Project Veritas Strips CNN Naked\">legacy media<\/a> figures hold toward Trump and his policies. Brent Baker from the Media Research Centre comments that Couric&#8217;s casual yet harsh remark underscores how deeply negative views of Trump are ingrained among media elites. The article frames Couric&#8217;s comment as emblematic of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/townhall-com-staff-the-next-biden-catastrophe\/\" title=\"Townhall.com Staff: The Next Biden Catastrophe\u2026\">liberal media&#8217;<\/a>s ongoing harsh stance on the trump administration.  <\/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\">Katie Couric labels Trump&rsquo;s MAGA &lsquo;a s*** show&rsquo;: Liberal Media Scream<\/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_2112210\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The disdain the legacy media have for President Donald Trump has reached new levels since Congress approved his &ldquo;big, beautiful bill.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Many liberal outlets have resorted to following Democratic talking points and inflated the negative effects, and others have made ridiculous claims that it will kill millions.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3470273\/julia-hahn-dc-communications-strategy-firm\/\">Job No. 1 done, a &lsquo;Trump original&rsquo; hangs out her shingle<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3470034\/most-want-russiagate-hoaxers-prosecuted-bigger-than-watergate\/\">Most want &lsquo;Russiagate&rsquo; hoaxers prosecuted, &lsquo;bigger&rsquo; than Watergate<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3469423\/after-win-streak-trump-plateaus-white-house-report-card\/\">After win streak, Trump plateaus: White House Report Card<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>And then there is media darling <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/next-question-with-katie-couric\/id1134154895\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Katie Couric<\/a>, who just brushed aside the whole Trump administration in one profane and sour characterization, winning this week&rsquo;s feature as our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3464020\/stephanopoulos-blames-downpour-deaths-trump-liberal-media-scream\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Liberal Media Scream<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In calling for more media attention to the administration, the one-time <em>Today<\/em> show host fretted over &ldquo;this moment in our history&rdquo; and then hit &ldquo;The s*** show that is the Trump administration.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In a joint video podcast with left-wing freelance journalist Liz Plank, Couric said &ldquo;social media creators &hellip; depend on a lot of mainstream outlets&rdquo; for basic information, so that &ldquo;underscores the importance of more traditional media &hellip; especially at this moment in our history and what&rsquo;s happening in our country and the s*** show that it is the Trump administration.&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=\"Katie Couric Casually Refers to Trump Administration As a &lsquo;Shit Show&rsquo;\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cU6wwYlT2RA?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>Couric, during a podcast cross-posted on Liz Plank&rsquo;s <em>Airplane Mode<\/em> Substack podcast and the <em>Next Question with Katie Couric<\/em> podcast on Substack and YouTube:<\/p>\n<p><em>&ldquo;I think it just, it underscores the importance of more traditional media, and I think we need it all, to be honest, especially at this moment in our history and what&rsquo;s happening in our country and the s*** show that it is the Trump administration.&rdquo;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SEE THE LATEST POLITICAL NEWS AND BUZZ FROM WASHINGTON SECRETS<\/a><\/strong><\/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, explained our pick: &ldquo;Couric demonstrates how ingrained the disdain is for Trump administration policies amongst the legacy media elite. It&rsquo;s like muscle memory to them. And her blurting out her disgust, for a president who earned the most votes, in such a casual manner in a conversation with a like-minded liberal, shows how she sees it as a commonly-accepted view amongst her peers.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Rating:<\/span> <em><strong>FIVE <\/strong>out of <strong>FIVE<\/strong> screams.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/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_2112210\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2112210\"}});<\/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>Katie Couric calls Trump&#8217;s MAGA &#8216;a s*** show&#8217; in media rant<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2647,"featured_media":2461348,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Couric-Media-Bias-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[55540,5656,3634],"class_list":["post-2461347","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-katie-couric","tag-maga","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Couric-Media-Bias-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2461347","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\/2647"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2461347"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2461347\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2461351,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2461347\/revisions\/2461351"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2461348"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2461347"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2461347"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2461347"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}