Katy Tur crashes and burns – and let’s be honest, MSNBC has a much bigger problem

| 5:36 pm EDT September 14, 2023
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For a little while now I’ve been sounding the alarm about MSNBC’s increasing willingness to play publicist for the Republicans, by taking every empty Republican threat and hyping it as if it were real. MSNBC does this to try to manufacture drama and thus boost ratings, and doesn’t seem to care that this kind of hyperbolic fearmongering helps the Republicans sell themselves as being more powerful than they are.

MSNBC is going further down the rabbit hole today with Katy Tur interviewing House Republican Byron Donalds. He’s spewing lies, she’s barely pushing back. At this point MSNBC and the Republican House are conspiring together to pretend this “impeachment inquiry” is an impeachment.

You can say this is a Katy Tur problem, and it’s true that she’s one of the worst. But yesterday Ari Melber gave a similar free publicity interview to Matt Gaetz. Other recent MSNBC guests include Cornel West and Bill Maher, who at this point are both building their brands around dishonestly attacking the Democrats.

This isn’t just a Katy Tur problem. It’s not even an Ari Melber problem. This is an MSNBC problem. And it’ll get even worse across the entire network, unless we push back by letting every MSNBC host know that you’ll tune them out and punish them in the ratings department unless they get their act together.

Dear Palmer Report readers, we all understand the difficult era we're heading into. Major media outlets are caving to Trump already. Even the internet itself and publishing platforms may be at risk. But Palmer Report is nonetheless going to lead the fight. We're funding our 2025 operating expenses now, so we can keep publishing no matter what happens. I'm asking you to contribute if you can, because the stakes are just so high. You can donate here.