You’ll never guess which institutions are polling lower than almost any other right now.
Per Gallup’s latest polling asking which institution voters trust most, small businesses rank highest at 65%, with the military and police coming in second and third, respectively. But at the bottom of the list, the big losers include Congress at 8%, television news at 14%, and newspapers at 18%. And per separate polling from Quinnipiac, the Democratic Party is clocking in at 21% approval.
So, how did we get here? Let’s list the five biggest examples of how the Blue Team and the media fell to being as trusted as gas station sushi.
No. 5. Trump is a Russian agent (2016-2019)
Yes, this was a dominant story that lasted several years during President Donald Trump’s first term. It hampered his agenda while keeping his poll numbers in the high 30s to low 40s.
“Do you still believe the president could be a Russian asset?” Anderson Cooper asked during an interview with disgraced former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe on CNN.
“I think it’s possible. I think that’s why we started our investigation, and I’m really anxious to see where Mueller concludes that,” McCabe, who was fired from the FBI for leaking sensitive information to the press, replied without a hint of self-awareness.
MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow went even further. In March 2017, she feared that Russia had not just stolen the election but also the U.S. government: “We are also starting to see what may be signs of continuing influence in our country. Not just during the campaign but during the administration. Basically signs what could be a continuing operation.”
It wasn’t just cable news but broadcast entities such as ABC News as well:
“Breaking news: ABC News’s Brian Ross is reporting Michael Flynn promised full cooperation to the Mueller team and is prepared to testify that as a candidate, Donald Trump directed him to make contact with the Russians!” Joy Behar exclaimed on ABC’s The View.
The examples from the New York Times, Washington Post, and basically almost every newspaper are endless. And even after the Robert Mueller report exonerated Trump, many of these outlets pushed the “Trump is owned by the Russians” narrative to this very day as he attempted to broker a peace between Ukraine and Russia.
No. 4. COVID was Trump’s fault
In the 2020 election year, Democrats and the media somehow blamed Trump for a pandemic that originated in Wuhan, China. He was called insensitive for calling COVID the “China virus,” which was appropriate considering its origin.
May 11, 2020: Trump touts increased testing for COVID, which essentially shut down the country two months prior. But CBS reporter Weijia Jiang decided to be hostile in her line of questioning.
“Why does that matter?” she asked Trump. “Why is this a global competition to you if every day, Americans are still losing their lives, and we’re still seeing more cases every day?”
“Well, they’re losing their lives everywhere in the world. And maybe that’s a question you should ask China,” Trump responded. “Don’t ask me. Ask China that question, OK? When you ask them that question, you may get a very unusual answer.”
“Sir, why are you saying that to me specifically?” an offended Jiang shot back.
“I’m not saying it specifically to anybody,” Trump calmly replied before moving on.
After the press conference, Jiang continued to take exception and play the victim. Why? Because she was born in China. And on cue, the media played the race card from the bottom of the deck.
Washington Post: “Trump’s ‘ask China’ response to CBS’s Weijia Jiang shocked the room — and was part of a pattern”
Vogue: “’Go Ask China’: Trump’s Latest Attack on a Female Reporter Sparks Outrage”
It turns out Trump was right about asking China after being called a conspiracy theorist for months after he, along with Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR), correctly speculated that coronavirus didn’t come from a rogue bat in a Wuhan seafood market but from a nearby lab that studies coronaviruses. A 2025 CIA report concluded that was indeed the case, as did a congressional report in December 2024.
No. 3. Black Lives Matter is a legitimate organization
During the 2020 riots that resulted in billions of dollars in damage and scores of innocents injured or killed, supporters of Black Lives Matter donated $90 million to the organization that year. But according to tax documents, only $30 million of the $90 million went to charitable organizations.
BLM co-founder Patrisse Cullors, however, allocated $1.6 million to her father for “security services,” while $2.1 million went to BLM board member Shalomyah Bowers for “consulting.” And per NPR in April 2022, $6 million was spent on a luxury home in California for BLM’s top brass.
So, after being heralded by professional sports leagues and legacy media, BLM has since seen its donations dry up and its relevance shattered. Even Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington, D.C., was recently dismantled. Good riddance.
No. 2. Hunter Biden’s laptop is a product of Russian misinformation
“Hunter Biden story is Russian disinfo, dozens of former intel officials say.”
That was the headline of a Politico story in October 2020 touting that “more than 50 former intelligence officials signed a letter casting doubt on the provenance of a New York Post story on the former vice president’s son.”
It turns out the New York Post story was 100% correct. Hunter Biden’s laptop detailed shady business dealings overseas through influence peddling. He made close to $1 million as a board member of the Ukrainian energy company Burisma without having any experience in the energy sector.
Compensation from companies in China was also funneled through shell companies to various members of the Biden family, with emails citing “the big guy” receiving a 10% cut. According to Hunter Biden’s business partner, Tony Bobulinski, the big guy was then-Vice President Joe Biden.
But with the 2020 election coming, legacy media circled the wagons to dismiss and discredit the New York Post’s reporting, while social media locked the New York Post out of its Twitter account.
Years later, the media did a mea culpa on the laptop, but it was far too late.
No. 1. Joe Biden is sharp, cogent, and hard to keep up with
“Start your tape right now because I’m about to tell you the truth. And f*** you if you can’t handle the truth. This version of Biden, intellectually, analytically, is the best Biden ever. Not a close second. And I have known him for years.”
That was Joe Scarborough on MSNBC on March 6, 2024. The host made this comment despite seeing then-President Joe Biden repeatedly forget the names of his Cabinet members, call only on handpicked reporters during rare press conferences, wander off during photo shoots, fall up the stairs on Air Force One, claim to have conversations with dead people, and spend long weekends at his homes in Delaware.
“So, I said that this was Biden at his best. That’s what I saw,” Scarborough admitted this week with a limp apology before adding, “That’s what other people saw. I was obviously wrong, so I’m not sure what my takeaway is here, the next time.”
Scarborough wasn’t alone in his laughable assessment at the time. CNN’s Jake Tapper lambasted Lara Trump in an interview when she accurately observed that Biden was experiencing a cognitive decline. The “anchor” simply blamed a “stutter” for Biden’s lapses. Tapper, because he has a book to sell, is now looking back on his coverage with “humility.”
In 2024, before Biden dropped out of the presidential race, the White House blamed “cheap fake” videos produced by conservatives for Biden’s decline. The media, showing there is no bottom, echoed this sentiment.
Washington Post: “How Republicans used misleading videos to attack Biden in a 24-hour period.”
NBC News: “Misleading GOP videos of Biden are going viral. The fact-checks have trouble keeping up.”
It’s beyond parody to look at these comments and headlines. It’s also beyond pathetic that the media sunk this low to defend the indefensible with clear evidence to the contrary.
DEMOCRATS SHIELDED TRUTH ABOUT BIDEN NOT TO HELP TRUMP
Can trust in the media and the Democratic Party ever return?
After looking at these examples, the only answer to this question is, “Not on your life.”
