On Sunday, MRC President David Bozell joined The Judge Jeanine Tunnel To Towers Foundation Show with Joe Concha on WABC TalkRadio 77, New York, the flagship conservative talk station in the nation’s largest media market. Concha, with a playful nod to the “stunningly handsome” David Bozell, dove into the shifting media landscape and MRC media studies on the Russiagate hoax and Stephen Colbert’s cancellation.
Concha highlighted an MRC study exposing the networks’ obsession with the Trump-Russia probe, which consumed “1000 times” more airtime than Tulsi Gabbard’s revelations that Obama officials falsified intelligence to fuel the Russia collusion hoax and undermine Trump’s 2016 campaign and presidency. Concha questioned whether Gabbard’s findings could gain traction given the media’s refusal to cover them.
Bozell, paraphrasing Jonathan Turley, declared: “If the media were to cover this, they would have to admit their own culpability and their own complicity in this whole scandal.” He emphasized that this is not something they are likely to do. Bozell also pointed out an MRC study showed that the media concocted “this ruse against President Trump,” dedicating 2,284 minutes of airtime to it, in stark contrast to just two minutes of coverage on Tulsi Gabbard’s revelations. “When President Trump tells the American people that the media in the rows behind him are the enemy of the people, this is what he’s referring to,” he added.
Bozell suggested Trump could pursue “the mother of all defamation lawsuits” against Obama for the scale of the deception.
Concha then cited a 2018 YouGov poll where 80% of Democrats believed Russia not only interfered in the 2016 election but also changed vote totals, saying that “Media has less influence, but still has influence over Democrat voters.”
Bozell said he’s not surprised — laughingly noting he thought it would be higher than 80% — and mentioned a Breitbart study showing Trump’s approval ratings as neutral or positive across most demographics since his inauguration, except among voters over 70. “Seasoned voters are doom-watching CNN and MSNBC all day long, and at night, doom-watch the networks,” he explained, making them more susceptible to biased narratives like the Russia hoax.
Concha referenced another MRC study revealing Stephen Colbert’s guest list was a liberal lovefest — 161 Democrats and left-leaning celebs before the 2024 election and just one “Republican” — Liz Cheney.
Bozell contrasted Colbert with Letterman, who “crossed party lines and made fun of both sides.” Taking a jab, he said, “Colbert would have Cory Booker on there every other night. Who wants to watch that guy?” Slamming Colbert’s “left-wing show with left-wing guests catering to a left-wing audience,” Bozell added, “he can’t be surprised he got canceled.”
After Concha lauded Trump’s knack for turning social media into a powerful ally for conservatives, Bozell agreed and took it further: “Conservatism dominates Facebook and X — these are the biggest communications platforms that man has ever created, and the center-right viewpoint dominates them all.”
