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Clinton Pollster Argues Trump ‘Entirely Justified’ Bashing Media’s Iran Coverage: Many ‘Rooting for America to Lose
Yahoo News! ^
| Tue, March 17, 2026
| Sean James
Posted on 03/17/2026 7:28:13 PM PDT by nickcarraway
President Donald Trump’s complaints about how the media has covered the war in Iran are “entirely justified,” according to an op-ed published by Mark Penn — a former pollster for President Bill Clinton — and former New York City Council president Andrew Stein in the Wall Street Journal.
Penn and Stein argued the mainstream press appears hellbent on painting Operation Epic Fury negatively, no matter how the war is actually going.
Their Monday article — titled “On Iran, Is Only Bad News Fit to Print?” — said coverage of the war has gone far beyond merely being critical and instead reflects “reportorial partisanship and the Democrats’ determination” to oppose Trump at every turn.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Hamas; Hezbollah; Iran; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; War on Terror; Yemen
KEYWORDS: andrewstein; antitrump; clinton; demagogicparty; dnctalkingpoint; dnctalkingpoints; enemedia; epicfury; hamas; hezbollah; iran; markpenn; media; mediawingofthednc; newyorkcity; operationepicfury; partisanmediashill; partisanmediashills; wallstreetjournal; waronterror; yemen
To: nickcarraway
Trying to be first to come to the right side of history?
To: nickcarraway
Hegseth did say; media and our other enemies. in the first press briefing of the war.
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posted on
03/17/2026 8:38:08 PM PDT
by
Deaf Smith
(When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's for sure.)
To: nickcarraway
Many 'rooting for America to Lose Despicably, many on FR are doing the same.
To: nickcarraway
Big media and other Democrats would rather for Iran to have a nuclear weapon than for President Trump to have a positive outcome. That’s pure hate!
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posted on
03/17/2026 9:02:08 PM PDT
by
libertylover
(The HBM (Has Been Media) is almost all AGENDA-DRIVEN and HATE-DRIVEN, not-truth driven.)
To: norcal joe
Call them out.
They try to blend but just cannot get over that big gay wall.
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posted on
03/17/2026 9:20:49 PM PDT
by
eyedigress
(Trump is my President!)
To: nickcarraway
Clinton Pollster Argues Trump ‘Entirely Justified’ Bashing Media’s Iran Coverage: Many ‘Rooting for America to Lose That headline could equally be applied to many conservatives rooting for Ukraine to lose.
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posted on
03/17/2026 9:37:06 PM PDT
by
nathanbedford
(Attack, repeat, attack! - Bull Halsey)
To: nickcarraway
Old Media has been dead for years.
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posted on
03/17/2026 9:51:47 PM PDT
by
bray
(Thank God for Israel)
To: norcal joe; nathanbedford; AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; ...
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posted on
03/17/2026 11:54:13 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(TDS -- it's not just for DNC shills anymore -- oh, wait, yeah it is.)
To: nickcarraway
There is presently woefully insufficient death being wrought upon the #EneMedia.
It cannot be pounded into the ash heap of evil history fast enough.
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posted on
03/18/2026 12:06:33 AM PDT
by
EasySt
(Say not this is the truth, but so it seems to me to be, as I see this thing I think I see. #MAGA-A)
To: nickcarraway
Penn and Stein argued the mainstream press appears hellbent on painting Operation Epic Fury negatively, no matter how the war is actually going. Their Monday article — titled “On Iran, Is Only Bad News Fit to Print?” — said coverage of the war has gone far beyond merely being critical and instead reflects “reportorial partisanship and the Democrats’ determination” to oppose Trump at every turn.The MSM sucks.
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posted on
03/18/2026 2:18:00 AM PDT
by
GOPJ
(Trump's a Rorschach: for good or ill people see thier hidden selves in him. Protector? Bully? Savior)
To: nickcarraway
Of course they want us to lose. They will be gratified and will feel justified if we do. The war going well is the last thing they want to see.
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posted on
03/18/2026 4:17:34 AM PDT
by
popdonnelly
(All the enormous crimes in history have been committed by governments.)
To: norcal joe
There are I Told You So’s on all sides of the political spectrum.
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posted on
03/18/2026 4:19:00 AM PDT
by
popdonnelly
(All the enormous crimes in history have been committed by governments.)
To: norcal joe
There are I Told You So’s on all sides of the political spectrum.
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posted on
03/18/2026 4:19:05 AM PDT
by
popdonnelly
(All the enormous crimes in history have been committed by governments.)
To: norcal joe
“Despicably many on FR are doing the same”
Absolutely true!
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posted on
03/18/2026 8:19:27 AM PDT
by
Georgia Girl 2
(The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
To: Georgia Girl 2
Unfortunately supercilious libertarians are running wild here.
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posted on
03/18/2026 8:32:02 AM PDT
by
central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn... )
To: nathanbedford
No one is rooting for a Ukrainian defeat.
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posted on
03/18/2026 8:33:23 AM PDT
by
central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn... )
To: nickcarraway
The media is for Hamas and against Jews. The media is for theocratic anti-woke Iranian terrorist murderers and against America.
The media has lost 99% of their credibility and working overtime to get to 100%.
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posted on
03/18/2026 8:36:03 AM PDT
by
1Old Pro
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