There’s no sign Minority Leader McCarthy is planning to take action against Rep. Paul Gosar. But that doesn't mean the media should give his dangerous behavior a pass, _Jahan writes for thereidout Blog.
The Media Matters report, published Tuesday, compared cable news coverage of Gosar’s violent tweet to 2019 coverage of Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., calling then-President Donald Trump a “motherf-----” at a private event.
The day after Tlaib’s speech, CNN dedicated an hour of news coverage to her comments. But as of Tuesday afternoon, the network had only covered Gosar’s tweet for 15 minutes, according to Media Matters. MSNBC gave Tlaib’s comments 38 minutes of coverage the day after she made them — but dedicated only 21 minutes to Gosar’s tweet in the day and a half after he sent it, according to the report. And Fox News hadn’t reported on the tweet at all as of Tuesday afternoon, Media Matters reported.
Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., waits for a news conference about the delta variant of the coronavirus and the origin of the virus in Washington, D.C., on July 22. Gosar is facing criticism after he tweeted a video that included altered animation showing him striking Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., with a sword.The repercussions of the media largely ignoring Gosar’s violent extremism are clear. Earlier this year, U.S. Capitol Police reported threats against lawmakerscompared to last year.
On Tuesday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., called on the House Ethics Committee and law enforcement to investigate Gosar’s tweet, and she urged House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., to condemn the video. There’s no sign McCarthy is planning to take action against Gosar, who routinely evades criticism from Republican leadership in response to his most extreme stances. Americans can’t afford for the media to get in on the act by ignoring his dangerous attacks on fellow lawmakers.
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