Nets Ignore 17 Democrat Members of Congress Arrested Outside SCOTUS

On Tuesday, New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and another sixteen far-left members of Congress were arrested at a pro-abortion protest outside the Supreme Court. Footage online showed Ocasio-Cortez being escorted away from the Supreme Court while pretending to be in handcuffs. The leftist members of Congress were reportedly warned by law enforcement to stop blocking traffic or they would be arrested, yet they didn’t listen. 

All three evening network newscasts (ABC’s World News Tonight, CBS Evening News & NBC Nightly News) ignored the story and instead fearmongered over “climate change”, and obsessed over local shark attacks. As per usual, Fox News Channel’s anchor Bret Baier was on the case and did his job by reporting on the story. 

Earlier today 17 lawmakers including @AOC were arrested for blocking traffic in front of the Supreme Court. @BretBaier reported the incident during Fox’s Special Report, but all three evening news broadcasts ignored the story. pic.twitter.com/yeUzrMi8tT

— Kevin Tober (@KevinTober94) July 20, 2022

Baier reported how “several Democratic members of Congress arrested today during a protest near the U.S. Supreme Court. Capitol police had warned they would arrest those who did not listen to the warnings to stop blocking traffic there.” 

Continuing his report, Baier noted that “among those arrested Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Alma Adams of North Carolina, and New York’s Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez who appeared to be handcuffed but was not. No lawmakers were handcuffed. They were just escorted away. Police say 17 lawmakers were among the people taken into custody.”  

Two hours later, on Tucker Carlson Tonight, WMAL radio host and Daily Caller editorial director Vince Coglianese mocked Ocasio-Cortez for pretending she was handcuffed as she was being escorted into custody by Capitol Police. 

.@VinceCoglianese on AOC: “It’s remarkable, her demand to be mistreated was so great that she created invisible handcuffs for herself and then a moment later she raises her fist in solidarity with the crowd as if she’s some sort of brave civil rights activist…” pic.twitter.com/AQ2jDu8Z5a

— Kevin Tober (@KevinTober94) July 20, 2022

Carlson asked Coglianese sarcastically: “can you believe Vince, they arrest her without handcuffs? That’s how powerful white supremacy is in Washington D.C.” 

Coglianese had fun with the moment noting how “it’s remarkable, her demand to be mistreated was so great that she created invisible handcuffs for herself and then a moment later she raises her fist in solidarity with the crowd as if she’s some sort of brave civil rights activist, and then boom the hand goes right back behind the back again, back into the handcuffs like some sort of David Blain trick.” 

This bias by omission from the three broadcast networks was made possible by Angi on ABC, Simplisafe on CBS, and Liberty Mutual on NBC. Their information is linked so you can let them know about the biased news they fund. 

Read the transcript of the July 19 Special Report segment below:

FNC’s Special Report
July 19, 2022
6:08:38 p.m. Eastern 

BRET BAIER: Several Democratic members of Congress arrested today during a protest near the U.S. Supreme Court. Capitol police had warned they would arrest those who did not listen to the warnings to stop blocking traffic there. Among those arrested Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Alma Adams of North Carolina, and New York’s Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez who appeared to be handcuffed but was not. No lawmakers were handcuffed. They were just escorted away. Police say 17 lawmakers were among the people taken into custody.