| "Hitler was a bad person" Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson said he has “no hatred” for Jewish people after he posted several anti-Semitic quotes attributed to Adolf Hitler on his Instagram. Jackson also claimed that people “took [his] post the wrong way” in an Instagram story post meant to clarify the comments Tuesday morning. Jackson eventually apologized and took back his slew of posts in a video Tuesday afternoon.
Leaning into racist
Anderson Cooper absolutely unloaded on President Donald Trump Monday night over his increasingly open embrace of racist symbolism like Confederate flags and more.
“Tonight he’s safe inside his biological bunker surrounded by people wearing masks getting tested and… encouraging the rest of us not to follow the best scientific advice,” Cooper said. “He’s trying to persuade the country that the virus is simply vanishing, or if that won’t work, he’s trying to divert people’s attention elsewhere to smearing a black NASCAR driver, supporting the Confederate flag and statutes of traitors.”
Oh it goes on...
Meltdown John Kasich, former Ohio governor and Republican presidential candidate, said on CNN Monday night that President Donald Trump is “flailing” because he’s losing in the polls. “He’s in a meltdown,” Kasich said. “And he look his polls and doesn’t know who to blame. He blames his advisers and he’s even blaming Fox News now.
Whispers
The Lincoln Project went after President Donald Trump’s paranoia on Tuesday by claiming “everyone” is disloyal to him, and that’s the reason why his administration has so many leaks.
It's quite a video.
Well...
CNN political commentators Bakari Sellers and Rick Santorum duked it out on Tuesday in a heated debate — during which Sellers bashed George Washington and Santorum drew a parallel between slavery and abortion.
If they could've thrown in a Hitler reference it would have been the Platonic ideal of cable news fight club.
Fox News at Night Scores
Fox News at Night scored impressive Thursday night ratings win, ranking as the fourth-highest show on the network in the coveted 25 – 54 age demographic, surpassing even ratings powerhouse The Five. All together, Fox News romped to victory in both overall and A25 – 54 viewers across total day and primetime dayparts.
With guest host Mike Emanuel in for Shannon Bream, Fox News at Night easily beat The 11th Hour with Brian Williams, its MSNBC competition.
Get the numbers, and the overall day's winners, from Mediaite+!
Wear the mask “The idea of doing one’s part, though, should be so simple — wear a mask, social distance, wash your hands,” said actor Tom Hanks during an appearance on the TODAY show Tuesday — his first TV interview since contracting the coronavirus.
"It is literally the least you can do," said Hanks. "If you can't wear a mask and wash your hands and social distance...I got no respect for ya man, I don't buy your argument."
Stepping Down
Ben Shapiro is stepping down from his role as editor-in-chief of the conservative news and opinion website he founded, the Daily Wire. John Bickley, a longtime writer and editor for the Daily Wire, will take over Shapiro’s position while he settles into a new role as editor emeritus.
Also Stepping Down
Actress Halle Berry stepped away from a role as a transgender character in an upcoming film, after facing backlash on social media, and apologized for considering it.
"As a cisgender woman, I now understand that I should not have considered this role," said Berry, who also promised to "be an ally" in the future.
"This stifling atmosphere will ultimately harm the most vital causes of our time"
J.K. Rowling, Bari Weiss, Noam Chomsky, and more than 100 other writers, scholars, and academics signed a letter in Harper’s Magazine calling for “open debate” and an end to cancel culture, sparking backlash from both liberal and conservative pundits. 6.5.0 | 
