Dan Gainor: 7 Of The Liberal Media's Craziest La Riots Moment

As nan caller Los Angeles riots escalated into looting, arson, attacks connected constabulary and yet a Democrat-ordered curfew, nan major news media had 1 awesome connection to show america – that everything was "mostly peaceful."

In a repetition of an embarrassing infinitesimal from nan past clip nan near threw a convulsive nationalist temper tantrum, nan property erstwhile again downplayed aliases level retired lied astir nan quality of what was going on. It didn’t matter really they said it, nan talking points were out, nan riots were "peaceful" again. Forget those burning cars, looted businesses and acts of violence. Even Mayor Karen Bass admitted things sewage bad. That’s conscionable 1 of nan embarrassing nuggets from nan latest information of leftist violence. Here's a database of my apical 7 singular moments.

1. Sorta ‘peaceful’

Outlet aft outlet has slipped nan connection "peaceful" into their sum of nan convulsive riots. There’s The New York Times pinch "largely peaceful" doubly successful nan aforesaid communicative and 1 much "peaceful" for bully measure. Reuters said, "largely peaceful," too. "The View," scarily an existent ABC News program, had big Whoopi Goldberg claim, "it's been serene for days." Over astatine CNN, they said group were location to protest, "initially peacefully." Even wars are initially peaceful. Till they aren’t. The Washington Post called nan protests "muted," and, honestly, we’d each emotion to spot rioters muted aliases moreover gagged. Sometime comedian Jon Stewart went with, "peaceful protesters, mixed pinch anarchists and vandals."

Then, invoking nan meme from nan past rioting, NPR said, "mostly peaceful." Just what you expect from an allegedly mostly neutral outlet. So did CBS News and Axios, etc. You don’t spot news stories saying Fourth of July parades are mostly peaceful, because they’re legit peaceful. And journalists don’t person to dishonesty to make group deliberation that. Overall, nan Media Research Center (my erstwhile workplace) recovered 211 examples of CNN and MSNBC personalities utilizing nan "peaceful" statement line. And they've only conscionable begun.

2. Civil War

 "The View" returns to nan list, whining astir nan dangers of "militarizing" nan protests by sending successful the National Guard. Host Whoopi Goldberg many times called for "states’ rights" for illustration Democrats did successful nan 1860s. Typically unhinged Sunny Hostin warned astir policing "Americans’ protestation activity." She neglected to statement that nan Guard was sent successful because of nan actions of non-citizens. Then came nan kicker.

Hostin continued that, "an service turned wrong to constabulary its citizens tin origin chaos and fascism." Goldberg added, "Civil war." Hostin responded, "And civilian war." The thought that enforcing nan rule could lead to civilian warfare is nan benignant of threat Marxists make. If you effort to make maine obey nan law, I will break much laws. 

3. Loco news

Every protest, it seems, has 1 memorable quote. This clip it comes from ABC7 Los Angeles. They were getting a unrecorded study and watching scenes of cars burning, erstwhile anchor Jory Rand cautioned not astir rioters, but astir police. "It could move very volatile if you move rule enforcement successful location successful nan incorrect way, and move what is conscionable a bunch of group having nosy watching cars pain into a monolithic confrontation and altercation betwixt officers and demonstrators," he said. It’s almost for illustration you tin image rioters cooking S’mores complete roasting Waymo cars.

A protester places debris successful a occurrence arsenic Border Patrol unit successful riot cogwheel and state masks guidelines defender extracurricular an business parkland successful Paramount, Calif., connected Saturday, June 7, 2025.  (AP Photo/Eric Thayer)

4. Blaming firefighters for arson

CNN co-anchor Dana Bash, D-Bedlam, did what nan near ever does. She blamed Trump. On her show, "Inside Politics With Dana Bash," she ranted, "I cognize this is simply a committedness that he gave connected nan run way to do immoderate he could to deport forbidden immigrants," she said. Then she bashed a Trump post, saying, "But what you conscionable posted is fundamentally an arsonist saying, 'I amended telephone nan occurrence section because they sewage to travel successful accelerated to get nan flames out." She concluded with, "That seems for illustration what‘s going on."

This is particularly clueless considering nan galore instances of existent arson going connected successful LA. They’re truthful bad that Waymo had to suspend thrust work successful nan area aft 5 of its cars were burned. That should beryllium nan benignant of arson Bash was criticizing. Of course, it wasn’t.

5. Exaggeration

CNN’s mini sound of nan resistance, Brian Stelter, did his champion to effort and minimize nan unit and arson. He tweeted, "Offline, successful real-world Los Angeles, astir Angelenos are having a perfectly normal day. But online, nan fires and riots are still raging. Seeking clicks, clout and chaos, unvetted societal media accounts are preying connected fears astir wherever past weekend’s clashes will lead…" 

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He’s almost rejecting nan conception of journalism. (Well, it is CNN.) Don’t study connected that triple murder, astir group adjacent weren’t harmed. Don’t study connected nan Ukraine war, astir of Europe isn’t nether attack. Skip your COVID-19 coverage, astir group didn’t die. It’s for illustration an English 8000 level people successful rationalization.

6. Macho, macho man

 The media ne'er disregard nan narrative. The 1 they are pushing this clip is that absentee Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom gained crushed arsenic a leader of nan resistance. "Morning Joe" gave 9 words to separator czar Tom Homan informing politicians not to interfere pinch migration enforcement, "I'll opportunity it astir anyone. You transverse that line." What followed was complete a infinitesimal and a half of Newsom PR quotes trying to sound tough, including, "He's a reliable guy. He knows wherever to find me." 

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Other outlets were conscionable a spot little obvious. CNN ran with, "Newsom and California face Trump pinch a imaginable blueprint for Democrats." Politico has done its darnedest to make this a large infinitesimal for nan California governor. "Newsom’s reside rallies anti-Trump movement," publication 1 headline. "Newsom’s reside rallies anti-Trump movement," went another. Go watch a clip of some group and connection maine if you deliberation Newsom is much macho.

7. All nan news unfit to print

The people property surely embarrasses itself connected each awesome news topic. The Times wrote an editorial claiming, "Trump Calling Troops Into Los Angeles Is nan Real Emergency." Not nan rioting, looting, burning and violence, but trying to extremity it. 

The Post ran a missive header claiming, "‘He’s waging a warfare connected us’: As Trump escalates, Angelenos take sides their city." Yes, blasted Trump. Except he’s not nan 1 burning Waymos, looting an Apple shop aliases throwing stones disconnected an overpass astatine police.

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