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senseandsensibility

(25,530 posts)
Wed Aug 13, 2025, 02:48 PM Aug 2025

Kristin Homes on CNN: "that BLS woman"

That's how she referred to the Bureau of Labor Statistics employee who was fired by trump. She had a very dismissive tone and said she was fired because the administration did not agree with her numbers, strongly implying that the firing was justified. She did not say that there is no evidence that the numbers were not accurate and that the administration has no evidence against her.

Really awful "reporting." Oh, and at the end, she recited some other controversial moves such as taking over the Kennedy Center, museums, firing independent investigators at agencies, and said the administration decided to do that because there is no law against it so they thought "why not?'" Then she smirked.

I will say that Ms. Homes makes Katy Tur look like independent investigative reporter of the year.

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Kristin Homes on CNN: "that BLS woman" (Original Post) senseandsensibility Aug 2025 OP
Never watch CNN.......who is she? I'm familiar with the old ones......is she a new one? Katinfl Aug 2025 #1
Well, she's actually been covering the WH for a few years now I think senseandsensibility Aug 2025 #3
CNN is a disaster malaise Aug 2025 #2
They are good at disasters senseandsensibility Aug 2025 #4
Yes indeed malaise Aug 2025 #5

senseandsensibility

(25,530 posts)
3. Well, she's actually been covering the WH for a few years now I think
Wed Aug 13, 2025, 03:04 PM
Aug 2025

She was recently out on maternity leave I believe. She's always been like this. She gives the administrations spin with no fact checking and smiles when forced to report something negative. I've never commented on her before but this was over the top.

malaise

(298,008 posts)
2. CNN is a disaster
Wed Aug 13, 2025, 03:04 PM
Aug 2025

In fact since the only thing they cover well are disasters, they should cancel their

disgusting opinion effries and stick to disaster coverage.
That is all

senseandsensibility

(25,530 posts)
4. They are good at disasters
Wed Aug 13, 2025, 07:40 PM
Aug 2025

and sometimes true crime. But anything involving covering the WH is bad. Too much sanewashing of trump and remember how they treated Biden?

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