Well, folks, here we go again—another day, another mainstream media figure bending over backward to protect the Biden-Harris administration.
This time, it’s NBC’s Kristen Welker who took a nosedive into the pit of misinformation on “Meet The Press” over the weekend. During a conversation with Senator Tom Cotton about former President Trump’s recent visit to Arlington National Cemetery, Welker tried to cover for Vice President Kamala Harris with a claim so blatantly false it’s almost laughable.
Let’s set the stage: Cotton was pointing out the glaring absence of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris at any event honoring the 13 U.S. service members who tragically lost their lives during the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan. He noted that while Trump was at Arlington, Biden was lounging on a beach and Harris? She was just ten minutes away, hanging out at her D.C. mansion, apparently too busy to pay respects.
“They wanted to take those photos,” he said. “You know who the families also invited? Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. Where were they? Joe Biden was sitting at a beach. Kamala Harris was sitting at her mansion in Washington, D.C. She was four miles away, ten minutes. She could’ve gone to the cemetery and honored the sacrifice of those young men and women. But she hasn’t. She never has spoken to them or taken a meeting with them.”
Cotton rightly pointed out that the families of those fallen heroes had wanted Biden and Harris there. But instead of addressing that point, Welker decided to take a detour into fantasyland by claiming, “They were with them at the dignified transfer.”
WATCH: NBC’s Kristen Welker firefights for Kamala Harris against the Abbey Gate families, lying about Harris’s attendance at the infamous Dignified Transfer where Biden continuously stared at his watch, which NBC has been forced to walk back. pic.twitter.com/whwzE0TAKT
— Jorge Bonilla (@BonillaJL) September 1, 2024
Really, Kristen? Because last time anyone checked, Kamala Harris was nowhere near that ceremony. Welker’s whopper of a statement wasn’t just a slip-up—it was a full-on fabrication, one that NBC later had to walk back with a weak, mealy-mouthed statement saying she “incorrectly implied” Harris was there.
But let’s be clear: Welker didn’t just “imply” it—she stated it. And now, faced with backlash, she’s hiding behind a half-hearted apology that doesn’t even have the decency to be aired in front of the viewers she misled.
Harris has never met with, spoken with, grieved with or apologized to the families of the Abbey Gate 13. And she continues to refuse to speak with them. https://t.co/nKLXqlo8DD
— Stephen Miller (@StephenM) September 1, 2024
Nope. Not good enough. Kristen Welker needs to go on the air and apologize tomorrow. https://t.co/00wo8tMqDR
— Joe Concha (@JoeConchaTV) September 1, 2024
“We” didn’t “imply” it. Your host, in an attempt to defend and promote Kamala stated it as a fact – it was a lie https://t.co/GuoszBpvjq
— Sean Spicer (@seanspicer) September 2, 2024
It’s almost as if NBC and Welker have forgotten there’s this thing called “the internet,” where people can fact-check in real time. And let’s not forget the infamous moment at that dignified transfer where Biden couldn’t stop checking his watch—a move that enraged the families of the fallen. Welker’s attempt to rewrite history isn’t just dishonest; it’s a slap in the face to those families who deserve better than these cheap media tricks.
Biden appears to check his watch during the dignified transfer ceremony at Dover Air Force Base. pic.twitter.com/oMsBefnmfS
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) August 29, 2021
So, what’s the takeaway here? When the facts don’t fit the narrative, some in the media are more than happy to twist them. But in this case, Kristen Welker got caught in her own spin, and no amount of backpedaling can undo the damage.
