On Friday, NBC’s
Today show decided to waste nearly four and a half minutes of air time promoting a left-wing fantasy designed to give the Democratic Party a permanent Senate majority – making Washington, D.C. a state. The legislative move being a blatant partisan power grab and unconstitutional was glossed over, as the segment focused on parroting DNC talking points to sell the political scheme.
“The 51st state? A divided House votes to grant Washington, D.C. statehood, a major step in a decades-long movement,” co-host Savannah Guthrie announced at the top of the broadcast, before admitting it was “facing a tough fight in the Senate.” Minutes later, correspondent Hallie Jackson kept up the illusion that there was a chance of it actually happening: