Former President Donald Trump made an appearance at the Faith & Freedom Coalition conference in Washington, D.C., this past weekend. In the midst of his remarks, he turned the spotlight on Louisiana’s Republican governor, who had just signed a new bill into law that mandates the display of the Ten Commandments in all public school classrooms.
With the crowd erupting into applause, Trump asked, “Who likes the Ten Commandments, by the way, going up in the school?” He proceeded to address those who oppose the idea, bluntly asserting, “They think it’s such a bad thing. I said, ‘Has anyone read the… Thou Shalt Not Steal, Thou Shall…? I mean, has anybody read this incredible stuff? It’s just incredible, they don’t want it to go up. It’s a crazy world.”
CNN, always on the lookout for a chance to pounce on anything related to Trump, seized upon Trump’s endorsement of the Ten Commandments display, hoping to create a controversial soundbite. Their target was none other than former Republican presidential candidate and Trump’s former Housing and Urban Development (HUD) secretary, Ben Carson, whom they interviewed on Saturday.
Imagine being a talk show host for a failing cable news network and hosting one of the greatest medical minds of the last 50 years.
Instead of asking about addiction, obesity rates, medical corruption, you try to corner @RealBenCarson [1] with a “gotcha” pertaining to the 10…
— Veritas_Christ (@Veritas_Christ) June 22, 2024 [2]
Carson left the CNN journalist flustered, refusing to be ensnared in their trap. Undeterred by the biased line of questioning, Carson emphasized, “This isn’t about President Trump. This is about what is happening to the moral fiber of our nation.” He pointed out the crucial role that such moral principles play in fostering respect and good conduct among individuals, especially at a young age.
Unfazed by the host’s attempts to steer the conversation into an attack on Christianity, Carson emphasized the importance of teaching values and highlighted the freedom for the people of Louisiana to voice their opinion through the ballot box.
In a tête-à-tête that left the CNN host flustered, Carson’s logical stance underscored the network’s unfortunate decline in journalistic integrity.
This incident serves as another glaring example of how CNN’s commitment to “facts first” has been replaced with a questionable practice of selective reporting, which biases its coverage towards a predetermined narrative.