President of the Media Research Center David Bozell joined Larry O’Connor on WMAL’s O’Connor & Co. Wednesday morning to deliver a blistering briefing on what he calls a total lack of "rooting for the home team" across the Big Four News Apps, American elitist media establishment, and late-night comedy circuit.
The conversation centered on the media’s cynical coverage of the ongoing military conflict with Iran, a 47-year-old enemy of the United States. While the Trump administration's current strategy relies on the element of surprise as a tool to reduce American casualties and achieve strategic goals, Bozell warned that the press and the Big Four News Apps (Apple News, Microsoft's MSN, Google News, and Yahoo News) are prioritizing "Trump Derangement Syndrome" over fair and patriotic reporting.
If CNN gets the red-carpet treatment from Iran, don’t expect independent reporting.@DavidBozell and @LarryOConnor discuss why CNN’s access in Tehran raises serious credibility questions. pic.twitter.com/dzw40w9q5e
— Media Research Center (@theMRC) March 11, 2026
Bozell, described by O’Connor as "Saint Patrick to the media snakes," revealed staggering new MRC NewsBusters research into the late-night landscape. Last week alone, a whopping 235 out of 250 jokes across all major late-night shows were anti-American, anti-ally, or specifically targeted U.S. servicemen and women. "You struggle to see what team they're rooting for, and they're obviously not rooting for the home team," Bozell noted. He highlighted a bizarre coordination among hosts like Fallon, Kimmel, Meyers, and Colbert, noting that they all push nearly identical narratives portraying the Iran conflict as merely a distraction from the Jeffrey Epstein files.
The dialogue shifted to the dangerous information vacuum created when the American public can no longer trust the press during wartime. Bozell expressed particular frustration with CNN’s "red carpet" treatment in Iran, noting that any news coming out of Tehran is essentially approved by Iran and filtered through the regime’s guardrails. He lamented the loss of the era of reporting where journalists focused on ground-level facts rather than partisan punditry.
If CNN gets the red-carpet treatment from Iran, don’t expect independent reporting.@DavidBozell and @LarryOConnor discuss why CNN’s access in Tehran raises serious credibility questions. pic.twitter.com/dzw40w9q5e
— Media Research Center (@theMRC) March 11, 2026
Bozell concluded by stressing the importance of recognizing the administration’s clear strategic goals for Iran, such as eliminating nuclear capabilities and controlling the Strait of Hormuz, despite a media tenor that insists there is "no plan." He called out shameful attempts by networks like CBS to use "stealth edits" to drive a wedge between the U.S. and Israel.
MRC will continue to expose the major league biases that have left late-night ratings in freefall and the American public searching for the truth elsewhere.
