Joe Kernen

Joseph Valle | May 24, 2019

Even CNBC's more liberal anchor wasn't thrilled with newly announced plans from Democratic candidates to tax Wall Street transactions.

Reporter Ylan Mui told Squawk Box viewers on May 23 about plans from liberal…

Julia A. Seymour | May 4, 2017

The CEO of AT&T insisted that tax reform spurs business investment, which will lead to hiring and wage growth in an interview with CNBC’s Squawk Box a week after the president proposed reforms.

AT&T CEO and…

James Powers | April 5, 2017

Good things come in threes.

This is the third month in a row for a strong jobs report. The question is: Will journalists continue to ignore the good economic news under President Donald Trump?

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James Powers | March 30, 2017

One CNBC anchor thinks the media are “in cahoots with the hating party” and it’s hurting the president’s ability to function with Congress.

Squawk Box co-anchor Joe Kernen blasted the media for…

James Powers | March 17, 2017

Seeing a conservative and a liberal agree on the idea of term limits is quite unusual.

Though they don’t usually agree on much, CNBC’s Squawk Box co-anchors Joe Kernen and Andrew Ross Sorkin both praised…

James Powers | March 14, 2017

Add Home Depot Co-founder Ken Langone to the list of business leaders endorsing Trump’s economic agenda.

After blasting the “irrelevant” liberal media for obstructing President Trump, Langone warned…

James Powers | March 10, 2017

The economic optimism of Donald Trump’s election is becoming harder to deny, although many liberals are still trying.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) announced March 10, that the U.S. economy added 235,000 new jobs in February…

James Powers | February 17, 2017

Rather than rejoice over the stock market rally, many people are pushing economic pessimism and that upset CNBC’s Rick Santelli.

The CNBC editor and contributor complained about the pessimism on Squawk Box Feb. 16.

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James Powers | January 19, 2017

It’s working.

President-elect Donald Trump’s talk of lowering corporate tax rates and reducing regulation is already helping the economy, according to New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Group President Tom…

Sam Dorman | December 5, 2016

After Donald Trump chose former presidential candidate Ben Carson to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), journalists ridiculed the choice, mocked Carson’s beliefs and labeled him a “scammer.”

Sam Dorman | November 9, 2016

Squawk Box host Joe Kernen blasted the “mainstream media” as the election loser saying certain outlets should accept humiliation.

“The mainstream media is a loser in this and not just in trying to analyze what was…

Sam Dorman | November 8, 2016

CNBC’s Joe Kernen slammed anti-Trump media bias on Nov. 8, and branded The New York Times as an honorary member of the Clinton campaign.

He joked that The New York Times staff had an “honorary position” in the…

Sam Dorman | November 7, 2016

Leaked emails from the Clinton campaign cast doubts on CNBC Chief Washington Correspondent John Harwood’s abilities to be an objective reporter when it came to Hillary Clinton.

But after The Hill accused Harwood…

Sam Dorman | October 3, 2016

National Baseball Hall of Famer Johnny Bench threw his support to Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, and argued on CNBC’s Squawk Box that Trump could “change Washington.”

“I’m going for…

Sam Dorman | September 12, 2016

Squawk Box anchor Joe Kernen jabbed the Clinton campaign for staging a meeting between the Democratic presidential nominee and a little girl in New York City.

“It was so choreographed,” Kernen said on Sept. 12.…

Sam Dorman | August 22, 2016

When CNBC’s Joe Kernen calls someone out for liberal bias, it is usually one of his colleagues. This time, he hit ABC This Week anchor George Stephanopoulos.

“I love when Steph goes after the Republicans, man. He's tough.…

Mira Ebersole | July 29, 2016

CNBC’s business news coverage took a humorous turn when Squawk Box anchors Joe Kernen and Andrew Ross Sorkin’s conversation turned to social media. 

On July 27, after reporting that Twitter shares were down following a…

Mira Ebersole | July 22, 2016

On the eve of the Democratic convention, CNBC’s Joe Kernen wanted to know why the media have failed to challenge Hillary Clinton on the issue of her personal wealth and the controversy surrounding the Clinton Foundation.

Kernen, a…

Mira Ebersole | June 16, 2016

Following the Labor Department’s disappointing report that only 38,000 jobs were added in May, the Federal Reserve decided on June 15, 2016, they would not raise interest rates.

CNBC Squawk Box co-anchor Joe Kernen reacted to the…

Sam Dorman | May 18, 2016

CNBC anchor Joe Kernen on Tuesday tore into the prospect of a socialist president, and knocked young people who he said had a warped view of Bernie Sanders.

Kernen’s comments came in response to a report by political correspondent…