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Rob Finnerty did exactly what honest journalists used to do: he named the double standard for what it is and refused to let the legacy press skate by with selective outrage. On his show Finnerty called out the media and Democratic operatives for treating identical uses of American force as either criminal or heroic depending on the party in the White House, and he made the plainly patriotic point that our troops deserve consistency, not cable news virtue signaling.
Look at what happened under President Biden when the Pentagon struck facilities used by Iran-backed militias in Syria — the administration framed the strikes as measured, defensive, and necessary to protect American lives, and many outlets dutifully ran with that language. The same incident from the other side of the aisle would have been pilloried as reckless adventurism and a constitutional overreach.
It isn’t just one isolated event. The Biden White House has authorized strikes against Iranian proxy sites in Iraq and Syria as part of a policy to deter attacks on U.S. forces, and mainstream headlines described those strikes as calibrated and aimed at de-escalation — the tone mattered almost as much as the actions themselves. That contrast in language and posture is at the heart of Finnerty’s critique: the press isn’t even trying to be impartial anymore.
Contrast that with how the same media reacted when President Trump ordered the targeted strike that killed Qassem Soleimani in January 2020. The killing was certainly consequential, and it sparked debate — but the immediate media tone was uniformly skeptical and often accusatory, with questions about legality and a fierce demand for congressional answers. The difference in treatment wasn’t lost on viewers who watched the same networks flip from outrage to restraint depending on partisan calculations.
Yes, some Democrats did grumble when Biden pulled the trigger, and there are always loud voices on the left demanding more oversight — but the broader pattern is unmistakable: the corporate press and Democratic operatives reflexively condemn Republican force while giving Democratic presidents the benefit of a kinder, softer narrative. That half-hearted balance does nothing to protect our republic; it only corrodes trust in institutions that should rise above politics.
Real patriots don’t want endless war, but we do demand a straightforward rule: equal treatment for equal actions. Rob Finnerty spoke for millions of Americans when he refused to let the media write our national security rules out of both sides of its mouth. If Washington’s elites won’t hold the press accountable, then everyday Americans must, because a country that tolerates press hypocrisy while its sons and daughters serve is a country that is losing its moral compass.
