CBS News Hires Ex-Trump Official Mick Mulvaney, Wins Neither Hearts Nor Minds

Mick Mulvaney is the latest ex-Trump official to reap the benefits of news outlets’ willingness to whitewash the past, and the fallout from his first day on the job has been swift. CBS News announced Tuesday it had hired the former director of the Office of Management and Budget and Donald Trump’s former acting White House chief of staff as a paid contributor. Mulvaney debuted his analysis in a “breakdown” of President Joe Biden’s proposal to raise taxes on the wealthiest Americans; anchor Anne-Marie Green billed him as “the guy to ask about this,” without making much mention of his… Read Full Article