A technical mishap at MSNBC on Sunday evening offered viewers a rare glimpse into the network’s less than scrupulous practices when a reporter got caught rigging a post-debate interview on behalf of 2016 Democrat presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton.
“And I’m going to ask you about Flint,” reporter Kristen Welker could be heard saying to a Clinton aid worker after host Ari Melber threw the segment to her, according to Breitbart.
Apparently, a delayed signal caused her to be unaware that Melber had passed the segment to her. When at last she realized she was live on air, she proceeded to question the aide worker, communications director Jen Palmieri, about her reaction to the just finished debate between Clinton and her challenger, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.
“So Jen, your initial reaction to tonight’s debate?” she asked.
WATCH: Reporter Doesn’t Know Camera’s On
Gets Caught RIGGING Interview for Clinton
A bit later in the segment, Welker finally asked Palmieri the question she had warned her about.
“Let’s start with the issue of Flint — the Sanders campaign is saying that Secretary Clinton flip-flopped to some extent,” she said. “Tonight she came out for the first time calling for the resignation of the governor."
“Why tonight, and was that a last-minute decision to flip-flop?” Welker then asked. That seemed like a legitimate question, save for the fact that she tipped Palmieri off to it.
Some might argue that Welker’s warning was more of a faux pas than a violation of ethics, but others would vehemently disagree. The crux of the matter is that Welker, a reporter for liberal MSNBC, would most likely never tip off an aide from the opposition party. Instead she saves such warnings for members of her network’s own ideological team, the Democrats.
What she did has a name: media bias. And frankly, judging by MSNBC’s notorious history, Welker’s actions should come as no major shocker.
H/T Washington Free Beacon
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