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A study published on Friday revealed just how many times reporters and
anchors on cable news outlets CNN and MSNBC referred to the violent protests and riots in Los Angeles as ôpeaceful.ö

The Media Research Center (MRC) evaluated coverage of the protests ù
targeting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and attempting to prevent them from carrying out raids ù on the two major left-leaning cable networks ranging from June 7 to June 11, 5:00 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. ET. During that time, as rioters burned cars in the streets and threw cinder blocks at
law enforcement, the protests were called ôpeacefulö some 211 times.

According to the study, CNN aired more than half (123) of those mentions and the other 88 were seen on MSNBCÆs coverage.

Fox News anchor Dana Perino brought up the study with former White House
Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany on ôAmericaÆs Newsroomö on Monday, and the
two discussed the obvious disparities between what people saw playing out in Los Angeles and what CNN and MSNBC were saying about it.

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CNN & MSNBC referenced the anti-American LA riots as ôpeacefulö over
200 times.@kayleighmcenany and @DanaPerino to discuss our latest
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ù Media Research Center (@theMRC) June 16, 2025

ôThe Media Research Center shows that between June 7th and 11th, CNN and
MSNBC had a reference to the protests as æpeacefulÆ 211 times ù as if they
were trying to really make the ù drive that point home,ö Perino said.

ôYeah, and I actually saw this pivot in real time where it was æpeaceful, peaceful, peaceful,Æ and then on that Sunday afternoon the cars were burning, there were scooters being tossed onto the hoods of police cars, and all of a sudden that æpeacefulÆ adjective made its way out of the coverage, at least temporarily,ö McEnany replied.

A report from MRCÆs Newsbusters cited several examples from CNN and MSNBC noting that multiple personalities had used the term during the studied timeframe.

ôThe intention, it seems, is to lump in violent rioters and peaceful protestors,ö Brian Stelter said on June 9 on CNN.

Two days later, CNN anchor Erin Burnett said, ôThere were some incidents of violence. There were specific individuals involved in that. By and large, peaceful protest.ö

On June 11, MSNBCÆs Chris Hayes said, ôDonald Trump can try to turn the military into a partisan tool, mobilizing the National Guard and even the Marines against peaceful protestors.ö

The same day, anchor Nicolle Wallace added, ôDonald Trump referred to those peaceful protestors exercising their First Amendment rights as insurrectionists.ö

According to the MRC, the only statements that were evaluated for the
purposes of the study were those made by anchors, reporters, and guests who were supposed to be ônon-partisan.ö

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