Kari Lake didn’t mince words on Rob Schmitt’s program this week, calling out the national press for what she rightly described as relentless, partisan attacks on conservatives and President Trump. For years hardworking Americans have watched as the so‑called “mainstream” outlets pick and choose facts, sanitize narratives for their preferred candidates, and treat normal political dissent as an existential threat.
What Lake called “propagandists” and “lie spreaders” is not empty rhetoric — it’s the everyday experience of millions who see stories buried, witnesses ignored, and obvious double standards defended with straight faces. She’s been saying as much repeatedly on Newsmax, and watching cable networks scramble to explain away obvious biases only proves her point.
Americans are tired of elites in newsrooms deciding which presidents get treated like monarchs and which get treated like criminals. Kari Lake’s bluntness is a breath of fresh air for people who want accountability, not spin; she’s calling for journalists to do their jobs instead of acting as campaign operatives. The outrage from the establishment press tells you everything you need to know about who’s comfortable with the status quo.
The real scandal isn’t that a conservative voice called out the media — it’s that so many in the media have earned the label. From selective fact‑checking to willful omission of stories that help conservatives, there’s a pattern of behavior that harms democracy and silences dissenting Americans. That’s why figures like Lake keep returning to the same theme: the press must be held accountable.
If the press truly believed in fair play, they’d treat every politician the same, and they’d stop acting like patriotic Americans who question power are the problem. Instead, we see networks that bend over backward to protect certain politicians while savaging others, fueling distrust and division. As President Trump himself has pointed out, even some formerly conservative outlets now operate more like activist organizations than newsrooms.
Kari Lake’s fury is the fury of ordinary citizens who have had enough of the permanent ruling class deciding what’s true and what’s verboten. Conservatives aren’t asking for cushy coverage — just an honest reckoning, fair reporting, and the same skepticism the press shows when reporting on their opponents. That’s not radical; it’s patriotic.
For Americans who still believe in free speech and honest journalism, Lake’s message is a rallying cry: demand better, refuse the lies, and don’t let the media elites gaslight a nation into silence. Our country deserves a press that serves the people, not a political party.
