CBS’s Margaret Brennan Blames Free Speech for Nazism—And Gets Schooled
CBS’s Margaret Brennan is making a name for herself—but not in the way she thinks. As the host of Face the Nation, you’d expect the network to showcase one of its best. Instead, Brennan has repeatedly proven that CBS is, as the saying goes, “not sending their best.”
In a stunning display of historical ignorance, Brennan attempted to go after newly appointed Secretary of State Marco Rubio by claiming that free speech led to the rise of Nazism and Hitler.
Watch the exchange here:
The take was so absurd that even Rubio looked momentarily stunned. Just weeks after JD Vance publicly dismantled her in an earlier interview, Brennan still hasn’t learned how to properly engage with her guests.
The online backlash was immediate and brutal, with critics highlighting not only the historical inaccuracy of her claim but also the sheer absurdity of the argument itself.
Even VP JD Vance weighed in:
Brennan did find one defender—Jesse Rodriguez, a VP at MSNBC News—who rushed to her defense.
He was swiftly torn apart as well:
For his part, Rubio fired back at Face the Nation with a direct response:
At this point, you have to wonder—does anyone in the mainstream media know history?
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