Media has the responsibility to inform the public about the latest news and provide public service when needed. However, this was not the case for CNN and MSNBC when they decided not to air Patty Morin’s appeal to journalists live at the White House last 16 April.
"SHAMEFUL that @CNN and @MSNBC refuses to take Angel Mom Patty Morin as she recounts the terrible tragedy of how an illegal killed her sweet daughter, Rachel," Steven Cheung, assistant to the president and White House director of communications, posted on X.
Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) head Elon Musk replied to Cheung’s post on X with a "100" emoji.
In another post on X quoting Cheung’s post, Stephen Miller, White House deputy chief of staff for policy and Homeland Security advisor, said, "CNN’s and MSNBC’s contempt for the victims of migrant crime is reprehensible."
Patty Morin joined White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt at a White House press briefing to talk about her daughter Rachel Morin’s August 2023 murder by Victor Antonio Martinez-Hernandez.
CNN and MSNBC did not carry the briefing with Morin live. CNN did play a clip of Patty Morin from the briefing on 17 April.
According to a Grabien Media search, CNN mentioned Rachel Morin on the air each day this week, while MSNBC hasn't mentioned her at all, including on flagship morning show "Morning Joe."
Rachel, a Maryland mother of five children, was jogging when Martinez-Hernandez beat, raped and strangled her to death. On 14 April, a Maryland jury found Martinez-Hernandez guilty on all counts of first-degree murder, first-degree rape, third-degree sexual offense and kidnapping.
Patty Morin begged journalists in tears to "tell the truth, tell how violent it really is," and said the conversation about immigration "is about protecting our children. It's more than just politics or votes or just anything. It's about national security, protecting Americans, protecting our kids."
She also called out Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., who traveled to El Salvador on Wednesday "to show solidarity" with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an illegal immigrant and suspected MS-13 gang member who lived in Maryland before the administration deported him to El Salvador’s Terrorism Confinement Center.
According to a study published recently by the Media Research Center, ABC, CBS, and NBC spent zero seconds on the Martinez-Hernandez trial, but 64 minutes were spent on Abrego Garcia between 1 April and 15 April.