Brian Stelter Names Most Overtly ‘Biased’ Hosts at Fox News and MSNBC – But Claims There Isn’t One on CNN

Former CNN chief media correspondent Brian Stelter named the most biased hosts at Fox News and MSNBC during an appearance on NewsNation’s Dan Abrams Live Tuesday evening, before claiming there wasn’t anyone to name at his own former network.

After NewsNation host Dan Abrams questioned, “Who do you think is the most partisan or most detached from reality on Fox News?” Stelter replied:

Maria Bartiromo. I focus on her in the book because she’s the first person that started smearing those voting technology companies, even days before Trump did it after the 2020 election. It was Maria Bartiromo. I think she was afraid of him losing, afraid of losing her access to the president. When Trump lost, she lost too.

Abrams weighed in, “It’s kind of wild what’s gone on with Maria Bartiromo. I mean, the evolution of her from star business reporter to now being kind of fringe player.”

“Fringe player, except a lot of MAGA voters really believe in her and her propaganda is embraced by those voters,” Stelter argued. “That’s what’s frustrating about Fox. There should be more real reporting and fewer of those opinion hours, in my humble opinion.”

Asked by Abrams to name “the most partisan or biased host on MSNBC,” Stelter replied, “I think the word ‘partisan’ is a nasty word. It’s a negative word.”

“Alright, who is the most biased?” pressed Abrams, to which Stelter said:

I was on Joy Reid’s show last week. The segment before me, the banner was “Trump’s authoritarian streak.” I happen to agree Trump has an authoritarian streak, but I think she comes with a very clear point of view. I don’t think it’s a bias, I think it’s a point of view, a perspective, just like you.

Abrams’ final question, “Do you think that there are any people on CNN who are overtly biased?” resulted in a different answer from Stelter.

“I really, truly don’t, and they fired me! And I’m telling you, I really, truly don’t,” he insisted.

After Abrams proposed Jim Acosta, Stelter said, “I think Jim is telling the truth. I really do. The truth hurts really sometimes,” before arguing that Acosta had more of a “point of view” and “perspective” than a bias.

Watch above via NewsNation.