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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 �peaceful.�

The Media Research Center (MRC) evaluated coverage of the protests �
targeting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and attempting to prevent them from carrying out raids � 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 �peaceful� some 211 times.

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

Fox News anchor Dana Perino brought up the study with former White House
Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany on �America�s Newsroom� 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 �peaceful� over
200 times.@kayleighmcenany and @DanaPerino to discuss our latest
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�The Media Research Center shows that between June 7th and 11th, CNN and
MSNBC had a reference to the protests as �peaceful� 211 times � as if they
were trying to really make the � drive that point home,� Perino said.

�Yeah, and I actually saw this pivot in real time where it was �peaceful, peaceful, peaceful,� 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 �peaceful� adjective made its way out of the coverage, at least temporarily,� McEnany replied.

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

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

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

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

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

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 �non-partisan.�

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