Senator Elizabeth Warren has shifted her focus from Wall Street to a surprising new battleground: Monday Night Football. The senator’s latest critique centers on her frustration with private networks like ESPN, Disney, or the NFL for not aligning with her vision, while simultaneously blaming former President Donald Trump for failing to impose his will on these entities.
Warren’s criticism hinges on the claim that Trump did not intervene in a content distribution dispute, despite her longstanding accusations of authoritarianism against him. The irony is glaring—she condemns Trump for not acting like a dictator, even as she herself advocates for government overreach into private corporate decisions.
Commentators have highlighted the contradiction, with one noting Warren’s logic reduces to “Trump is a dictator for everything he does, and also for everything he doesn’t do.” The scenario becomes absurd when imagining Trump forcing networks to broadcast specific programming, a move Warren would likely decry as fascist. Instead, she focuses on Trump’s inaction, framing it as a failure of leadership.
The article underscores Warren’s pattern of targeting convenient corporate foes, from grocers to auto makers, while avoiding scrutiny of her own political ties. Her latest campaign against football broadcasting highlights the performative nature of her critiques, which prioritize headlines over coherent policy arguments.
