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Rob Finnerty did what honest journalists used to do: he called out the obvious. On his show he tore into the media and Democratic elites for applying one set of rules to Republican presidents and a completely different standard to Democrats — a point he’s raised repeatedly while hosting Newsmax programming.
Look at the facts: President Biden ordered major strikes in Iraq and Syria after a deadly drone attack that killed three American service members, and the administration made clear the strikes were a direct response to attacks on U.S. forces. Conservatives who value American strength applauded the decisive action, while much of the establishment press treated it as a sober, necessary defense of U.S. troops rather than an occasion for hysteria.
Now remember how the country reacted when President Trump ordered the killing of Qassem Soleimani on Jan. 3, 2020 — the same media and many Democrats lashed out, calling the move “provocative,” demanding investigations, and rushing to restrain the commander in chief. House Democrats even rushed through a war powers push to hamstring rapid responses, proving the partisan yardstick for force is wildly inconsistent.
This isn’t nuance — it’s hypocrisy. The same voices who branded Trump as reckless for protecting American lives are all too willing to cheer or excuse Biden when it’s politically convenient, and that double standard wrecks credibility and emboldens our enemies. The Washington Post itself noted how liberals questioned past strikes only to pivot when the politics changed, and Americans deserve straight answers, not selective outrage.
There are real consequences when elites and the press play favorites: morale in the ranks suffers, adversaries learn who will be punished and who will be forgiven, and the rule of law becomes a partisan prop. Even routine debates about leaks and operational security get warped when career officers and enlisted personnel see different rules applied to different players — a perception of “different spanks for different ranks” that corrodes trust.
Patriots don’t cheer tribalism; they demand consistency. Finnerty did the country a service by naming the double standard — now Congress, the press, and patriotic Americans should insist on the same yardstick for national security no matter which party occupies the White House. Our troops deserve policies rooted in principle and strength, not in partisan spin.
