Screencap of Twitter/X video.
Like many people in media, Brian Stelter has an inflated sense of the worth of mainstream journalists. We are used to this fact about him, but sometimes, even we are surprised by the lengths he will go to heap praise on his broken industry.
Today on the air, Stelter gave journalists the credit for ending Eric Swlawell’s bid for governor of California.
This is amazing when you consider the fact that people are coming out of the woodwork now, claiming that Swalwell’s behavior has been an open secret among Democrats and the media for years.
And by the way, don’t his victims who have come forward deserve more credit than the media?
The Blaze reported on this:
CNN’s chief media analyst is applauding the mainstream media for exposing sexual misconduct allegations against the top Democratic candidate for California governor, including an alleged rape, and now faces the wrath of online critics.
California Rep. Eric Swalwell had a tenuous lead above the other Democrats, but he has suspended his campaign in the wake of allegations of sexual assault from a former staffer and accusations from others about sexual misconduct. He has denied the claims.
On Monday, Brian Stelter of CNN said the report was a victory for journalism while ignoring that many had looked the other way for a decade about rumors of the allegations.
Stelter said it was a “testament to the power of investigative reporting” and credited CNN and the Chronicle for ending Swalwell’s gubernatorial hopes.
Watch the video of Stelter below:

Eric Swalwell ending his bid for California governor is, among other things, a testament to the power of investigative reporting pic.twitter.com/4xzUg944dt
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) April 13, 2026

People on Twitter/X slammed Stelter’s comments:

And all it took was seven terms in Congress and about a half-dozen victims for investigative journalists to break the news of behavior apparently everyone knew about.
— T. Becket Adams (@BecketAdams) April 13, 2026

10 years late. Imagine how many people might have been saved from Swalwell had the media done its job at the start, rather than covering for a fellow Democrat.
— Chuck DeVore (@ChuckDeVore) April 13, 2026

I realize you’re tying to take a victory lap here but why couldn’t anyone investigate this story before last week? Apparently lots of people knew for years. Echoes of Joe Biden coverage all over again.
— John Sexton (@verumserum) April 13, 2026

It’s amazing that Stelter would give the media credit for this. We all know the real reason why they wanted Swalwell out of the race.
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