Only ABC and PBS Reported Briefly on Leftist 'May Day Strong' Protests

You could see the signs, like on PBS: No Kings, No Wars, No Billionaires! ABC World News Tonight anchor David Muir offered an anchor brief that lasted about 27 seconds: ABC spent less than half a minute promoting turnout for the leftist May Day protests across the country against what they call a billionaire takeover of the government. No ideological labeling, and the story from Cuba that follows never used the word Communist, or note the pic.twitter.com/Lwn59VRkib — Tim Graham (@TimJGraham) May 2, 2026 DAVID MUIR: Across the U.S. tonight, thousands of people taking part in may day protests. Organizers calling for a nationwide boycott of work, school and shopping. Here in New York City, a large rally in Manhattan, thousands marching in Washington, D.C., many condemning what they call a billionaire takeover of the government. In Chicago, teachers, students and union members joining a large rally in a march through the city, and in Los Angeles tonight, thousands hitting the streets for a rally in March from MacArthur Park to downtown Los Angeles. From there, Muir turned to communist Cuba, although all of their reporting never used the term communist to describe it: Tonight, our team inside Cuba, the massive May Day demonstrations there as President Yrump increases pressure with new sanctions against the Cuban government. Were those protesters voluntary, or mandatory? Communists love their May Day protests -- could that be a reason why the liberal media went lighter this time out? Matt Rivers repeated the communist-organized protester theme: RIVERS: Tonight, as thousands of Cubans took to the streets of Havana for May Day, in Washington, President Trump expanding sanctions against the Cuban government, a four-month U.S. oil blockade already straining a struggling economy. The U.S. intent on regime change. [Pointing] That building right there is the U.S. Embassy here in Havana. And today, the Cuban government is surging hundreds of thousands of people right past its front door with a clear message. The Cuban government is not backing down. Rivers acknowledged many Cubans want regime change, but he concluded by quoting a taxi driver saying they don't realize just how bad war can be. PBS News Hour anchor Amna Nawaz gave 70 seconds to May Day protests around the globe. She offered no ideological labels -- even though you can see the communist hammer sickle in Spain as they chanted long live the working class, she said. Here in the U.S., May Day is not a public holiday, like it is in many other parts of the world, but cities including New York and Chicago saw marches and boycotts where opposition to the policies of Donald Trump was a common theme. PBS @NewsHour gave 70 seconds to May Day protests around the globe. No ideological labels -- even though you can see the Hammer Sickle in Spain. In the USA, opposition to the policies of Donald Trump was a common theme. pic.twitter.com/rIYZxYqoRI — Tim Graham (@TimJGraham) May 2, 2026 Even more surprising, the Saturday morning copies of The New York Times and The Washington Post I picked up had no May Day protest story -- although it's possible they'll pop it into their Sunday papers. Tim Graham Sat, 05/02/2026 - 11:22 Marketing Timing Regular Search Engine Title ABC and PBS Briefly Cover May Day Protests While Others Stay Silent CNS Commentary Off