Rep. Wesley Hunt’s reluctance to address the Andrew and Tristan Tate arrest speaks volumes about the corporate media’s obsession with scandal over substance. Hunt snapped a photo with these controversial figures just days before their arrest, and instead of tackling the obvious conflict, he dodges the question—classic Washington sleaze. It’s rich that outlets like CNN and MSNBC are keen to spin this story into outrage fodder, promoting a narrative that plays directly into their moral superiority complex while conveniently overlooking their own complicity in elevating these personalities.

How disingenuous can the mainstream media be? This isn’t just a bit of asynchronous timing; it reveals a glaring hypocrisy. They parade around professing to be the moral gatekeepers, yet they enabled the very fame these two men gained through questionable means. Meanwhile, Hunt sidesteps accountability and the media spins it like it’s all just a sideshow. Fox News will probably bask in this chaos, framing it as an echo of moral decay rather than examining the actual implications of political partnerships—like, what does it mean for politicians to cozy up to controversial figures only to shy away when the heat is on?

We live in an era where outrage sells, and narratives are shaped by who can scream the loudest about scandal instead of focusing on the truth. Hunt’s dance around this issue is a perfect metaphor for political theater: lots of fuss but no real answers. It’s a shame that asking tough questions has become an endangered species in corporate journalism.