“Morning Joe” co-host Mika Brzezinski hastily corrected a guest who called Donald Trump a “rapist.” It came just weeks after ABC News settled a lawsuit with the president-elect following the Starcaster's malicious allegations.
Scott Galloway, an entrepreneur and professor at New York University's Stern School of Business, said on the left-leaning network's Wednesday show that when Trump disparaged the president-elect, he thought voters were looking at Trump rather than Kamala Harris. They were discussing the economic reasons for their choice.
“We are in the midst of a series of mini-revolutions to correct income inequality. And the reason we installed an insurrectionist and a rapist as president is that for the first time in the history of this country, a 30-year-old man or woman “They're not doing as well as their parents,” Galloway said.
Shortly after, as the interview ended, Brzezinski stepped in with a legal memo to make it clear that MSNBC did not condone the comments.
“It was a great conversation,” she said. “I would like to comment on the language used in this interview. Donald Trump went to civil trial and was found to have defamed sexual abuse, not rape. However, the judge in this case did not agree that his actions It was likened to rape, but the charge was officially called sexual abuse.
Brzezinski then quickly cut to commercial.
Her correction comes after ABC News agreed last month to pay $16 million to settle a defamation lawsuit over false statements made by “This Week” host George Stephanopoulos. .
Stephanopoulos, who was forced to apologize as part of the settlement, repeatedly claimed that Trump had been found “responsible for rape” during a March 10 interview when he asked lawmakers about their support for the Republican Party. Ta.
The Post exclusively reported that Stephanopoulos ignored repeated warnings from producers not to use the word “rape.”
Trump's pick to head the Federal Communications Commission has issued a stern warning to national news networks against what he sees as bias in their coverage of Trump.
Last month, incoming FCC Chairman Brendan Kerr wrote in a letter to Disney CEO Bob Iger that “Americans no longer trust the national news media to report completely, accurately, and fairly.” Ta.
The post is previously reported Mr. Carr and the Trump administration may also take a stab at the mega-merger between Paramount Global, the parent company of CBS News, and Skydance Media.
Among other things, CBS could be forced to hand over the full transcript of its controversial “60 Minutes” interview with Kamala Harris, according to people close to President Trump's transition team. Trump administration officials believe the interview shows the agency had dirty practices during the transition. 2024 Election.
