This week’s Liberal Media Scream features Meet the Press host Chuck Todd in a post-impeachment funk, talking on his NBC show about America being “in what feels like a more dark period.”
On his show, he noted a lack of “moral leadership” from politicians in the age of President Trump before giving his ominous view.
Todd revealed that before the program that the panel had voted “social ills” as the No. 1 story of the past decade, specifically gun killings at schools and the opioid crisis. After New York Times reporter Helene Cooper rued that in the wake of the Obama-era Sandy Hook, Conn., school shootings, “We were willing to prioritize our gun rights over protecting children in elementary schools,” Todd said, “It’s a reminder of how little Americans turn to politicians anymore for moral leadership because our politicians have totally failed on these two crises.”
Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin said that “losing trust in government means losing trust in our collective ability to do something,” but, she added: “There were positive things about these ‘10s, there was activism. … More women ran and won than ever before, a lot more people interested in politics. There’s an arc to this decade. You have to see the positives.”
At which point, Todd jumped in: “You have to see it as a historian. In 30 years, this decade may be reviewed differently than we’re reviewing it now. We’re living in what feels like a more dark period.”
And at that he said: “I have five seconds. Sorry, guys. That’s all we have for today. Thank you for watching. Happy holidays. Merry Christmas. Happy Hanukkah and everything.”
Brent Baker, Media Research Center vice president of research and publications, explains our weekly pick: “Americans who love President Trump are inspired by his efforts to reinvigorate the best of American ideals while even many of those disgusted by Trump see the positives in American resilience overcoming Trump, but Todd only sees the worst, a ‘dark’ America. You can always count on a liberal journalist to see and emphasize the bad news over the good.”
Rating: Three out of five screams.
