ABC News host George Stephanopoulos grilled Will Scharf, Donald Trump's attorney, during an interview on Sunday. Throughout the interview, the host repeatedly rejected Scharf's suggestion that President Joe Biden orchestrated Trump's conviction in New York. "I vehemently disagree that the Dist...
  • jimmydoreisalefty@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    You may be right.

    I know I can be wrong and I try to learn from mistakes or bad habits.

    Yes, communication can be hard and I and others may react with emotion or just to reply quickly…

    I know I do that, as well as other humans.

    When the guest demonstrates a clear intent to spread obvious misinformation to further their own interests, discontinuing the conversation is the only recourse.

    I do not agree with that point, but who knows how I would react. It is legacy media so sounds bites and time limitations might be the real cause for no pushback.

    To say the same thing another way, the host did rebut the guest, but the guest carried on without responding to the rebuttal, intent on using the show as a platform to spread misinformation.

    You are most likely correct, but I have little to no reason to be an apologetic to the duopoly,legacy media, or the owner class.