Victor Davis Hanson, a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, discussed on Fox News Tuesday why the liberal media is supporting former President Donald Trump in the polls, likening them to “addicts.”
Hanson appeared on “The Ingraham Angle” to talk about Trump's recent victory in the Iowa caucuses, where he led by about 51 percentage points as the front-runner for the Republican nomination. Fox host Laura Ingraham said liberal media outlets didn't want to hear about President Trump's willingness to work with Democrats to help rebuild cities, and asked her fellow senior researcher's thoughts on the issue.
Hanson said he believes the liberal media can “overwhelm Trump” by spreading “falsehoods” about him, but that this only diminishes their “credibility.” (Related article: 'Trying to rig the election': Clay Travis rips liberal networks for not airing Trump victory speech)
“Well, the more they bias their reporting, the more they spread falsehoods about Trump, the more they realize that they are the proverbial straw in Trump's camel, and that they will eventually overwhelm Trump. I think they think they can. But in reality, as we've seen, [in] The opposite has been true for the past year or two,” Hanson said.
“The more they lie, the more they don't apologize, the more they don't correct the record, and the more they get caught, the less their credibility becomes and the more popular Donald Trump becomes in the primaries. I think it extends to the election, because they can't stop it. They have the Trump fix. They're like addicts. And they know it doesn't help. But they can't stop it because they're addicted to it. So they're going to keep doing what you saw last night for the rest of next year, and what little trust they have left is shattered, and that's when Donald “I think it will help Trump,” Hanson added.
Hanson went on to say that it was “media members” who were highlighting issues such as the events of January 6, the “lies” surrounding the origins of COVID-19, and the circumstances surrounding George Floyd's death. He told viewers that there was. The senior researcher also claimed that while the intention to raise the issue was to “take down” Trump, it only aided Trump's “political comeback.” (Related: 'He lost me': Jonathan Turley rebuts Biden's 'attack on democracy' speech in less than 60 seconds)
“You know, without these media outlets, most of the lies about people, about the whole uprising of January 6th, or about the origins of the coronavirus or social distancing and mask-wearing, or the circumstances of George Floyd's death. , and I think we forget about the riots that happened. Not to mention the disinformation about the laptops and the Russian collusion. All of that would never have resonated. They All of that was fabricated, constructed and exaggerated,” Hanson said.
“Still, that didn't destroy Donald Trump. He made one of the most surprising political comebacks in the history of American politics. And I think that's partly because of news media bias,” Hanson concluded. Ta
Following Trump's victory in Iowa on Monday night, the former president gave a speech in which he outlined his planned next steps for the campaign and said he was ready to work with Democrats to “fix things.” said.
However, MSNBC and CNN censored the former president's speech even after his historic victory in the state caucuses. MSNBC host Rachel Maddow said she “rejected false reporting,” and CNN host Jake Tapper interrupted former President Trump when he started talking about illegal immigration.
