‘The Office' star Rainn Wilson rips ‘left-leaning' media during interview with MSNBC host, claims Biden coverage fostered mistrust
'The Office' star Rainn Wilson slammed 'left-leaning' media outlets for causing the public to lose trust in President Donald Trump and Elon Musk — while being cheerleaders for the Biden administration.
Wilson, who played the ambitious Dwight Schrute on the hit show, voiced his complaints to MSNBC anchor Stephanie Ruhle during an interview with her on his 'Soul Boom' podcast Tuesday
'Office' star Rainn Wilson slammed MSNBC's Stephanie Ruhle over her views about the mistrust in the media.
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He said left-wing outlets like MSNBC were in denial in their coverage of Biden's faltering mental acuity and issues important to voters like inflation and illegal immigration — but are now overly negative in their coverage of Trump and the White House.
'This is where I would push back: when I see this kind of insight and passion being directed at the current administration and the lack of this kind of insight and passion being directed at the previous administration,' Wilson said.
'I'm not talking about you, I'm talking about left-leaning news media organizations — were kind of like, 'La la la la, everything's fine. Look, the economy is great, la la la, immigration's not that much of a problem,' and really being Cleopatra, queen of denial.'
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Wilson said the mistrust in the media stemmed from how it covered President Biden, among other issues.
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Ruhle claimed that Trump along with Musk, who owns X, are to blame for the loss of trust in the media.
'Losing that trust is not by accident, it's by design. If you remember when President Trump was running the first time, Steve Bannon once said, 'The goal is to blow the whole thing up,'' said the host of 'The 11th Hour.'
'The news media is, in my opinion, the last line of defense of holding power accountable.'
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