24-04-2025
Rainn Wilson Says 'Left-Leaning News' Has a 'Passion' Against Trump Administration
Rainn Wilson is voicing his opinion on the current state of political media.
During a conversation with MSNBC host Stephanie Ruhle on his Soul Boom podcast last Thursday, the pair discussed the differences in the way the media covers Donald Trump's presidency versus Joe Biden's time in the Oval Office.
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Ruhle argued there's a current 'concerted effort to destroy the media' that stemmed from a lot of people 'tuning out' the news following Trump's second win and 'the Elon Musk media machine.' Continuing, she said, 'what we need to do is just cover what's happening in America.'
Wilson did not agree. '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 insight and passion being directed at the previous administration,' he said.
'I'm talking about left-leaning news media organizations [who] were kind of like, 'La la la la la everything's fine, look the economy's great, la la la, immigration's not that much of a problem,' and really being Cleopatra Queen of Denial,' he added. Ruhle argued the media was critical of Biden's approach to immigration while corroborating Wilson's sentinment.
'What Republicans have been successful at — and they have not solved any of these issues for the American people — but they're willing to talk about some of the unpleasant things that people feel that when people say those things out loud they're immediately called xenophobic or racist,' Ruhle said.
Wilson agreed, adding, 'A large majority of people who have a problem with the current immigration crisis are not racist but [are] often kind of tarred as racist by the liberal left.'
The Emmy nominee has been an avid environmental activist throughout his career and told The Hollywood Reporter he was 'greatly disappointed in the fact that so few celebrities' speak up about climate change 'because essentially they're afraid of turning off a large portion of their fan base.'
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