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Yahoo
18-04-2025
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Jim Acosta takes shot at Trump supporters, says only half the country cares about the truth
Liberal ex-CNN anchor Jim Acosta took a shot at Donald Trump supporters in an interview published Friday, suggesting that half of the country was uninterested in the truth. Speaking with The Washingtonian shortly after his exit earlier this year from CNN and launching his new Substack video outlet, Acosta said news outlets should put more emphasis on fact-checking Trump in his second administration. "I think it does make a difference," he said. "Half the country still wants to hear the truth." Acosta said he used to tell college students that they shouldn't go into journalism because of how much time they lose, but how he's pleading for "reinforcements." Associated Press, Reuters Rip Trump White House For Cutting Wire Service Slot In Press Pool "When I go talk to college students, I used to say, 'Don't go into this business. You're going to lose your weekends and your holidays, and your mother's going to say, You don't call me anymore.' And now I tell them, 'Please come into this business, because we need reinforcements,'" he told The Washingtonian. Read On The Fox News App Acosta didn't trouble to hide his feelings about Trump while at CNN. As a White House correspondent, he often sparred with Trump and his press secretaries in melodramatic fashion and editorialized during his reporting, such as scolding Kim Kardashian for being at the White House to discuss criminal justice reform, complaining about the term "Wuhan coronavirus" being xenophobic, and reciting the poem from the Statue of Liberty. He was moved off the White House beat and onto an anchor job as President Joe Biden took office in 2021. Shortly after Trump's return to office this year, he was offered an assuredly low-rated midnight slot and turned it down, leaving CNN in January. Click Here For More Coverage Of Media And Culture In a "town hall" he held with a series of liberal media figures this week, including former CNN colleague Don Lemon, Acosta referred to the "show" Trump and his team put on every day as "sh---y." "We have to teach Americans, teach people to be more media-literate. What Donald Trump does is a show," Lemon said. "Every single day you have to realize from morning until the end, 'til midnight, it's a show that is produced like a television show. Every single day." "A pretty sh---y one, but yes," Acosta replied, to laughter from the article source: Jim Acosta takes shot at Trump supporters, says only half the country cares about the truth
Fox News
18-04-2025
- Politics
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Jim Acosta takes shot at Trump supporters, says only half the country cares about the truth
Liberal ex-CNN anchor Jim Acosta took a shot at Donald Trump supporters in an interview published Friday, suggesting that half of the country was uninterested in the truth. Speaking with The Washingtonian shortly after his exit earlier this year from CNN and launching his new Substack video outlet, Acosta said news outlets should put more emphasis on fact-checking Trump in his second administration. "I think it does make a difference," he said. "Half the country still wants to hear the truth." Acosta said he used to tell college students that they shouldn't go into journalism because of how much time they lose, but how he's pleading for "reinforcements." "When I go talk to college students, I used to say, 'Don't go into this business. You're going to lose your weekends and your holidays, and your mother's going to say, You don't call me anymore.' And now I tell them, 'Please come into this business, because we need reinforcements,'" he told The Washingtonian. Acosta didn't trouble to hide his feelings about Trump while at CNN. As a White House correspondent, he often sparred with Trump and his press secretaries in melodramatic fashion and editorialized during his reporting, such as scolding Kim Kardashian for being at the White House to discuss criminal justice reform, complaining about the term "Wuhan coronavirus" being xenophobic, and reciting the poem from the Statue of Liberty. He was moved off the White House beat and onto an anchor job as President Joe Biden took office in 2021. Shortly after Trump's return to office this year, he was offered an assuredly low-rated midnight slot and turned it down, leaving CNN in January. In a "town hall" he held with a series of liberal media figures this week, including former CNN colleague Don Lemon, Acosta referred to the "show" Trump and his team put on every day as "sh---y." "We have to teach Americans, teach people to be more media-literate. What Donald Trump does is a show," Lemon said. "Every single day you have to realize from morning until the end, 'til midnight, it's a show that is produced like a television show. Every single day." "A pretty sh---y one, but yes," Acosta replied, to laughter from the audience.
The Independent
15-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Handmaid's Tale showrunners say show's ‘chilling' warning ‘was ignored' by Trump voters
The Handmaid's Tale showrunners have expressed concern about the current state of America, saying that 'women in our country have fewer rights now than when we started production in 2016.' Hulu 's hit dystopian series — adapted from Margaret Atwood 's best-selling 1985 novel about a totalitarian society, Gilead, ruled by a fundamentalist regime that sees women as state property — returned last week for its sixth and final season. The show, led by Elisabeth Moss, premiered in April 2017, months after President Donald Trump took office for the first time. Since its debut, viewers have found some of the show's storylines eerily relevant to the U.S. political climate under the Trump administration — and even more so now, eight years later. Speaking to ex-CNN reporter Oliver Darcy for his Status newsletter, showrunner Eric Tuchman admitted: 'No, I don't think any of us could have predicted how closely the show would maintain its relevance and continue to reflect real events. 'The series has been called a cautionary tale about what can happen when power is abused and people's rights and freedoms are stripped away,' he continued. 'But that warning was ignored, apparently, by the majority of voters, and Roe v. Wade was overturned. Women in our country have fewer rights now than when we started production in 2016,' Tuchman added. He clarified that while the writers' room never sets out to 'make a political statement or write the show in response to headlines,' he suggested that 'the fact that their struggles on the show can sometimes feel eerily relevant to the real world is the result of us trying to write honestly about power, resistance, and how fragile our democracy and freedom are.' Tuchman was joined by his co-showrunner Yahlin Chang, who added that the show's depiction of how democratic backsliding can happen so quickly 'is chilling.' 'It's also true — democracies backslide and fail all the time,' Chang said. 'Seventy percent of the world's population lives in an autocracy. In our show, America as we know it was just this exceptional, temporary, extremely fragile experiment. Living in the world of Gilead imaginatively for this many years, I'm actually shocked that American democracy has lasted for so long.' The sixth season welcomes the return of Moss as lead character June, whose 'unyielding spirit and determination pull her back into the fight to take down Gilead,' according to an official logline. 'This final chapter of June's journey highlights the importance of hope, courage, solidarity, and resilience in the pursuit of justice and freedom.' By the end of the series, Tuchman said he hopes audiences recognize that the show is a 'story of hope, courage, and resilience.' 'It's a survival story,' he said. 'I hope people feel inspired and empowered by [June's] journey.' The remaining episodes of The Handmaid's Tale season six will be released on Tuesdays on Hulu before concluding on May 27. The final season premieres in the U.K. on May 3 on Channel 4 and on Amazon Prime Video.
Yahoo
08-04-2025
- Politics
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Bill Maher suggests Andrew Cuomo's nursing home scandal may cost his NYC mayoral campaign
Bill Maher doubted former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo could overcome his handling of nursing homes during the coronavirus pandemic when discussing his mayoral aspirations. The "Real Time" host spoke to Cuomo's brother, ex-CNN host Chris Cuomo, about the former governor's bid for New York City mayor on Maher's "Club Random" podcast on Sunday. Although Cuomo is leading in the polls against other Democratic candidates and current NYC Mayor Eric Adams, who left the party to run as an independent, Maher suggested his past COVID-19 directives could come back to haunt him. "I don't think he's going to get past the nursing home thing," Maher said before suggesting that Cuomo has to own the issue. He added, "Politics is a highwire act. One boner decision can make people go, 'I'm sorry, I can't trust that guy's judgment.' Or they don't. I don't know what the f--- will happen." Chris Cuomo Addresses 'Frustrating' Ongoing Lawsuit Against Cnn In Rare Comments By contrast, Chris Cuomo remarked that he believed the scandal wouldn't determine the race but that there would be pressure coming from Democrats. Read On The Fox News App "I think he's got a lot pressure against him within that party," Chris Cuomo said. "And they're going to have to make a decision whether they want to be in power or they want to police their own set of beliefs within their party. I mean, that's what they have to decide. What are they about as a party?" Andrew Cuomo came under fire over a controversial directive issued in March 2020 that initially barred nursing homes from refusing to accept patients who had tested positive for COVID-19. The directive aimed to free up beds in case hospitals got overwhelmed but was later rescinded amid speculation that it had accelerated outbreaks and deaths among the state's most vulnerable population. A report released in March 2022 by the New York state comptroller later found that Cuomo's Health Department "was not transparent in its reporting of COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes" and it "understated the number of deaths at nursing homes by as much as 50%" during some points of the pandemic. Cuomo ultimately resigned from office in August 2021 following sexual harassment allegations, which he denies. Click Here For More Coverage Of Media And Culture In response to Cuomo's mayoral bid, Adams told reporters that the former governor should "answer" for his role in the nursing home deaths. "I've met with some of the nursing home family members and advocates. There's some things that we want to do with them. But he has to answer that question on the trail," Adams responded. "Should that be an automatic disqualification? No, I think it needs to be answered on the trail, exactly what happened. And I think some of those family members are going to be looking forward to that." In a comment to Fox News Digital, Cuomo's campaign argued his original directive was consistent with federal guidance and accused opponents of playing "political games" with the issue. "More than 1 million Americans died as a result of the COVID pandemic, and our hearts break for the families of every person who lost a loved one –but unfortunately, as the DOJ IG confirmed, that pain has been weaponized and politicized for purely electoral purposes for years. Being Mayor of the greatest City in the world is a tremendous undertaking that requires experience, a proven record of accomplishment and management capacity – traits none of these other extreme MAGA nor fringe DSA mayoral candidates have," the statement article source: Bill Maher suggests Andrew Cuomo's nursing home scandal may cost his NYC mayoral campaign
Fox News
08-04-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
Bill Maher suggests Andrew Cuomo's nursing home scandal may cost his NYC mayoral campaign
Bill Maher doubted former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo could overcome his handling of nursing homes during the coronavirus pandemic when discussing his mayoral aspirations. The "Real Time" host spoke to Cuomo's brother, ex-CNN host Chris Cuomo, about the former governor's bid for New York City mayor on Maher's "Club Random" podcast on Sunday. Although Cuomo is leading in the polls against other Democratic candidates and current NYC Mayor Eric Adams, who left the party to run as an independent, Maher suggested his past COVID-19 directives could come back to haunt him. "I don't think he's going to get past the nursing home thing," Maher said before suggesting that Cuomo has to own the issue. He added, "Politics is a highwire act. One boner decision can make people go, 'I'm sorry, I can't trust that guy's judgment.' Or they don't. I don't know what the f--- will happen." By contrast, Chris Cuomo remarked that he believed the scandal wouldn't determine the race but that there would be pressure coming from Democrats. "I think he's got a lot pressure against him within that party," Chris Cuomo said. "And they're going to have to make a decision whether they want to be in power or they want to police their own set of beliefs within their party. I mean, that's what they have to decide. What are they about as a party?" Andrew Cuomo came under fire over a controversial directive issued in March 2020 that initially barred nursing homes from refusing to accept patients who had tested positive for COVID-19. The directive aimed to free up beds in case hospitals got overwhelmed but was later rescinded amid speculation that it had accelerated outbreaks and deaths among the state's most vulnerable population. A report released in March 2022 by the New York state comptroller later found that Cuomo's Health Department "was not transparent in its reporting of COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes" and it "understated the number of deaths at nursing homes by as much as 50%" during some points of the pandemic. Cuomo ultimately resigned from office in August 2021 following sexual harassment allegations, which he denies. In response to Cuomo's mayoral bid, Adams told reporters that the former governor should "answer" for his role in the nursing home deaths. "I've met with some of the nursing home family members and advocates. There's some things that we want to do with them. But he has to answer that question on the trail," Adams responded. "Should that be an automatic disqualification? No, I think it needs to be answered on the trail, exactly what happened. And I think some of those family members are going to be looking forward to that." In a comment to Fox News Digital, Cuomo's campaign argued his original directive was consistent with federal guidance and accused opponents of playing "political games" with the issue. "More than 1 million Americans died as a result of the COVID pandemic, and our hearts break for the families of every person who lost a loved one –but unfortunately, as the DOJ IG confirmed, that pain has been weaponized and politicized for purely electoral purposes for years. Being Mayor of the greatest City in the world is a tremendous undertaking that requires experience, a proven record of accomplishment and management capacity – traits none of these other extreme MAGA nor fringe DSA mayoral candidates have," the statement read.
