James Corden told his Late, Late Show audience that President Donald Trump is now the nation’s leader and urged the news media to can all the Russian probe stuff and instead focus on Trump’s actions.
James Corden told his « Late, Late Show » audience that President Donald Trump is now the nation’s leader and urged the news media to can all the Russian probe stuff and instead focus on Trump’s actions.
« There was a lot of talk about this Russia investigation, » Corden said, followed by clips of anchors on all the major news channels and even his own opening monologue talking about the probe.
« I get why this is dominating the news. Democrats are hoping that this is what gets Donald Trump impeached. Republicans, some Republicans, secretly are hoping this is what gets Donald Trump impeached. The thing is, in all the bluster, and the noise, and all the stuff and these stories, it is still important to remember that he is still president of the United States and it is still his job to take action on issues. »
« I’d say that it’s obviously a worthy subject for reporting. But there definitely is more smoke than fire so far and there’s been some tendency for claims to be overdrawn, » Silver said in a website chat. « As I wrote last month, these stories tend to die if they don’t provide specifics — and often they don’t. »
« The American people perceive that, in the court of the media, Trump is guilty until proven innocent, » Raghavan Mayur, president of TechnoMetrica, who directed the IBD/TIPP Poll, told Investor’s Business Daily. « Since the election, the media have persistently questioned the president’s legitimacy on various fronts, from Michigan’s close vote count and Russian interference to Trump’s mental capacity, and, presently, alleged collusion with Russia. »
