During a recent episode of The Five on FOX News, the ever-vocal Greg Gutfeld made a compelling case for media accountability, reminding viewers that the mainstream media has consistently failed to admit their errors regarding Trump and the election. It’s high time they faced the music for their persistent propagation of anti-Trump conspiracy theories.
Gutfeld humorously quipped that perhaps the media ought to “eat their own words” — maybe by printing those misguided headlines on cookies. Yet, beneath the humor lies a serious point: the media never stops to reflect on their mistakes, simply moving on to the next story aimed at stirring up Democratic sentiments.
The Daily Caller provides more insights:
Fox’s Greg Gutfeld told fellow panelist, former Democratic Tennessee Rep. Harold Ford Jr., on Friday evening that President Donald Trump and conservatives should remind legacy media of their faults.
Since Trump’s inauguration, legacy media has demonstrated a clear anti-Trump bias. A 2017 Harvard study revealed that networks like CNN and NBC delivered over 90% negative coverage of Trump’s initial 100 days in office. In a discussion about Trump’s recent statements at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Ford noted the personal attacks from the previous administration’s DOJ, but wished Trump wouldn’t take it too personally.
Gutfeld emphasized the importance of holding media accountable, stating, “If you think media is fake, what do you think about the people? Where do you think the historians came from? They came from media. So we have to. No one else is going to do this. He has to do it. We have to do it.”
He continued, highlighting the media’s silence, “What you don’t hear right now. What’s that silence? It’s all the people in the media who tried to take him out. They aren’t saying, ‘Oh, we were wrong. Oh, whoopsie daisy. Biden has dementia!’ They aren’t doing that. So we have to,” Gutfeld added. “They’ve disappeared. They’ve gone away.”
The mainstream media’s failure to learn from the 2024 election debacle is evident, and it’s no wonder their ratings are plummeting. As conservatives, it’s crucial to hold fast to the truth and demand accountability from those who shape public narratives.
