It's hard to imagine Steve Bannon being hired to host "Meet the Press," or Kellyanne Conway anchoring the impeachment saga of a President Hillary Clinton, which explains why the journalism business still doesn't know quite what to make of George Stephanopoulos.
The ABC anchor is heading the network's coverage of the House impeachment hearings despite some rather obvious conflicts: Before President Trump defeated Mrs. Clinton in 2016, Mr. Stephanopoulos served as a top Clinton White House aide and key campaign operative in 1992 and 1996.
Rich Noyes, research director for the conservative Media Research Center, pointed out that Mr. Stephanopoulos often briefed the press in the early days of the Clinton presidency.
Critics on the right were quick to connect the dots between former President Bill Clinton's friendly relationship with Epstein - the ex-president took 26 flights on Epstein's private plane for six trips from 2002-03 - and the influence wielded by Mr. Stephanopoulos within ABC's news division.
"The Stephanopoulos story is interesting in that he leaves the White House in 1996, he's immediately picked up to be a liberal commentator on ABC, and he's going to be the liberal commentator, Bill Kristol is going to be the conservative commentator, and he's not going to be a news person," Mr. Noyes said.
After the Robach video went viral, Mr. Trump took a shot at ABC, tweeting, "ABC is as bad as the rest of them. Journalistic standards are nonexistent today." In its Stephanopoulos bio, the National Press Foundation points out that the anchor has won multiple honors during his ABC tenure, including "Two Emmys, a DuPont, a Murrow, and two Cronkite awards." Also mentioned is his Clinton service.
"From now until he dies, he's part of the Clinton crew," Ms. Newberry said.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/nov/13/george-stephanopoulos-abc-news-has-bill-clinton-co/
The ABC anchor is heading the network's coverage of the House impeachment hearings despite some rather obvious conflicts: Before President Trump defeated Mrs. Clinton in 2016, Mr. Stephanopoulos served as a top Clinton White House aide and key campaign operative in 1992 and 1996.
Rich Noyes, research director for the conservative Media Research Center, pointed out that Mr. Stephanopoulos often briefed the press in the early days of the Clinton presidency.
Critics on the right were quick to connect the dots between former President Bill Clinton's friendly relationship with Epstein - the ex-president took 26 flights on Epstein's private plane for six trips from 2002-03 - and the influence wielded by Mr. Stephanopoulos within ABC's news division.
"The Stephanopoulos story is interesting in that he leaves the White House in 1996, he's immediately picked up to be a liberal commentator on ABC, and he's going to be the liberal commentator, Bill Kristol is going to be the conservative commentator, and he's not going to be a news person," Mr. Noyes said.
After the Robach video went viral, Mr. Trump took a shot at ABC, tweeting, "ABC is as bad as the rest of them. Journalistic standards are nonexistent today." In its Stephanopoulos bio, the National Press Foundation points out that the anchor has won multiple honors during his ABC tenure, including "Two Emmys, a DuPont, a Murrow, and two Cronkite awards." Also mentioned is his Clinton service.
"From now until he dies, he's part of the Clinton crew," Ms. Newberry said.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/nov/13/george-stephanopoulos-abc-news-has-bill-clinton-co/
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