Not The Onion: Chelsea Handler Blames the Kardashians for Trump

Andrew Mullins | January 17, 2017
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If you didn’t think political commentary could get any weirder, Chelsea Handler’s recent interview with Variety might prove you wrong.

It was a gem. And that is meant in the most sarcastic way possible. Barely after finishing an op-ed where she hailed President-elect Trump as “predator-in-chief” and pining about ways Hollywood could reach Trump voters, she produced this nugget when asked about the media's role in the election:

What could they have done differently?

Stop covering [Trump] so much. They were treating him as an entertainer first. It was a reality show. We’ve turned into a reality show. I blame the Kardashians, personally; the beginning of the end was the Kardashians. The way these people have blown up and don’t go away — it’s surreal. Everyone is for sale. We’re looking at a man that gets mad at Vanity Fair for reviewing his restaurant poorly. By the way, have you ever been to that restaurant? It’s the biggest piece of garbage you’ve ever walked into. That place looks like a Southwest airport lounge. It’s the worst.

Yep, you read that right. America’s very own Kim, Kourtney and Khloe Kardashian (as well as a bunch of Jenners) are now responsible for Trump’s unexpected win.

To be fair, Chelsea Handler is hardly an authority figure in the media. As she reminded her audience in the Variety interview, she is “first and foremost… a comedian.” And in case you forgot, she is the popular actress-turned-Netflix-talk-show-host that had a completely tear-filled meltdown after Trump’s win (you can watch it in all its glory here).  

However, despite Handler’s self-admitted role as a comedian-commentator, you can't completely let her off the hook for this statement. Many of the points that she made in the full interview fit in lock-step with the blame-shifting that’s been seen in the media since the election.

If you lost track of everyone liberal media have blamed Hillary’s loss on, here’s a quick list of some of the highlights:

One thing that you haven’t heard Democrats blame Hillary Clinton’s loss on? An out-of-touch candidate, a harmful president, and damaging ideas.

Then again, they still haven’t quit blaming Bush for Obama’s shortcomings, so don’t expect them to change any time soon.

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