CBS Spins: ‘Feeling’ of Distrust of Hillary Is Due to Bill’s ‘Centrism’

Scott Whitlock | November 1, 2016
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[See NewsBusters for more.] CBS This Morning co-hosts brought on the liberal Alex Wagner, Tuesday, to explain the general “feeling” of mistrust people have for Hillary Clinton. Apparently, it’s due to the “centrism” of her husband Bill and worry about a lack of progressive commitment from the current Democratic candidate. Atlantic magazine editor Wagner and the others eventually got around to scandal, but a lot of time was spent questioning Mrs. Clinton’s liberalism. After Gayle King asked why people distrust the Democrat, Wagner, who previously hosted a show on the very liberal MSNBC, offered this incredible spin: “It's just that in this day and age when we have such a fracturing of the news and information and media landscape, it's almost impossible for a candidate or a leader to find some sort of universal platform on which they can regain or gain public trust”