New Yorker Editor: ‘Future of the Earth’ Hangs on Trump’s Impeachment

Nicholas Fondacaro | December 22, 2019
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CNN’s so-called Reliable Sources has become a home for nutty pontificators. Host Brian Stelter has welcomed unethical shrinks who have claimed President Trump was the most prolific killer in human history, a former cult member who claims Trump was a “destructive cult” leader, and Dan Rather. During Sunday’s latest edition, he had on New Yorker editor David Remnick, who proclaimed in all seriousness that the “future of the Earth” hung on Trump’s impeachment and removal from office.

In talking about what he hoped would change after impeachment, Remnick said he wanted people to understand how high the stakes were when removing Trump from office. According to him, it was larger than one man; the future of democracy and the world were hanging in the balance:

Because we've seen the Republicans stuck where they are. Their illusions about Trump remain, and you're right to describe it as a flat line. Here's what I hope that we understand. That the -- the stakes here are immense. It's just -- it's not just about the political future of one man, Donald Trump. It's about the future of democracy and democratic process and this is a -- a trend throughout the world. It's about the future of the Earth. We have a party that has decided to be disbelieving about climate change. It's about issues as essential as that.

Stelter just sat there and listened like a good media suck up. Remnick may have accidentally outed his host as a leftist when he lamented their ineffectiveness in manipulating the public in impeachment.

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