No one should believe PBS NewsHour is attempting to have a conservative and a liberal (or a Republican and a Democrat) on their Friday "Week in Review" panel. On Friday, New York Times columnist David Brooks wrote a gushy column about an interview he had with President Biden. There is no way at this point Team Biden is going to grant an interview to a journalist who isn't completely "safe" for their PR plan.
On Friday night, the NewsHour wanted to help him elaborate....but the remote camera froze, and it didn't happen. So his partner Jonathan Capehart had to fill time by talking about how "terrific" this column was.