Drudge Retort: The Other Side of the News
Sunday, May 25, 2025

Jon Stewart said President Trump's legal woes with media companies amount to an effort to tear down the country for "insurance money." He referenced Trump's defamation lawsuit warranting a $15 million payout from ABC and first lady Melania's $40 million documentary deal with Amazon as proof of funds in exchange for "protection." They just put money into the pot. So ultimately, at the end of this, does Trump burn our fucking country down for insurance money? Like, where are we headed?" Stewart said during a Friday appearance on The Bill Simmons podcast. He said large-scale settlements set a poor precedent for future court battles with the Trump administration.

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No wonder Darryl Issa is a supporter

#1 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-05-25 07:32 PM | Reply

The problems with the media are not caused by Trump - they have just been EXPOSED by Trump. The problem with the news is 1.) biased reporting and 2.) fake news.

As much as I hate that Fox paid out Dominion, I think it was a positive for the news media. Before, the media would simply lie without repercussion as the Conservatives would never take them to court over their lies. That all changed with Dominion and you see that with the 60 Minutes lawsuit - fakenews is now more cautious about the lies they tell as they are no longer just worried about their shrinking viewership - they now face an existential crisis if they are taken to court.

Regardless, I think this problem solves itself once RFK bans drug advertising on TV. At that point, 50-75% of their ad revenue dries up and the news channels (including Fox) will be forced to make accurate news programs so that they can draw an audience from both the right and left.

#2 | Posted by ScottS at 2025-05-25 10:12 PM | Reply

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