MSNBC’s Tiffany Cross flamed ABC for appointing former Trump White House communications director Alyssa Farah Griffin as a new co-host on “The View,”The TV deal is just one example of the wider issue of media pandering. “racist white people”Since 2016.
“Now, remember, in 2016, after many, many members of the news media helped usher in this lunatic into the White House, the takeaway for many executives was, ‘Guys, we in the news didn’t pay enough attention to racist white people,’” Cross began on Saturday’s edition of “The Cross Connection.”
“That’s how we got those ridiculous terms like white economic anxiety and those voters of the Heartland segments with a bunch of white Midwesterners and coffee shops that have never seen folks who look like this right here,”She went on. “Then there were all the deep dives in the Trump country and print profiles of Trump supporters.”
To Cross, Griffin’s hiring indicates that little has changed. Multiple sources claimed earlier this week that Griffin, who is a CNN political commentator as well as former press secretary for Mike Pence joined the daytime talkshow in September. Griffin will, purportedly, fill the vacancy. “conservative spot”Meghan McCain took the place of Meghan McCain in August.
Though ABC has yet to issue a formal announcement of Griffin’s hiring, “Let’s please not forget that this tawdry turncoat Trump loyalist quickly morphed into an opportunist after voluntarily taking jobs with the Trump administration,”Cross added that Griffin was also mentioned. “rode his wave of open xenophobia and racism all the way to network television.”
Griffin served as an Trump aide and wrote for WorldNetDaily. This far-right conspiracy website was founded by Joseph Farah. Cross said Griffin “supported efforts”Rep. Jim Jordan (R.-Ohio), and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows. Refused to condemn TrumpFor telling the Proud Boys “stand back and stand by”2020
Griffin was also considered Cross an “election denier.” On Nov. 3, 2020, Griffin Support for a recount of the Pennsylvania vote and suggested that officials tried to influence the results.
Griffin took her resignation in December that year. She made an effort to distance herselfThe Trump administration. She was reelected in the wake of the Jan. 6 rebellion. TweetAt her former boss “Condemn this now”Later, it was stated that “We must accept these results.”
“Ain’t nobody impressed with that. That was a convenient thing to do,”Cross noted.
Cross’ biggest beef is why the media is so easily willing to not just forgive, but “normalize” figures like Griffin.
“So as we watch these people, who think a feigned apology is accountability, get rewarded with TV deals, book deals and stints with ‘Dancing on the Stars’ like you see there,”She said this in reference to Sean Spicer (ex-White House Press Secretary) who performed on the dance program. “It is so clear to us that many in the media are still trying to normalize these folks.”
