{"id":2483829,"date":"2025-09-08T18:16:58","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T22:16:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/clintonista-stephanopoulos-desperate-to-condemn-trump\/"},"modified":"2025-09-08T18:18:05","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T22:18:05","slug":"clintonista-stephanopoulos-desperate-to-condemn-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/clintonista-stephanopoulos-desperate-to-condemn-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"Clintonista Stephanopoulos desperate to condemn Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fclintonista-stephanopoulos-desperate-to-condemn-trump%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2483829&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article criticizes ABC&#8217;s George Stephanopoulos,a former Clinton spokesman,for his strongly anti-Trump commentary on the show *This Week*. Hosting the program for the first time as August 3, Stephanopoulos highlighted a range of negative developments involving President Donald Trump, including Trump&#8217;s remarks rebranding the Department of Defense as the &#8220;Department of War&#8221; and targeting the city of Chicago. The article suggests Stephanopoulos and other liberal media figures frequently emphasize anti-Trump rhetoric as a way to outdo rivals. It also notes that Stephanopoulos and ABC News previously settled a defamation lawsuit with Trump for $15 million.Despite presenting Trump&#8217;s week as full of challenges,recent polls indicate rising approval ratings for trump. Media Research Center&#8217;s brent baker is quoted saying Stephanopoulos regularly uses his platform to reaffirm his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-adam-kinzinger-wont-rule-out-2024-white-house-run\/\" title=\"Rep. Adam Kinzinger Won&#039;t Rule Out 2024 White House Run\">anti-trump stance<\/a>, framing Trump&#8217;s actions negatively even amidst political gains.The article awards Stephanopoulos a &#8220;Liberal Media Scream&#8221; rating of four out of five for his critical coverage. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Clintonista Stephanopoulos desperate to condemn Trump: Liberal Media Scream<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1946056\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>For TV news liberals, one-upping competitors while venting their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3254771\/liberal-media-scream-pbs-tds-blames-trump-for-hunter-bidens-pardon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">anti-Trump bias<\/a> seems a requirement, especially for the big shots who host the weekly public affairs shows.<\/p>\n<p>Consider former Clinton spokesman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/george-stephanopoulos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">George Stephanopoulos,<\/a> who on Sunday was hosting ABC&rsquo;s <em>This Week<\/em> for the first time since Aug. 3. Outdone on the Trump Derangement Syndrome spouted by the other hosts for weeks, notably CBS <em>60 Minutes<\/em> anchor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3435556\/liberal-media-scream-scott-pelley-journalism-democracy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Scott Pelley&rsquo;s<\/a> regular editorial attacks on President Donald Trump, Stephanopoulos put on his serious face and listed all that was bad about the president&rsquo;s&nbsp;week.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3797145\/deep-state-on-life-support-trump-cuts-regulations-record-rate\/\">Deep state on life support as Trump cuts regulations at &lsquo;record&rsquo; rate<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3796079\/all-drama-trump-to-break-executive-order-record-white-house-report-card\/\">All drama Trump to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/all-drama-trump-to-break-executive-order-record-white-house-report-card\/\" title=\"All drama ... to break executive order record: White House Report Card\">break executive order record<\/a>: White House Report Card<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3794981\/trump-bounce-takes-impeachment-off-table-john-zogby-strategies\/\">Trump &lsquo;bounce&rsquo; takes impeachment off the table: Pollster<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>It was, he said, &ldquo;a week of challenges,&rdquo; and he cited several examples that have, in the findings of several pollsters, helped revive Trump&rsquo;s approval ratings.<\/p>\n<p>Stephanopoulos has been on the losing side of his fights with Trump for a while. Recall that in December, he and ABC News were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3261020\/stephanopoulos-abc-news-ordered-to-apologize-pay-15-million-trump-defamation-settlement\/\">ordered to apologize<\/a> and pay $15 million in a Trump defamation lawsuit settlement.<\/p>\n<p>For his one-sided, off-base rant, Stephanopoulos wins our weekly <em>Liberal Media Scream.<\/em><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Stephanopoulos Decries Trump&rsquo;s &lsquo;Chilling Threat&rsquo; to Chicago\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Sfnor9nq6rw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Stephanopoulos at the top of ABC&rsquo;s <em>This Week<\/em> on Sunday:<\/p>\n<p><em>&ldquo;On Friday, President Trump rebranded the Department of Defense the &lsquo;Department of War.&rsquo; Saturday, he announced the department&rsquo;s first target, an American city. The President&rsquo;s words: &lsquo;I love the smell of deportations in the morning. Chicago about to find out why it&rsquo;s called the Department of War.&rsquo; A chorus of criticism followed, including this from Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D): &lsquo;The President of the United States is threatening to go to war with an American city. This is not a joke. This is not normal.&rsquo;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&ldquo;And this chilling threat from President Trump comes after a week of challenges: Friday&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/psaki-dodges-on-whether-unemployment-benefits-are-slowing-covid-recovery\/\" title=\"Psaki Dodges On Whether Unemployment Benefits Are Slowing COVID Recovery\">weak jobs report<\/a>, on Capitol Hill a bipartisan grilling for [Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.], and a demand for transparency from Jeffrey Epstein&rsquo;s victims; China&rsquo;s display of diplomatic skill and military force and Russia&rsquo;s rebuff of another Trump deadline on the war in Ukraine.&rdquo;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SEE THE LATEST POLITICAL NEWS AND BUZZ FROM WASHINGTON SECRETS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mrc.org\/staff\/brent-baker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Brent Baker,<\/a> the Steven P.J. Wood senior fellow and vice president for research and publications at the Media Research Center, explained our pick: &ldquo;Stephanopoulos pops up every month or so to host <em>This Week<\/em> (he last hosted on Aug. 3) and seems bent each time on re-proving his anti-Trump bonafides. He did it again Sunday, framing in the worst possible light Trump&rsquo;s efforts to save lives in Chicago and then proceeding to paint a world closing in on Trump &mdash; all in a week when Trump&rsquo;s approval <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3794981\/trump-bounce-takes-impeachment-off-table-john-zogby-strategies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">got an up bounce<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Rating:<\/span> <em><strong>FOUR<\/strong> out of <strong>FIVE<\/strong> screams.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stephanopoulos eager to slam Trump on ABC&#8217;s This Week<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2647,"featured_media":2483830,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/George-LR-Scream.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[62878,32490,5894,13946,3634],"class_list":["post-2483829","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-clintonista","tag-media-bias","tag-politics","tag-stephanopoulos","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/George-LR-Scream.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2483829","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2647"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2483829"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2483829\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2483833,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2483829\/revisions\/2483833"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2483830"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2483829"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2483829"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2483829"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}