To bear responsibility

What do you suppose our congressman, Frenchie McTrumpster, and all the other Trump lovers were doing this past Sunday morning? Why, they were no doubt watching their new favorite TV show, “Meet the Press.” This once legitimate news program has gone from reporting on the man believed most responsible for the attack on the U.S. Capitol in 2021 to giving him free airtime to regurgitate all the lies he’s told for the last several years.

I dd not watch the interview, nor shall I watch “Meet the Press” again for the foreseeable future. There’s a big difference between reporting on what a deranged sociopath is saying and giving that same deranged sociopath the opportunity to spew his lies and hatred directly to the viewers. It is truly sad that the self-proclaimed longest-running show in television history has become no better than Fox News, Newsmax, and One America News.

Despite all of Donald Trump’s derision toward what he calls the fake media, he no doubt jumped for joy when he got the offer to be interviewed by “Meet the Press.” Frenchie must be overjoyed as well, since his boy Trump will be able to use this appearance to further his goal of repairing his image, hoping that independent voters will forget the attack on the U.S. Capitol.

To the new moderator of “Meet the Press,” Kristen Welker, I just have this to say: If this deranged sociopath manages to be elected president next year, you and your show will bear some of the responsibility for that tragedy.

THOMAS G. MAY North Little Rock