On Wednesday afternoon, Media Research Center (MRC) President David Bozell joined The Scott Jennings Show with guest host Jeff Vaughan to dismantle the elitist media’s role in fueling a dangerous political climate. While the press continues to pay lip service to "lowering the temperature," Bozell exposed how the industry’s top networks are simultaneously building a "permission structure" for extremist hostility.
The segment kicked off with a rare moment of clarity from sports commentator Stephen A. Smith, who called on leaders to stop talking about dialing down the rhetoric and actually do it by returning to policy debates. Vaughan noted the "common sense" in Smith’s plea, but Bozell was quick to highlight why that goal remains out of reach: the media refuse to police even the most insane rhetoric.
MRC's @DavidBozell slams ABC's extensive history of leftist bias and how it goes much deeper than Jimmy Kimmel
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David Muir's coverage of Trump during the campaign was 100% negative; George Stephanopoulos claimed Trump was guilty of rape, and that doesn't even count The View! pic.twitter.com/vQMoGAvQQ1
Bozell shredded the broadcast giants—specifically ABC—for creating a media environment that inflames "nutcases." He pointed to the manifesto of Cole Allen, the individual recently arrested for attempting to shoot the President, noting that the suspect's rhetoric mirrored the nightly output of ABC News. Bozell cited MRC data showing that ABC World News Tonight anchor David Muir’s coverage of the presidential campaign was 100% negative, yet Muir was still tapped to host a presidential debate where he spent the evening erroneously "fact-checking" Donald Trump.
The conversation turned to the systemic bias across the ABC dial, from Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night attacks to George Stephanopoulos, whom Bozell noted recently cost the network $15 million for falsely suggesting the President had been found guilty of rape. Vaughan added that The View serves as another pillar in this "hard-left" echo chamber, ensuring that vitriol is served at every hour of the day.
MRC President @DavidBozell on what the mainstream media needs to do before proper debate could happen with the Left.
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"If we could just get the media to stop calling President Trump, Hitler, then maybe we could discuss policy."@JenningsShow pic.twitter.com/r30qDakLWr
Bozell concluded by warning that as long as networks like ABC continue to mainstream narratives that label political opponents as "pedophiles, rapists, and traitors," the cycle of violence will only escalate. The takeaway is clear: the elitist media aren't just reporting on the political violence; they are the ones feeding it.
Watch the full segment below:
