If you have been tuned into the left wing media since the start of the war with Iran, you have heard a continuation of what you've been hearing for the last 10 years, Donald Trump is a liar, who is now lying about everything related to the conflict.
He lied about why we went to war, the status of the war, he's even lying about conducting negotiations with Iran in an effort to end the war, say those who will repeat the accusations whether they know them to be true or not, which led to a revealing discussion Tuesday on Fox News's The Five.
After playing a few examples of those left wing talking points, Panelist Greg Gutfeld nudged fellow panelist, liberal Jessica Tarlov with a good one.
GUTFELD: I have a thoughtful question for a change to you. So I don't know what's true. So I try to fill the gaps between the facts, with hope and faith that this will work out, it will work out effectively. Because I have faith in this country, I have a faith in the President. I'm curious, because I don't think you believe you know everything either. You're like me. What do you fill your gaps with if you don't know the truth, what do you rely upon?
And Tarlov said exactly what one might expect her to say.
TARLOV: I rely upon reporters who have had long careers in foreign policy who are based in the region or have excellent sourcing in the region. Can't really talk to many Iranians at this point....But The New York Times, The Economist.
A sad admission, but Gutfeld wanted to dig deeper.
GUTFELD: I would say that falls in the fact area. What about the things you don't know? When you come here, you sit down, how do you talk about something you don't know?
TARLOV: I think that I admit that I don't know things and that I want to err on the side of optimism where there's opportunity to do that. But I also want to be clear-headed, based upon the things that I do know from the reporters who have experience in this and know better. So that's how I prepare to come here on a daily basis to address, loosely speaking, the same question every day.
She loves those reporters doesn't she? When Panelist Emily Compagno responded, the difference was startling.
COMPAGNO: Well you didn't ask me but I'm going to take a stab at answering that question.... Because I was thinking about how, you know as these journalists and these talking heads are all saying that this President is lying. They know with certainty that everything out of his mouth is a lie. I think about to myself, what establishes veracity and credibility when you do trust someone? When you trust your spouse going out and your parents growing up in these things. It's what is demonstrated.
And so I look at this President, his first term and this one. And I think about how he has demonstrated to me with every policy decision, every action, that he is prioritizing American interests. And he's doing it in a macro sense. Which means policy, which means judicial appointments, which means everything from voting approaching to trade negotiation and tariffs and everything. And the micro sense of protecting our soldiers.
She then compared Trump to his predecessors.
COMPAGNO: And I think about in the Obama administration when he prosecuted journalists. And you contrast that with this President who gives ten off the cuff interviews a day at least. I think about the Biden administration that prosecuted soldiers for murder....I know too that I don't know anything, but what I fill the gaps in with is a faith that this President has my best interest in mind. Both in that macro and in that micro sense that he will with every decision, determine what is best for our country and for our soldiers.
GUTFELD: Hmm, well said.
The difference is striking and revealing. Tarlov's liberal mindset, is all about filling in the gaps by relying on "reporters", in other words, listening to what the media says, while Compagno thinks for herself, looking at what she does know, and analyzing it to come up with her own take on the issues. Speaks volumes.
