Megan Basham

Carrie Underwood is going to be singing America the Beautiful at the ceremony itself, and then other major acts like Jason Aldean and Rascal Flatts are going to perform at an inaugural ball. And then maybe even more telling, I haven't really seen much backlash from the entertainment industry for any of these performers. I mean...

Carrie Underwood is going to be singing America the Beautiful at the ceremony itself, and then other major acts like Jason Aldean and Rascal Flatts are going to perform at an inaugural ball. And then maybe even more telling, I haven't really seen much backlash from the entertainment industry for any of these performers. I mean...

You know, there's been a little bit of low-level grousing from a few isolated figures. Joy Behar comes to mind, but nothing significant. And I also think if we turn and look at comedy, we see the same thing. So on New Year's Eve, comedian Whitney Cummings went on CNN and absolutely roasted the Democrats.

You know, there's been a little bit of low-level grousing from a few isolated figures. Joy Behar comes to mind, but nothing significant. And I also think if we turn and look at comedy, we see the same thing. So on New Year's Eve, comedian Whitney Cummings went on CNN and absolutely roasted the Democrats.

And then just a few days later, comedian Nikki Glaser hosted the Golden Globes and took aim at Hollywood for being politically disconnected from the American public.

And then just a few days later, comedian Nikki Glaser hosted the Golden Globes and took aim at Hollywood for being politically disconnected from the American public.

In terms of actors, if we look at A-list celebrities, they are openly backing Trump in a way we never saw before. I'm thinking of people like Sylvester Stallone, Mel Gibson, and DC superhero Zachary Levi.

In terms of actors, if we look at A-list celebrities, they are openly backing Trump in a way we never saw before. I'm thinking of people like Sylvester Stallone, Mel Gibson, and DC superhero Zachary Levi.

Now, professional sports have, of course, always had a little bit more of a conservative bent than other areas of culture, but you still mostly saw the big names keep pretty quiet about their politics. That's not happening now. Mike Tyson and Jake Paul, Danica Patrick, former Patriots general manager Bill Belichick, two-time Super Bowl champion Lawrence Taylor. They are all open Trump supporters.

Now, professional sports have, of course, always had a little bit more of a conservative bent than other areas of culture, but you still mostly saw the big names keep pretty quiet about their politics. That's not happening now. Mike Tyson and Jake Paul, Danica Patrick, former Patriots general manager Bill Belichick, two-time Super Bowl champion Lawrence Taylor. They are all open Trump supporters.

And if you paid any attention to this past NFL season, you noticed that it was replete with players doing that famous Trump dance. So just a completely different landscape. Right, no doubt it feels totally different this time around.

And if you paid any attention to this past NFL season, you noticed that it was replete with players doing that famous Trump dance. So just a completely different landscape. Right, no doubt it feels totally different this time around.

Yeah, I would say there's no question that's what he's doing. So, you know, he was actually pretty transparent in his announcement that he sees the 2024 election as a message from the American people that this is a new era and that they want to see a return to free speech principles.

Yeah, I would say there's no question that's what he's doing. So, you know, he was actually pretty transparent in his announcement that he sees the 2024 election as a message from the American people that this is a new era and that they want to see a return to free speech principles.

He said that he plans to work with President Trump to push back on governments in Europe that are passing censorship laws and regulations. And he noted that the Biden administration actually worked against that effort during their tenure. And then he offered something of a mea culpa for letting his platforms become a big part of the problem.

He said that he plans to work with President Trump to push back on governments in Europe that are passing censorship laws and regulations. And he noted that the Biden administration actually worked against that effort during their tenure. And then he offered something of a mea culpa for letting his platforms become a big part of the problem.

Now, part of that simplification is community notes that allow for crowdsourced fact checks that simply add corrections or context to the bottom of posts rather than removing them or deemphasizing them. Zuckerberg also says that they're gonna be promoting civic content again, so political content, because he believes that people do wanna see that.

Now, part of that simplification is community notes that allow for crowdsourced fact checks that simply add corrections or context to the bottom of posts rather than removing them or deemphasizing them. Zuckerberg also says that they're gonna be promoting civic content again, so political content, because he believes that people do wanna see that.

And he said that the platforms are also going to get rid of some restrictions on hot button topics like immigration and gender in order to allow more opinions to be expressed. And then this was a really interesting one. He said they'll be moving the content moderation team from California to Texas to help draw from a less biased talent pool.

And he said that the platforms are also going to get rid of some restrictions on hot button topics like immigration and gender in order to allow more opinions to be expressed. And then this was a really interesting one. He said they'll be moving the content moderation team from California to Texas to help draw from a less biased talent pool.