Vince Colonese
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You remember when Joe Biden was at that event at the White House and he was thanking everyone who was involved in the passage of some legislation. And among the Congresswomen who had worked on the legislation was Congresswoman Jackie Walorski, who by that point had passed away not long prior. And in fact, Joe Biden's White House had released a statement in his name recognizing her passing.
And then he gets up there and he says, where's Jackie? Where's Jackie? He's looking around the room. Where's Jackie? And and from the media continued to cover up for him. It was Joe. It was North Korean. They just pretended like everything was fine.
And then he gets up there and he says, where's Jackie? Where's Jackie? He's looking around the room. Where's Jackie? And and from the media continued to cover up for him. It was Joe. It was North Korean. They just pretended like everything was fine.
And then he gets up there and he says, where's Jackie? Where's Jackie? He's looking around the room. Where's Jackie? And and from the media continued to cover up for him. It was Joe. It was North Korean. They just pretended like everything was fine.
And now CNN is doing this whole rigmarole in order to profit off of it after the political consequences are long behind them and saying, man, I can't believe what we just discovered.
And now CNN is doing this whole rigmarole in order to profit off of it after the political consequences are long behind them and saying, man, I can't believe what we just discovered.
And now CNN is doing this whole rigmarole in order to profit off of it after the political consequences are long behind them and saying, man, I can't believe what we just discovered.
So when he said this week that he looks back on his coverage with humility, that, oh, I just didn't cover it enough. What do you think of that?
So when he said this week that he looks back on his coverage with humility, that, oh, I just didn't cover it enough. What do you think of that?
So when he said this week that he looks back on his coverage with humility, that, oh, I just didn't cover it enough. What do you think of that?
Well, that's the key, isn't it? So what's the future of that industry? I mean, of the media industry, especially among sort of the establishment left-wing legacy press, because you follow these numbers. CNN is not improving in viewer MSNBC is not improving in viewership. They're hitting rock bottom.
Well, that's the key, isn't it? So what's the future of that industry? I mean, of the media industry, especially among sort of the establishment left-wing legacy press, because you follow these numbers. CNN is not improving in viewer MSNBC is not improving in viewership. They're hitting rock bottom.
Well, that's the key, isn't it? So what's the future of that industry? I mean, of the media industry, especially among sort of the establishment left-wing legacy press, because you follow these numbers. CNN is not improving in viewer MSNBC is not improving in viewership. They're hitting rock bottom.
I'm not even really fundamentally sure what their business model is unless it's some sort of like insane loss leader for establishment talking points that really, they don't even really have a big audience for this, Joe.
I'm not even really fundamentally sure what their business model is unless it's some sort of like insane loss leader for establishment talking points that really, they don't even really have a big audience for this, Joe.
I'm not even really fundamentally sure what their business model is unless it's some sort of like insane loss leader for establishment talking points that really, they don't even really have a big audience for this, Joe.
For sure, because it goes back to the point you made before. It's about credibility. It's like people measure whether or not they feel like they can trust the person they're listening to. And if they can't, they move on, which makes a lot of sense. And you have options these days. So I want to talk about the book, Greatest Comeback Ever.
For sure, because it goes back to the point you made before. It's about credibility. It's like people measure whether or not they feel like they can trust the person they're listening to. And if they can't, they move on, which makes a lot of sense. And you have options these days. So I want to talk about the book, Greatest Comeback Ever.
For sure, because it goes back to the point you made before. It's about credibility. It's like people measure whether or not they feel like they can trust the person they're listening to. And if they can't, they move on, which makes a lot of sense. And you have options these days. So I want to talk about the book, Greatest Comeback Ever.
How, in your view, Joe, how improbable do you think President Trump's return to the Oval Office was? Was it a sure thing? I mean, obviously, there's a big movement behind him. Lots of people support him. But how improbable, in your view, was this return?