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'Ultimate expression' of both sides-ism: Mehdi Hasan takes down LA Times' non-endorsement - Velshi - MSNBC
Two well-respected and highly-credible former Trump administration officials have gone on the record to warn Americans that Donald Trump is a fascist – but some people still want to have nuanced discussions about policies that Trump himself can’t articulate.
The LA Times’ owner says his decision to block the paper from making an endorsement is “the ultimate expression…of the both sides-ism of the media,” Zeteo CEO and Editor-in-Chief Mehdi Hasan tells Ali Velshi. “Journalists should have a bias towards ‘small-d’ democracy,” he adds. - Aired on 10/27/2024.