In a recent podcast interview with Mediaite’s Aidan McLaughlin, “Meet the Press” host Chuck Todd. He stated that banning guests who backed President Trump’s denial of the 2020 election outcome on the program is not a good idea.
The NBC and MSNBC host went on to say that composing an absolute rule regarding who he invites on the show breaks an agreement Todd feels he has with viewers to provide the information they need.
“You don’t know when somebody you think deserves to be banned is suddenly somebody that you’ve got to deal with,” Todd said. “Because you may not like them, but they have the power. They’re the elected Speaker of the House or something like that.”
Todd stated election deniers could either admit that the 2020 election was legitimate. If they don’t then they’ll deal with a tough interview on “Meet the Press.”
Guests must accept that the election was fair, “and if you don’t accept the premise, yeah, it’s going to be a painful interview.”
Eduardo Razo is the Assistant Content Editor for BNM, which includes writing daily news stories on the news media industry. He can be found on Twitter @eddierazo_ or you can reach him by email at eddie1991razo@gmail.com.
