Ezra Klein rips those blaming Fox News for Trump’s win
New York Times columnist Ezra Klein slammed people who are blaming Fox News for president-elect Trump’s win on a Wednesday episode of “Pod Save America.”
“This idea that, like: ‘Oh, no, the economy is actually good or crime is actually down.’ This is all just Fox News. Like, shut the f— up with that,” Klein fumed in the clip highlighted by Mediaite. “Like, talk to some people who live near you.”
He mentioned his shock to find that Republicans had captured audiences in major cities that typically swing left.
“The thing that surprised me least about the election was the sharp red shift in these big cities. Because if you just talk to anybody who lives in them, they are furious,” he argued.
“The rage I just hear from people in New York, this is partially [Texas Gov.] Greg Abbott busing huge amounts of migrants here,” he later added. “But that does mean, by the way, there are enough migrants that Greg Abbott could bus actual human bodies to New York City.”
Exit polls have shown that Trump made gains with groups that prioritize immigration, issues with the border and the economy. The former president won over counties close to the southern border like California’s Riverside, San Bernardino and San Joaquin counties, according to The Associated Press.
“Those were like actual people who would come into the country who were overwhelming border states. The sense of disorder rising, right?” Klein stated.
“Not just crime, but homeless encampments, trash on the streets, people jumping turnstiles in subways, crazy people on the streets. You just talk to people and they’re mad about it,” he continued.
“They feel it’s different than it used to be. I mean, in San Francisco, like, the fury is overwhelming.”
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