Obama Says Fox News and Right-Wing Media Have Created 'a Filter' to Prevent Open Minds Toward Liberal Candidat
Obama Says Fox News and Right-Wing Media Have Created 'a Filter' to Prevent Open Minds Toward Liberal Candidates (Video)
Story by Andi Ortiz
Barack Obama stopped by "The Daily Show" on Thursday night, discussing the midterms, democracy as a whole and more. And, according to the former president, places like Fox News and other right-wing media outlets have created a "filter" that is preventing bipartisanship.
During his interview with Trevor Noah, Obama explained that while he was running for president and re-election, he had an easier time potentially swaying conservative voters because the influence of right wing media wasn't so prevalent. Obama noted that he could go to towns that were somewhere around 70% Republican, or had a heavy evangelical Christian presence, and at least be given a chance.
"There wasn't the filter that had been created by Fox News or the media infrastructure, the sort of right-wing conspiracy theory folks," Obama explained. "And so they came at me with an open mind. And I could listen to them, and they could listen to me."
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Story by Andi Ortiz
Barack Obama stopped by "The Daily Show" on Thursday night, discussing the midterms, democracy as a whole and more. And, according to the former president, places like Fox News and other right-wing media outlets have created a "filter" that is preventing bipartisanship.
During his interview with Trevor Noah, Obama explained that while he was running for president and re-election, he had an easier time potentially swaying conservative voters because the influence of right wing media wasn't so prevalent. Obama noted that he could go to towns that were somewhere around 70% Republican, or had a heavy evangelical Christian presence, and at least be given a chance.
"There wasn't the filter that had been created by Fox News or the media infrastructure, the sort of right-wing conspiracy theory folks," Obama explained. "And so they came at me with an open mind. And I could listen to them, and they could listen to me."
READ MORE: Obama Says Fox News and Right-Wing Media Have Created 'a Filter' to Prevent Open Minds Toward Liberal Candidates https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/obama-sa...
