American journalism is a disgrace. Journalists aren't content to report the news and allow their readers, listeners, and viewers to make up their own minds. Instead, they try to influence people's behavior. I support Donald Trump's decision to skip Thursday night's debate in Des Moines and I will not watch the debate. Megyn Kelly is as slimy a journalist as they come. I would have watched the debate in spite of her presence if Trump were present, but now that he's out, I'm out.
Another dishonest journalist is CNN's Sara Murray, who covers Trump. Tonight, at Trump's press conference, she asked Trump about his "marital infidelities," and a few minutes ago, on Anderson Cooper's show (which has a guest host tonight), she explained why she asked. It's because Trump has been critical of Bill Clinton's infidelities. That's right: She characterized Bill Clinton's behavior as infidelity. This is despicable. Bill Clinton wasn't just unfaithful to his wife; he assaulted and harassed many women over a period of many years, and may, for all we know, still be doing it. The reason this matters is that Clinton's wife, Hillary, who portrays herself as a feminist, searched out and destroyed Bill's victims because they threatened her and her husband's power. Journalists such as Murray are trying to turn Clinton's criminality, which is gravely serious, into infidelity, which is a peccadillo. They're doing this because they know that Hillary's facilitation of Bill's criminality hurts Hillary's presidential campaign. Trump must not let them get away with it.
