Rainn Wilson is sharing his thoughts about the current political climate in the United States.
During her recent appearance on Wilson’s “Soul Boom” podcast, MSNBC host Stephanie Ruhle said that she believes President Donald Trump is making a “concerted effort to destroy the media,” while his right-hand man, Elon Musk, wants the population to “leave traditional media.” Wilson disagreed.
“This is where I would push back,” Wilson said. “I see this kind of insight and passion being directed at the current administration, and the lack of this kind of insight and passion being directed at the previous administration.”
Clarifying he was talking about “left-leaning news media” rather than just Ruhle herself, he added, “[Left-leaning news outlets] were kind of like, ‘La, la, la, la, la, Everything’s fine. Look, the economy’s great. La, la, la. Immigration’s not that much of a problem,’ and really, being Cleopatra, Queen of Denial.”
Ruhle said that she felt the American population stood up to Biden about immigration politics, but agreed that the Republican party is more “willing to talk about some of the unpleasant things that people feel” about the topic.
“When people say those things out loud, they’re immediately called xenophobic or racist,” she added. “And we have to make space for how people feel.”
“Most people, a large majority of people who have a problem with the current immigration crisis, and have for the last five or 10 years, are not racist,” Wilson said in agreement. “But are often kind of tarred as racist by the liberal left.”
