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Gov. Christie calls out thisweek host for defending Trump: A scared Mainstream Media dereliction. [1]

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Date: 2025-07-14

A scared Mainstream Media dereliction: Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie called out ABC thisweek’s Jonathan Karl for defending Trump and blaming Pam Bondi and Kash Patel for the Jeffrey Epstein MAGA meltdown. MSM dereliction.

Gov. Christie calls out thisweek host.

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Chris Christie confronted ABC’s Jonathan Karl on “This Week” over the host’s defense of Trump regarding the Epstein files controversy, highlighting Trump’s role in fueling conspiracy theories that now threaten his administration. The exchange reveals deeper structural problems within mainstream media, where journalistic neutrality has been compromised by deference to power and fear of confronting Trump’s authoritarian tactics directly.

Media Complicity : Jonathan Karl’s vigorous defense of Trump and deflection of blame onto Pam Bondi and Kash Patel demonstrates how mainstream media has abdicated its watchdog function, choosing to shield Trump rather than hold him accountable for his actions.

: Jonathan Karl’s vigorous defense of Trump and deflection of blame onto Pam Bondi and Kash Patel demonstrates how mainstream media has abdicated its watchdog function, choosing to shield Trump rather than hold him accountable for his actions. Epstein Files Manipulation : Trump deliberately used Epstein conspiracy theories during his campaign to “fire up his base” with promises of transparency, only to reverse course once in office when releasing the files became politically inconvenient.

: Trump deliberately used Epstein conspiracy theories during his campaign to “fire up his base” with promises of transparency, only to reverse course once in office when releasing the files became politically inconvenient. Authoritarian Power Structure : Christie argued that Bondi’s decision not to release additional Epstein files came directly from Trump, revealing how the administration controls information flow to protect the president.

: Christie argued that Bondi’s decision not to release additional Epstein files came directly from Trump, revealing how the administration controls information flow to protect the president. Progressive Media Critique : The analysis exposes how corporate media’s obsession with false balance and access journalism has created a climate where Trump’s most dangerous behaviors receive normalization rather than proper scrutiny.

: The analysis exposes how corporate media’s obsession with false balance and access journalism has created a climate where Trump’s most dangerous behaviors receive normalization rather than proper scrutiny. Democratic Accountability Gap: The incident demonstrates how establishment journalism fails to provide the robust democratic oversight necessary to counter authoritarian drift, leaving progressive voices to fill the accountability vacuum.

The Christie-Karl exchange epitomizes everything wrong with mainstream media’s approach to Trump coverage. Rather than functioning as democracy’s fourth estate, corporate journalism has become complicit in Trump’s authoritarian project through strategic deference and manufactured neutrality that serves power rather than truth.

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