"Appearing on MSNBC Live With Hallie Jackson Monday morning, Washington Post opinion writer Jonathan Capehart lamented that actor Jussie Smollett’s claim of being assaulted by Trump supporters was falling apart.
The liberal journalist then attempted to blame the “atmosphere of menace” supposedly created by the President to explain why so many in the media, including himself, believed the story.
“Well, I don’t know what to make of all this.
Because when the news came out, a lot of people, myself included, were horrified,” Capehart began.
He then justified the rush to judgement by arguing that Smollett’s account “fit in with a narrative” about the Trump era:
Because when the news came out, a lot of people, myself included, were horrified,” Capehart began.
He then justified the rush to judgement by arguing that Smollett’s account “fit in with a narrative” about the Trump era:
"Just the circumstances and the way he told the story, and what he said happened to him sort of fit in with a narrative – not a narrative, but a reality for a lot of people in this country since President Trump was inaugurated. That there is an atmosphere of menace and an atmosphere of hate around the country that made it possible for people to either readily believe or want to believe Jussie Smollett."
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