A perfect example of the hypocrisy in the news involves the replacement of our former ambassador to the U.N., Nikki Haley. President Donald Trump[1] announced that he has chosen Heather Nauert to replace her, and the Democrats[2] and much of the news media are going nuts saying that she isn’t qualified and that she worked for Fox News[3].
My guess is that 95 percent of Americans don’t know how hypocritical that is. In 2013, President Obama[4] named Samantha Power[5] as the U.S. ambassador to the U.N.. She was a journalist and worked for liberal Harvard University[6] but had no government experience. But she was approved. Even Republicans voted for her, giving Obama the power to make his choice.
My guess is that not one Democrat will support Trump’s choice of Nauert despite her strong resume. Yes she worked at Fox News, but she was also a government affairs consultant for 20 years, she was a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, has been an outstanding spokeswoman for Secretary of State Mike Pompeo[7], and was named Undersecretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs.
Anybody who has actually watched her in her role as spokeswoman for Pompeo has to be impressed with her intelligence, communication skills, breadth of knowledge, and strength. But in our bizarre world of hypocrisy, none of that makes any difference. The Democrats and the “fake news” will slander her simply because she is Trump’s choice. Sadly, because most Americans are uninformed or misinformed, they won’t know how dishonest those attacks on her are. That is just one more example of why the “fake news” is the enemy of the people.
