A member of the New York Times editorial board has argued that the notion of treating President Donald Trump and Democrat presidential nominee Kamala Harris “equally” is “silly.”
During an appearance on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” the NYT’s Mara Gay insisted that Trump must be treated differently by “journalists” because he’s “a threat.”
The show’s host Joe Scarborough bemoaned the “sacrosanct” wall between opinion and news when it comes to the presidential candidates.
Scarborough complained about how “absurd” it was to believe there was a “moral equivalency” between criticizing Trump and Harris.
Gay agreed with Scarborough’s propagandist sentiment and declared that the “choice is obvious” between the Democrat and Republican candidates.
She then suggested that the corporate media has an obligation to apply a different standard to Trump.
“I think the challenge, not just for journalists, but really for the country, is that not only is Donald Trump a threat, but, you know, it lowers the bar,” Gay said.
“So I don’t think it’s unacceptable.
“And I think it’s important for our role as journalists to really push every candidate for office.
“And there are plenty of things that we could hear from the vice president that we’d love to hear more about policy speeches.
“It’d be great to see her take more questions from the press.
“Those things are important,” she continued.
“It’s just the context is difficult because of the extremism of the Republican Party, because of how extreme Donald Trump is, it’s hard to hold both candidates accountable equally, because one is committed to democracy and is functioning as a normal candidate from a normal American party, and the other is not.”
“And so, you know, this is really about the extremism of the Republican ticket.
“And it’s important to hold all candidates accountable.
“It’s just that when you do that, it does sometimes sound a little silly because, given the breadth of what the vice president is offering the American people, there is no comparison with Donald Trump,” Gay concluded.
Last month, the NYT editorial board announced that it would no longer be making endorsements for state and local races.
However, the left-wing newspaper said it would still endorse presidential candidates.
In a statement at the time, Times opinion editor Kathleen Kingsbury said:
“As the institutional voice of The Times, the editorial board serves our mission to help our global audience understand the world by providing a consistent, independent view of the world based on time-tested institutional values.
“While elections everywhere remain critical to the lives and experiences of our audience, the editorial board is ceasing the endorsement process for New York elections.
“We remain a journalistic institution rooted in New York City, both historically, today, and in the future.
“Our newsroom will continue to report aggressively on New York electoral races, and Opinion will continue to offer perspective on the races, candidates, and issues at stake.”
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