Jon Stewart gave a reality check to the media for covering every small aspect of the Trump hush money trial too much.
Stewart stated that after showing many examples of the media discussing Trump’s movements or body language:
In this trial, there will be something important and revealing at some point, but we might miss it because too much time is spent on speculating about his facial expressions. If the media tries to make us believe that the most mundane things are groundbreaking, we won’t trust them when something really interesting happens. It’s like the story of the boy who cried Wolf Blitzer.
This is a trial. It's dull. Mostly. I've done jury duty, and I can assure you – that's not me! That's a different person! Why are you – it's not me! It might be me. Trials involve a lot of procedural matters, private discussions, objections, and “What's exhibit 372a” and “You’re out of order this whole court is out of order!” The only person who has reacted normally to the trial is Donald Trump.
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Stewart remarked about Trump falling asleep at the trial, “As he should! I mean, he’s been up since 2:00 A.M. Rage-tweeting. He needs his anger sleep. Look, there’s a long way to go. It’s the first day of the first of 438 trump trials to come. Pace yourselves. And if you’re bored, you can always start planning how you’re going to [bleep] up covering the next trial. And the sincere apology you’ll make during his next term as president. Because the things you are talking about –”
At this point, Jessica Williams made a surprise return to The Daily Show and challenged Stewart for his old man media rant that was ruining all the fun of the Trump trial.
The cable news networks are biding time until the trial gains momentum. There will be significant events in this trial before the verdict. The coverage of the Trump trial is not as extensive as the 2016 Trump coverage, but enough has happened to justify hours of pre-trial and post-trial analysis.
The mainstream media only knows how to hammer stories into the ground. At some stage, the trial will justify this level of coverage, but Jon Stewart was correct. The initial week saw exaggerated coverage by cable news networks, which was aimed at attracting viewers and filling time.
