howie: the firestorm overall brokaw s comments was so intense nbc had little choice but to cover it. the criticism was widespread and almost media. howie: he was talking about culture in american when said this about the hispanic community. i don t know whether i want brown grandbabies. i also happen to believe hispanics should work heard at assimilation. they ought to not just be codified in their communities but make sure all their kids are going to speak english. howie: he quickly put out an apology but his network seemed to distance themselves from the former anchor. a spokesman says tom s comments were inaccurate and
country when the news is not accurately portrayed. i really do. howie: he said he was a victim of negative coverage, like nobody has ever had before. i became president of the united states. i am sort of entitled to a great story. just one, from my newspaper. howie: that s why the president cares about the new york times. he s from queens and he wants that recognition from the new york times. sarah sanders, the press secretary, gave an interview and says she sees a bunch of angry faces, but she wasn t talking about the entire white house press corps. economic me out at
inappropriate and we are glad he apologized. howie: joining me, cathy areu. are you offended by tom brokaw saying hispanics should work harder at assimilation and their kids should speak good english. this was kind of overlooked. offended as a journalist. because it wasn t accurate. it wasn t true. this is an op-ed he was giving. he was speaking as if he was a journalist who had done some research. and it s purely his opinion and he s incorrect. my parents are i aments and if being a latina on television isn t assimilation, i don t know what is. howie: he says he covered
always right. but what fueled this particular media fire was the president s own tweet, passive, naive about people he appointed. it s reminiscent to some degree. fighting the fbi, saying it s doing a lousy job. apparently differing views. he named them. he s not taking responsibility. let s put the blame on the media. that s the most of concerning part. the fake news,ed the media is always wrong. we need journalists across the board to do the digging and hold people accountable. i was covering mid-term elections in florida. i went to a ron desantis rally.
time and 35 years ago, people aren t giving governor northam the benefit of the doubt. president trump gave a super bowl interview. wouldn t it be great to have epix?