The topic of the Segment Viewed
I viewed CNN’s Anderson Cooper’s “perfect” feedback regarding Trump’s White House address where he declared he had won the 2020 presidential election. The segment featured a live Trump’s speech a few days before the election was called and had to be cut off due to the President’s remarks a few minutes into the session.
Segment’s Summary
During a live CNN interview on November 5, 2020, President Trump declared he won the 2020 presidential election. However, according to Trump, he would win the election if the legal votes were counted, and that Biden would only win when illegal votes would be counted. Trump alleged this by saying, “If you count the illegal votes, they can try to steal the election from us.” This claim implied that Trump would lose the election through a process that contravened the constitutional mandate of the electoral body and the electoral process, which should not count illegal votes.
However, when CNN realized that Trump was presenting a baseless accusation, the news network cut the White House speech. At that time, Anderson Cooper expressed the perfect comments regarding the misleading address of the President. According to Cooper’s words, “you’ll notice the president did not have any evidence presented at all, nothing, no real, actual evidence of any kind of fraud.” Moreover, the presenter reminded his listeners that no president in American history has ever spoken such pathetic words.
Millions of American citizens watched the brutal roasting of the President over the one hour of the show. Most of those who watched the program quickly shared the blasting of the President to their various Twitter accounts. The action of the program’s followers further spread the attack on Trump, based on his unsubstantiated claims. For instance, most users were interested in the direct attack of the President when Cooper said, talking about Trump, “… we see him, like an obese turtle on his back, flailing in the hot sun, realizing his time is over.” While the comment was funny to the consumers, it reflected a personal stance of the commentator.
The Commentator and My Perspective
In this case, Anderson Cooper was personal with the President and gave factual, evidence-based assertions. The commentator, for instance, shared his subjective opinion regarding how the President falsely accused the electoral officials and claimed victory. In addition, Cooper described the President’s address as pathetic, equating Trump to an obese turtle lying on its back, having no more time left to live. The comment, “… we see him, like an obese turtle on his back, flailing in the hot sun, realizing his time is over,” indicates that Cooper used the segment to insult Trump, with whom he has a history of attacks.
Had I been the one in the show, I would not have taken the speech personally and attacked the President as it happened. Instead, I would understand that I am being watched by some people who have different opinions about Trump. So, instead of personal attacks, I would try to give facts regarding the election and why the results were actual as the process has always been. I would also have involved other people who had facts to try and give the correct information to the public, thus clarifying the President’s false claim during the address. This way, viewers understood that what the President said did not resonate with the public and that the voters were convinced that Trump lost the election.