Shepard Smith debuted his CNBC newscast on Wednesday with a focus on the first presidential debate, as he called out a moment in which President Donald Trump declined to commit to a peaceful transi…
“Last night the president called into question the heart of our democracy, the peaceful transition of power,” Smith said on the debut of. “Is there assurance that it will happen? Asked to give it, the president declined, and openly sowed the seeds of distrust in the outcome.”
Smith, who departed Fox News last October, has said the show will focus on “the facts” and “the truth” , bypassing panels of pundits and opinion. “That produced open, as we call it, about a minute. It’s fast, there’s music, it’s compelling and rich with emotion, and that was our plan. That is what we’ll usually do. But as it turns out, in this moment, that’s just the noise. You’ve heard it, and we need to cut through it.”has more in common with the broadcast network evening newscasts rather than personality driven shows in cable news primetime.
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