Late-night talk show hosts who transitioned to political activism have compromised their independence and alienated their audience.

“You are responsible for who you are and who you became and what you did. But you got used because the whole ABC network was 100% behind Kamla, 100% anti-Trump in 2016. And you bought into it and you guided that. If you had held a little bit of your independence, buddy, you know, you could have been ”

The speaker feels that the public's perception of media figures like Howard Stern is shifting negatively because these individuals have been openly hostile toward the American public.

“And guess what? That type of rhetoric and imag policies, Pat, this whole attitude, this resentment, this, hey, you're going to alienate half of the freaking country. You hate us. You don't even hate Trump. You hate us for what?”

Hip-hop artists should engage with diverse media platforms rather than staying solely in controlled environments to avoid tough questions.

“Drake, go do that. There's a million places that'll ask you a tough question outside of hip-hop context if that's what you want.”

Mainstream media outlets intentionally ignore or misrepresent events to hide the humanity of conservative figures from their audience.

“The refusal to even acknowledge Charlie because they couldn't have President Trump's words about Charlie and what he actually did and who he actually was or Erica Kirk's words about her husband and what he stood for. They couldn't have that heard by the MSNBC audience.”

Legacy media institutions cannot be successfully revived or transformed by bringing in outsiders from digital or opinion-based backgrounds.

“they're two completely different forms of media, right? Like I know that both, whether you're talking about the free press or CBS, they're in the news business to some capacity, but the format on television is not conducive to informing people to be quite honest with you.”

He believes the current media landscape has shifted away from traditional journalism toward entertainment and profit-driven content creation.

“No one cares about journalism. You know what they care about? Laughing. Being entertained. And you do a great job of that. And Stephen A. Smith does a great job of that. No one cares about journalism.”