Mainstream journalists are effectively part of the establishment rather than objective reporters, and their criticism of new media accessing the Pentagon shows they are partisan activists.

“These journalists that were in the Pentagon, they were not journalists. They were mocking bird media. They had the reason why they didn't have any kind like they could do whatever they wanted was because there was no distinction between them and the administrations they worked under.”

Mainstream media outlets have a documented pattern of reporting false narratives and biased information regarding Donald Trump.

“How many more BS stories are we going to have to hear? They're worried about one guy, one freaking guy who was in a gang.”

The speaker contends that mainstream media credibility has collapsed because they have lost the trust of the American public through ideological bias.

“we're living in an age where people just don't trust what they hear but there is a partisan divide in that because Democrats 54% Trust in Media so above the 50% number Independents 27% Republicans ready 12% Trust in Media this is why the rise in podcast pbd Rogan so on and so forth is blowing up bec”

Mainstream media and other institutional forces employ psychological operations and character assassination to discredit those who question official narratives.

“So, that right there is a psychological operation. And because we're reading about Sigmund Freud, they diagnose you. When they don't want you to look into something, they diagnose you.”

He argues that the current White House press access system is a broken, anti-American cartel designed to protect traditional media from competition.

“the way that the media cartel has everything set up for Access for press to the president is fundamentally broken anti-American and bad for actual democracy”

Journalists should not be cozy with presidential candidates, as their role in a debate is to be adversarial and tough.

“we're not supposed to be chumming with these guys it's supposed to be adversarial it's a presidential debate let's go let's get it on that's what I thought”

Matt McCusker believes that journalists are important as they act as a necessary check on political power.

“they're an important check on power”

Philip DeFranco expresses the view that Jeff Bezos has significantly damaged the integrity of the Washington Post through his actions and is motivated by a desire to gain favor with the Trump administ

“personally, I'll say I'm inclined to believe that a lot of the bad that we're seeing right now, it's Bezos. Yeah. He's he's getting on his knees. He's breaking out those knee pads. man, in addition to having companies that have government contracts, which is a huge thing.”

Press members who attend White House briefings and accept lies without challenging them are despicable.

“And you know, I don't while I blame her for being an [ __ ] and for perpetuating these lies, the ones who I actually find the most despicable is actually the press idiots that go there to the press room to the briefing room expecting that they're going to get an honest answer to anything.”