Staff Reports
In a stunning twist of fate that could make even the most hardened cynic smile, Donald Trump has emerged victorious in his defamation suit against the mainstream media’s poster child for partisanship, ABC News and George Stephanopoulos. The media conglomerate will be parting ways with a whopping $15 million, signaling a clear win for Trump and a resounding defeat for the leftist narrative machine. It seems the truth has managed to elbow its way past the usual barrage of fake news, at least this time around.
Technically considered a settlement, the outcome couldn’t be more telling. ABC News realized they were holding a hand of weak cards before they even got to the poker table—preferring to cough up millions rather than risk a humiliating trial that might expose their journalistic malpractice. For those who haven’t been paying attention, Stephanopoulos essentially accused Trump of being “found liable for rape” during a conversation with Representative Nancy Mace, leading to this legal showdown. It’s almost as if they thought throwing around explosive accusations without backing them up would fly, but it seems justice has a knack for shutting down such antics.
In a show of ‘regret’ that feels more like a polite afterthought rather than a real apology, ABC will issue an editor’s note acknowledging their erroneous statements regarding Trump. The non-apology doesn’t quite measure up to the gravity of Stephanopoulos’s claims, but it will have to do—at least for the sake of appearances. Not to mention the sizable check coming from the coffers of ABC might just make Trump smile more than the lukewarm sentiment being expressed.
May it be the first of many….
TRUMP WINS Defamation Suit, ABC and Stephanopoulos Have to Fork Over $15 Million https://t.co/MDBAvjrG6y
— Howie Carr (@HowieCarrShow) December 14, 2024
The denouement of this saga highlights the amusing lengths to which the far-left will go to smear those they disdain. George Stephanopoulos served as the mouthpiece for claims surrounding E. Jean Carroll’s controversial allegations against Trump, which, let’s face it, read like a bad daytime soap opera plot twist. Since when did mere hearsay become a standard for journalistic integrity? Trump’s legal team had deconstructed these claims to reveal the sheer lack of substantiation backing Carroll’s story, proving there’s more fiction in these accounts than the latest Hollywood blockbuster.
As an added cherry on top of this conundrum, it seems ABC News will also be showing their contrition in an unconventional way by funding Trump’s future Presidential Library with their settlement. Perhaps a fitting touch, as it turns ABC from a mere player in the media landscape into an unwitting sponsor of the Trump narrative. In a world where alleged fake news rules the airwaves, it looks like the days of throwing around baseless allegations with wild abandon are rapidly coming to a close – one payout at a time.
