Integrity among professionals and journalists is in short supply in the Trump Era, as bias, especially partisan bias, increasingly rules the loyalties, judgment and minds of all but a few. Here are a couple recent examples of those few…
Ethics Hero: Ian Bremmer
Foreign policy expert and Eurasia Group President Ian Bremmer, often a harsh critic of President Trump,
…Unequivocally credited the President for the major diplomatic breakthrough with North Korea.
…chided those refusing to give him proper praise for the achievement, and
…did this on MSNBC, where fairness to President Trump is as welcome as an evolution lecture on the “700 Club.”
Bremmer told a shocked Stephanie Ruhl:
“But we have to give him credit. Look, as you know, I’ve been critical of President Trump probably 90% of the foreign policy decisions he’s made since he’s become president. Not the whole administration, but certainly stuff he said. But on this issue, on North Korea, the only way you say that Trump isn’t part of it is if you’re just a partisan, if you’re just being illogical. And that’s not – I mean, I understand that that’s good for eyeballs, but it’s not good for our country.”
Wow! What a concept! Continue reading
