Dave Rubin’s latest segment shines a bright light on what serious Americans have known for years: the so-called mainstream media and late-night punditry have long since abandoned fair-minded discourse and embraced hyperbolic, dangerous rhetoric. Rubin played a DM clip of Whoopi Goldberg on The View doubling down in public — a moment he framed as emblematic of a media class that sees political theater as license to trash reputations and stoke fear. Conservatives shouldn’t be surprised; we see the same predictable moral preening every time the left needs a villain.
Whoopi’s more recent on-air statements aren’t just performative; she publicly suggested invoking the 25th Amendment after President Trump’s United Nations speech, a breathtaking escalation that exposes the media’s reflexive eagerness to erase the will of tens of millions of voters. Calling for removal of a leader without due process is not debate — it’s a political threat dressed up as concern, and it comes from people paid to inform the public. Hardworking Americans deserve hosts who report facts, not broadcast calls for constitutional overreach.
For months, the left has normalized the most inflammatory historical comparisons — likening political opponents to Hitler and claiming fascist playbooks are in use right here at home. Those comparisons aren’t harmless rhetoric; they’re a blunt instrument used to delegitimize opponents and incite tribal fury, and they come with predictable consequences in an already volatile culture. Real conservatives know that truth matters and that honest disagreement is how republics survive, not virtue-signaling escalations to the worst chapters of human history.
What’s particularly galling is the hypocrisy. When these same celebrities and pundits cheered or shrugged at missteps from their side, there was no comparable outrage, no public calls to strip authority, and no hand-wringing about democratic norms. That double standard isn’t accidental; it’s part of a larger pattern of cultural elites using media platforms to shape outcomes rather than inform citizens. The American people see through this and are tired of being lectured by those who are above the consequences their pronouncements create.
Audible gasps and shocked studio audiences have become part of the spectacle, but those reactions do not excuse the underlying irresponsibility of the hosts who manufacture them. Moments of on-air surprise are treated like evidence of moral clarity when, in reality, they’re theatrics designed to rally a base and tarnish an opponent. Responsible journalism—if any still remains in those studios—would call out the extremism rather than amplify it for ratings.
There should be consequences for media figures who weaponize public platforms to delegitimize the democratic process and throw around comparisons to totalitarian dictators. Accountability isn’t censorship; it’s basic decency and respect for the rule of law that built this country. Elected officials and advertisers alike must recognize that enabling this kind of rhetoric corrodes our institutions and puts ordinary Americans at risk.
Patriots who love this country know how fragile liberty can be and how important it is to preserve honest debate without descending into theatrical denunciations. We can disagree with vigor and stand firm for conservative principles while demanding that the media stop treating democracy like an entertainment franchise. If the silencing and demonizing of political opponents continues unchecked, we will keep fighting — not with hysteria or historical slurs, but with the truth, the ballot box, and the enduring American spirit that refuses to be cowed.
