Western Journalism "Former Tonight Show host Jay Leno said he doesn’t support President Donald Trump, but believes the “constant negative Trump stuff” nightly has gone too far.
"Leno told Page Six he enjoys “bringing people together” rather than dividing them politically.
“ 'If [mocking the president] is a constant thing on a nightly basis, eventually you’re all doing the same joke,” Leno said.
"Despite wanting to see late-night hosts minimize their negative coverage of the president, he went on to tell a joke of his own.
“ 'But the constant negative Trump stuff on a nightly basis? I think it has a debilitating effect on people,” he said. “People are just, ‘Oh, gosh, I don’t wanna watch TV anymore. This is just the same thing every night.'”
"In May, he told The New York Times that “this constant pounding” against the president “does have a tendency to anesthetize your feelings.”
"When looking across the current late-night platform, Leno argued entire shows
are centered around Trump." . . .
"Leno told Page Six he enjoys “bringing people together” rather than dividing them politically.
“ 'If [mocking the president] is a constant thing on a nightly basis, eventually you’re all doing the same joke,” Leno said.
"Despite wanting to see late-night hosts minimize their negative coverage of the president, he went on to tell a joke of his own.
“I remember when House of Cards was a TV show. Now it’s a documentary. You look at the Underwoods. You go, ‘At least this isn’t as bad as the real thing,'” Leno said. Leno made similar comments earlier this week to The Hollywood Reporter. “I was lucky,” Leno said. “I did it at a time when Bush was dumb and Clinton was horny.”"Leno said things have gotten much darker now with coverage of the president.
“ 'But the constant negative Trump stuff on a nightly basis? I think it has a debilitating effect on people,” he said. “People are just, ‘Oh, gosh, I don’t wanna watch TV anymore. This is just the same thing every night.'”
"In May, he told The New York Times that “this constant pounding” against the president “does have a tendency to anesthetize your feelings.”
"When looking across the current late-night platform, Leno argued entire shows
are centered around Trump." . . .
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