Cenk Uygur, Co-Host of “The Young Turks,” Admits to Feeling Optimistic About Trump’s Victory
Cenk Uygur, a longtime anti-Trumper and co-host of the progressive online talk show “The Young Turks,” has admitted to feeling optimistic about President-elect Donald Trump’s victory. In a post on his X account, Uygur revealed that he had accepted Trump’s win because it meant that “the establishment” had been defeated.
Uygur, who had previously called Trump an “unstable madman” and a threat to democracy, wrote that he had been trying to figure out why he was feeling more optimistic despite his opposition to Trump. He realized that his mortal enemy was not Trump or the extreme left, but the establishment.
The establishment, according to Uygur, had been defeated, and he saw this as a positive development. He also noted that the mainstream media had suffered a major blow, and that independent media was now freer to operate.
Uygur’s comments represent a notable turnaround for the progressive host, who had previously been critical of Trump and his supporters. However, he now sees Trump’s victory as a win for independent media and a blow to the establishment.
In a follow-up post, Uygur wrote that the mainstream media’s propaganda machine had been broken, and that online media was now strong enough to challenge the establishment’s monopoly on the American mind. He praised independent media outlets like Joe Rogan’s podcast, which had played a significant role in Trump’s victory.
Uygur’s comments have been met with skepticism by some, including his former colleague Jimmy Dore, who accused him of being a “phony” and a “willing propagandist.” However, Uygur’s admission that he is feeling optimistic about Trump’s victory is a significant departure from his previous views on the president-elect.
