WaPo’s Ignatius: When People Think We’re Partisans, They Lose Confidence in Our Ability to Tell the Truth

SCARBOROUGH You know David ░░░░░░░░ I remember I remember ░░░░░░░░ the first term at ░░░░░░░░ point you may not ░░░░░░░░ remember this phone call ░░░░░░░░ walking through the airport ░░░░░░░░ you politely said Every ░░░░░░░░ Joe every day it ░░░░░░░░ the same thing on ░░░░░░░░ show When you can ░░░░░░░░ common ground find common ░░░░░░░░ talk about it And ░░░░░░░░ I ve noticed you ░░░░░░░░ that I mean I ░░░░░░░░ tell you when so ░░░░░░░░ people were in shock ░░░░░░░░ Mika and I were ░░░░░░░░ too after the election ░░░░░░░░ your first column was ░░░░░░░░ about how Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ the possibility to move ░░░░░░░░ closer to peace in ░░░░░░░░ Middle East I think ░░░░░░░░ was a very important ░░░░░░░░ to write at the ░░░░░░░░ Again I thought I ░░░░░░░░ a little surprised when ░░░░░░░░ read it right after ░░░░░░░░ election But then you ░░░░░░░░ that up with some ░░░░░░░░ tough columns about the ░░░░░░░░ dangers with his DoD ░░░░░░░░ and also with Tulsi ░░░░░░░░ Is that the type ░░░░░░░░ balancing you re talking ░░░░░░░░ IGNATIUS It is Joe ░░░░░░░░ think we in the ░░░░░░░░ business and commentary need ░░░░░░░░ call him as we ░░░░░░░░ him During Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ first term when he ░░░░░░░░ something that I thought ░░░░░░░░ sense the Abraham Accords ░░░░░░░░ Saudi Arabia and the ░░░░░░░░ Arab Emirates and Bahrain ░░░░░░░░ a perfect example I ░░░░░░░░ without hesitation that I ░░░░░░░░ this was this was ░░░░░░░░ for the country good ░░░░░░░░ the region I felt ░░░░░░░░ same way about negotiating ░░░░░░░░ North Korea to try ░░░░░░░░ reduce the risk of ░░░░░░░░ war When he when ░░░░░░░░ did things I thought ░░░░░░░░ the country I tried ░░░░░░░░ be as emphatic again ░░░░░░░░ as I could be ░░░░░░░░ we re in the ░░░░░░░░ of covering the world ░░░░░░░░ to see it whole ░░░░░░░░ if people think that ░░░░░░░░ are partisans on one ░░░░░░░░ or another I think ░░░░░░░░ the end their confidence ░░░░░░░░ our ability to tell ░░░░░░░░ truth to do our ░░░░░░░░ declines You see that ░░░░░░░░ of that in some ░░░░░░░░ the poll numbers about ░░░░░░░░ people feel about journalism ░░░░░░░░ don t want to ░░░░░░░░ to that.”