CBS Touts London’s First Muslim Mayor: Won After ‘Facts Trumped Fear’

CBS Touts London's First Muslim Mayor: Won After 'Facts Trumped Fear' (NewsBusters)

On Saturday's CBS This Morning, correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti ran a report celebrating the election of London's first Muslim mayor, Sadiq Khan, as he portrayed conservative critics as exploiting "fear." Without trying to explain what critics were supposedly wrong about, Vigliotti suggested that his opponents were spreading misinformation as he declared that, "in the end, facts trumped fear."

After conspicuously using the word "trumped," in his introduction, Vigliotti linked the election to Donald Trump's proposal to ban Muslim immigration as he concluded by relating Khan's disapproving views on the GOP presidential candidate: "Khan has become very vocal in American politics, criticizing Donald Trump's proposed ban on Muslims. Khan has said he hopes Trump loses."
 

After co-anchor Anthony Mason set up the report by recounting that London is "the first major Western city with a Muslim mayor" after a "contentious campaign," correspondent Vigliotti began his report: "Good morning. Sadiq Khan's race for the mayor's office wasn't easy. His Muslim faith has been targeted, and his main rival tried to link him to extremists. In the end, facts trumped fear."