Donald Trump appeared on “Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo” and unleashed an endless stream of lies, threats and nonsense — you know, the usual.

And how did Bartiromo, once a respected business journalist, respond?

Mostly by doing nothing. She just let him go. She gave modest pushback every now and then, but sometimes she all but cheered him on.

This wasn’t journalism. It was more like propaganda.

And it’s not particularly surprising. Bartiromo has long been a far-right apologist. And Trump has long lied about almost everything. It’s just a little stunning to sit through a solid hour of it and realize the danger this kind of thing poses.

Trump began by saying there is 'something wrong' with Kamala Harris

Trump began the interview by saying this about his Democratic opponent, Kamala Harris: “She can’t talk. There’s something wrong with the candidate.”

Silence from Bartiromo. The same silence that followed Trump saying of President Joe Biden, “He doesn’t have any idea what’s happening. In all fairness, he spends his day sleeping.”

Trump said he’s leading in every poll in every swing state. He’s not, but that’s typical political posturing. “I know you are leading in all these swing states,” Bartiromo said later. It’s one thing to let him say whatever he wants. Not a good thing, but a thing. It’s quite another to go along with his nonsense.

And when you ask the presidential candidate for a major political party if he’s worried about violence from terrorists on Election Day and he says what he’s really worried about is “the enemy from within, people within,” who he defines as “radical-left lunatics,” and goes on to say, “They should be very easily handled, if necessary by the National Guard and, if really necessary, the military,” do you not want to know more? Doesn't this warrant a follow-up question — at least?

Is Trump really saying he would turn the military on political enemies?

Is Trump really saying he would turn the U.S. military on people whose politics he disagrees with? Maybe he misspoke? Maybe he’s joking? Because no candidate could really mean that, right? By the way, if you’re wondering who those enemies are, Trump named Rep. Adam Schiff, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in California.

Bartiromo just moved on. Pathetic, and dangerous. And yes, Trump certainly sounded like he meant it.

Bartiromo asked Trump about the lies he has spread about federal response to Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton after he talked repeatedly about “how badly they’ve done with North Carolina, parts of Georgia. A lot of governors have done a good job, but the response from the White House has been terrible, the response from her (Harris, presumably) has been terrible.”

In fact, even Republican governors have praised the federal response. Beyond just campaign mud-slinging, the worry is that the relentless false claims about FEMA aid for hurricane victims is that it will keep people from asking for the help they’re eligible for, and desperately need.

What about Trump’s lie (not her word) that President Biden took money from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, to use on migrants?

“No, no, it came out from there and everybody knew it and it was released from them, and all of a sudden a week later they have a different scenario,” Trump said.

Do you have proof? That’s one question that comes to mind. Too bad Bartiromo didn’t ask it.

Bartiromo did ask a couple of good questions. Though again, the follow-up was either approving nods or just nothing at all. She asked about Trump’s supposed 200% tariffs — this would increase the cost of goods, she pointed out. He said it wouldn’t, without giving any explanation, and she said, “It’s got to be passed on somehow.” At this point Trump basically said it was more of a theoretical number used as a threat.

And isn’t it dangerous to encourage Israel to strike at Iran’s nuclear facilities? “No, you can’t let them have a nuclear weapon,” Trump said.

You can't call this journalism. You can call it irresponsible

During the interview, the chyrons at the bottom of the screen offered nuggets like these: “Trump holds massive rallies on the campaign trail” and “Trump: We are running to save our country.”

There was more, but you get the idea. This was the safest of safe spaces. Harris has been criticized for appearing with entertainers like Howard Stern and Stephen Colbert, who obviously support her. (Stern endorsed her. Colbert drank a beer with her.)

But that’s just it — they’re entertainers. Bartiromo is a journalist. At least she used to be. After Sunday’s interview, it’s hard to think of her as anything but a Trump supporter, who brought him onto her show and let him campaign.

Granted, she knows her audience, who will lap this up, whatever “this” is. You can’t call it good journalism. You can call it irresponsible.

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