Dan Rather to Steve Bannon: ‘No, We Are Not Going to Shut Up – Now Answer The Damn Question’
On The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, iconic journalist Dan Rather told us that he has never seen an administration that is so antagonistic with the press.
Rather said, “No, I haven’t seen anything like it, and neither has anybody else. We’ve never had anything approaching this.”
Rather also offered his advice to the members of the press on how to approach this new administration, “Stay steady, stay respectful. But also, be relentless and remain aggressive. That’s the proper role of the press.”
And in reference to Steve Bannon’s recent comments that the press should “shut up.” Rather said, “Steve Bannon recently said, almost directly, ‘the press needs to shut up. Well, our answer to that has to be, ‘With respect, sir, no, we’re not going to shut up. Now answer the damn question.’”
And about Trump’s Muslim-ban rather said, “Don’t get afraid, don’t be scared — that’s the natural inclination. Organize and get to the polls, try to find common ground. That’s the way we come together.”
