Katie Couric recently spoke about the impeachment of Donald Trump and the ban on Twitter, before the incumbent president stepped down.
And the acclaimed journalist is now facing adverse reactions from Jeopardy’s most “conservative” audience, before her show as a host.
It came after she appeared in the first 2021 episode of Real Time with Bill Maher last week, where they discussed extremist beliefs in Congress after the Capitol riot earlier this month.
Sincere answer: Katie Couric recently spoke about the impeachment of Donald Trump and the ban on Twitter, before leaving the post of president for a single term and twice impeded (photo in February 2020)
Conservative reaction: And the acclaimed journalist is now facing the reaction of the predominantly ‘conservative’ audience of Jeopardy !, before her show as a guest presenter (Alex Trebek photographed in January 2021)
The 64-year-old man said to Maher: ‘It’s really bizarre, isn’t it, when you think about how many of these members of Congress were eliminated.
“But I also think that some of them are believing in the garbage that is being fed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week on the internet, by their constituents, and they believed that big lie.”
She continued, ‘And the question is how are we really going to almost deprogram these people who signed up for the Trump cult.’
Couric’s comments allegedly worried the producers of Jeopardy !, where she is preparing for a show as a week-long hostess, making her the first woman to lead the game show.
Congressional extremism: it happened after she appeared in the first 2021 episode of Real Time with Bill Maher last week, where they discussed extremist beliefs in Congress, following the revolt of Trump supporters on Capitol Hill earlier this month
Trump cult: The 64-year-old said, ‘And the question is how do we really almost deprogram these people who signed up for the Trump cult’ (pictured in February 2020)
Cause for concern: A source told Page Six: ‘Katie’s comments shortly after her announcement as a host are very worrying for producers. They are concerned that there will be a reaction against it. There have already been some complaints’ (photo in April 2019)
With an audience whose average age is 64.2 years, demographics have traditionally been conservative, and the program has made an effort to avoid politics.
A source told Page Six: ‘Katie’s comments right after she was announced as a host are very worrying for producers. They are concerned that there will be a reaction against it. There have already been some complaints.
‘Jeopardy’s viewers are a very traditional group, and there are fears that she may be too polarizing after that. At the very least, she already seems to have ruled out becoming the program’s permanent presenter.
Fox News contributor Joe Concha, who took a strong stand against ‘culture cancellation’, recently spoke out against Couric.
He argued: ‘That kind of rhetoric by Couric – which seems so condescending and elitist – highlights the divide between our media, which resides mainly in New York and Washington, and the rest of the country, which is moderated to center-right by various polls . And that is why the industry is so suspicious and frowned upon. ‘
Following the death of beloved host Alex Trebek in November, the show is hosting a host of guest hosts, including Mayim Bialik and Aaron Rodgers.
Trebek commented on the need not to be offensive in the past, telling Vulture in November 2018: ‘But one reason a host can succeed for a long time is not to offend. You saw this with Johnny Carson. He was smart enough to cover almost every potentially offensive moment with his intelligence.
Wise advice: Trebek commented on the need not to be offensive in the past, telling Vulture in November 2018: ‘But one reason a host can succeed for a long time is not to offend’
In search of gold: Ken Jennings, 46, the record holder for the longest winning streak on the show, has also served as a guest host on Jeopardy! And, according to rumors, he is the favorite to permanently occupy the position
Public apologies: he previously accessed Twitter with an ambiguous apology for previous statements that could have offended his followers, which some considered a smart move to secure his place on the show (photo in January 2020)
Diva behavior: The Page Six source added: ‘Ken Jennings apologizes for a tweet he posted almost four years ago, weeks before hosting Jeopardy! Katie will be under great pressure to apologize too. Time will tell if she does, but Jeopardy! producers are expecting her to be a diva about it ‘(photo in March 2019)
Right, he made his opinion about Trump known in the same interview: ‘I wouldn’t say that [Trump] makes jokes. He takes people. ‘
Canadian jewelry also theorized about Trump’s chances as a competitor: ‘He may not agree that any of the correct answers are correct.’
Ken Jennings, 46, the record holder for the longest winning streak on the show, has also served as a guest host on Jeopardy! And, according to rumors, he is the favorite to permanently occupy the position.
He had already taken to Twitter with an ambiguous apology for previous statements that could have offended his followers, which some interpreted as a smart move to secure his place on the show.
The author of Planet Funny is known for making a joke or two about Trump, including once after comedian Kathy Griffin posed for an infamous photo of 2017 with a fake severed head with the image of the wretched president.
Jennings jokingly commented on reports that Trump’s youngest son, Barron, now 14, saw the photo and thought it was real: ‘Barron saw a very long tie and a lot of burger meat won in a trash bin. He thought it was his father and his heart is broken. ‘
The Page Six source added: ‘Ken Jennings apologizes for a tweet he posted almost four years ago, weeks before hosting Jeopardy! Katie will be under great pressure to apologize too. Time will tell if she does, but Jeopardy! producers are expecting her to be a diva about it. ‘
Celebrity guests: Following the death of beloved host Alex Trebek in November, the show is hosting a host of guest hosts, including Mayim Bialik and Aaron Rodgers (Bialik photographed in May 2019)