Ted Koppel on Trump: 'It's time to start thinking of what ISIS wants and then not doing it'
The news analysis panel on Sunday's Meet the Press included veteran TV news journalist Ted Koppel, and after the other three guests and host Chuck Todd all agreed that Donald Trump's support is coming mostly from blue collar voters who consider themselves on the moderate or liberal end of the GOP spectrum, Todd asked Koppel what he thinks of the Trump electorate. The former Nightline host took the conversation in a different direction. He agreed with Todd that Trump voters are heirs (sometimes literally) to the disaffected voters of the 1960s and '70s (Archie Bunker voters?), then turned to the Islamic State:
Which, really, seems like pretty sound advice. You can watch Koppel's remarks below. Peter Weber
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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.
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