The Inauguration Issue

Now What?

On the eve of Trump’s inauguration, Hollywood and the media raise their voices

FEATURING

Chelsea Handler
Brandon Victor Dixon
Michael Moore
Lena Dunham
Van Jones
Rachel Maddow
Bill Maher
Dan Rather
Scott Baio
Billy Eichner
Glenn Beck
Stephen Baldwin
Dr. Phil
Omarosa

Chelsea Handler

host, “chelsea,” netflix

“There’s a toddler in the White House.”

Rachel Maddow

host, “the rachel maddow show,” msnbc

“Our president-elect is lying to us.”

The First 100 Days

What can the entertainment industry expect?

Glenn Beck

Host, “The Glenn Beck Program”

“Thank God, I’m not the man I used to be.”

Michael Moore

documentarian, author

“The Democrats lost because of the Democrats.”

Scott Baio

actor

“He’s a fighter, and he won’t let anything slide.”

Bill Maher

host, “Real Time with bill maher,” hbo

“I think we all know where the true balls are.”

Omarosa Manigault

director of communications, the Office of Public Liaison

“I think he'll win over (America).”

Van Jones

commentator, cnn

“This thing should not have been close.”

Dean Baquet

executive editor, The New York Times

“I think we’ve been too timid in the past.”

Dan Rather

journalist, "The big interview," axs TV

“We can’t back up or back down.”

Politically Incorrect

Breitbart makes gains among a conservative media in flux

Lena Dunham

actress/writer/producer/director, “Girls”

“Let’s finally end the stigma around women’s health.”

Stephen Baldwin

actor/producer

“I think he really wants what’s best for everybody.”

Danai Gurira

actress, “The walking dead”/playwright, “eclipsed”

“We are on the right side of history.”

Billy Eichner

actor/comedian, “billy on the street”

“He’s so transparently full of s--- — it’s shameful.”

Close, But Not Too Close

Mark Burnett’s Trump ties put him in a tricky situation

Brandon Victor Dixon

actor, “Hamilton”

“Shows like this remind people of their power.”

Dr. Phil

host/executive producer, “Dr. phil”

“We are all Americans, and we are all in this together.”

Jorge Ramos

anchor, univision

“If you’re too close to power, that is a problem.”

The Voice of Rural America

RFD-TV speaks for a population that feels underserved by the media

Sarah Treem

writer/producer, “the affair”

“My daughter may grow up less free than I did.”

Michael Kirk

documentarian, “frontline”

“What we’re doing is slowing it all down a little bit for you.”

Rob Long

producer/writer

“President Trump is what you get when you put the talent in charge.”