Sidney Blumenthal: Trump is deeply unpopular--but Fox News won't tell you that

Apr 23, 2026 The Media Confidential podcast

This week on Media Confidential, Alan Rusbridger and Lionel Barber are joined by Sidney Blumenthal, journalist and former adviser to the Clintons.

As a judge throws out a $10bn claim from the president against the Wall Street Journal, the trio discuss Donald Trump’s legal battles with the media, including the BBC. Is there hope for the British broadcaster?

They also address the president’s mental state and how coverage compares to that of Joe Biden, while he was running for a second term. Is the American media biased towards Trump? And, if Sidney were an editor, how would he advise journalists to report?