Krishnan Guru-Murthy: Way to handle controversy around Trump is to tell truth
The newsreader is to co-host Channel 4’s US election coverage alongside Emily Maitlis.
Channel 4 newsreader Krishnan Guru-Murthy said he will handle the “controversy” around Republican candidate Donald Trump during the broadcaster’s US election coverage by telling “the truth”.
On November 5, Guru-Murthy, 54, will helm the channel’s first overnight US election programme since 1992 alongside former Newsnight presenter Emily Maitlis.
Political pundits, and a number of famous faces, will join the hosts in the Washington DC studio as the American public decides whether Democratic nominee Kamala Harris or Mr Trump becomes president.
Guru-Murthy said: “I think with Donald Trump, the most sensible thing, rather than branding him a certain thing, which might lead people to say ‘Well, you’re giving away your personal opinion’, is to stick to the facts.
“And the facts are that he has said racist things, he’s done sexist things, he’s been found guilty of criminal offences.
“He is facing further charges. So you can say all of those things, and you can make it very clear what the facts are about Donald Trump, you know, without worrying about it, without feeling the need to call him anything in particular as a presenter.
