
<p>Reminiscent of Hillary Clinton&#8217;s &#8220;Deplorables&#8221; comment, veteran journalist Katie Couric now finds herself taking similar heat for referring to Trump voters as &#8220;anti-intellectuals.&#8221;</p>



<p>Couric made the comments on Bill Maher&#8217;s &#8220;Club Random&#8221; podcast.</p>



<p>&#8220;The socio-economic disparities are a lot, and class resentment is a lot, and anti-intellectualism and elitism is what is driving many of these anti-establishment [people] — which are Trump voters — so, I think that is a huge problem that we have to address,&#8221; Couric told Maher.</p>



<p>&#8220;I mean, globalization and the transition from an industrial to a technological society — I don&#8217;t know if you&#8217;ve ever been jealous of someone else or resentful — it is such a corroding and bitter, almost vile feeling,&#8221; she added. &#8220;I think that when people who are really struggling see people who have everything and are on top of that looking down on them, it is just a recipe for such anger and resentment and grievance.&#8221;</p>



<p>The long-time and beloved host in certain circles, comments generated backlash on social media.</p>



<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve never been a jealous person &#8211; and I find many of Trump supporters highly educated in vast arenas. I think Couric is a snob and a low-IQ commie. She&#8217;s lived inside her glass bubble so long she&#8217;s completely out of touch with reality,&#8221; one user posted to X, the New York Post reported.</p>



<p>&#8220;This is so disgusting and shows how out of touch she is. Make no mistake, this is how the media views Trump supporters,&#8221; posted another, according to the Post.</p>



<p>“This is what you call projection — blaming the other side for feeling a certain way when it’s actually you who feels that way,” another X-user said.</p>



<p>Maher pushed back on Couric&#8217;s assessment, saying that Trump voters see him as the only person standing &#8220;between us and madness.&#8221;</p>



<p>&#8220;Not to defend Trump, but to defend the people who still vote for him,&#8221; Maher said. &#8220;Because what they see on the other side, to them, is even more dangerous. Because it&#8217;s very close to home. &#8216;My kid is coming home from school, and he thinks he&#8217;s a racist.&#8217; He&#8217;s 5. What have you been telling him? &#8216;My son thinks maybe he&#8217;s not a boy,&#8217; and maybe that&#8217;s true, that happens. Those things are what they say, &#8216;That&#8217;s why I&#8217;m voting for Trump.'&#8221;</p>

Katie Couric Takes Flack for Disparaging Description of Trump Voters
