I worked in television for 25 years. An Avid Editor (Avid is a brand of computer software for video editing) does not make editorial decisions. They put together what the producers and reporters tell him/her to put together. They're like the "Sandwich Artists" at Subway. They make the sandwiches, but only under the direction of the customers. It doesn't really matter if they're biased against Black Olives, if the customer asks for them, they'll put them in the sandwich.
With all of the Leftists at ABC who are on-air talent, executive producers, associate producers, directors, and writers being rabidly anti-Trump, a lowly line editor doesn't make any difference. They'll take the footage they're given and put together the package they're told to put together.
I spent about 10 years in TV production land.
The AVIDs that showed up in my last years there were for a few elite producer/directors and an editor first and foremost.
All the lesser nobodies had to book late night and weekends if they could get in at all.
Mere working serfs were forbidden to even go into the suites for a while. Never mind me and a few others knew way more about computers and software than the elite.
I don’t miss the super duper CMX edit system or that Abekas A34.