That’s Pelley’s opinion, which is why it’s inappropriate for an anchor to say.
If it were said by a commentator, we would still disagree, but at least expressing an opinion would be proper in that case, even if the opinion is wrong.
The anchorman is supposed to be as “objective” as possible.
The anchorman is supposed to be as “objective” as possible.
That scenario died a long time ago.
An “anchorman” is only as object as the person who writes what he reads.