Posted on 01/08/2025 2:37:36 AM PST by Libloather
David Muir, who? It appears George Stephanopoulos has a new rival to look out for at ABC.
Stephanopoulos’ political drama with President-elect Donald Trump has followed him into the new year and sources tell us his colleague — and “This Week with George Stephanopoulos” co-host — Jonathan Karl, “wants George gone,” so that he can sweep in and take over the Sunday morning news show.
“He wants the show, and he sees [ABC’s Trump settlement] as an opportunity,” a source told us about Karl’s ambition to move into Stephanopoulos’ spot.
While Stephanopoulos’ name is on the show, he shares hosting duties with Karl and Martha Raddatz.
“In Jon’s mind, he wants George gone, so it’s just him and Martha,” the source added.
Another source quipped, “Martha? Jon wants the show for himself! The bench has been ready to go for years. [The attitude has been] when is [Stephanopoulos] going to step aside, and why are there three hosts for a single show?”
But a spokesperson for ABC denied Karl has designs on Stephanopoulos’ gig, commenting, “It’s not true. They have a friendly and mutually respectful relationship.”
Stephanopoulos main gig at ABC is, of course, at “Good Morning America” — the network’s most lucrative show — which he’s co-anchored since 2009.
Stephanopoulos joined the network in 1997 as an analyst for “This Week,” and hosted the show from 2002 until 2010 — before returning as host a year later. He appears on the show once a month after “working seven days a week for years and years,” according to an insider.
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A rat fight. Is there a betting market for which rodent comes out on top?
NONE of them are decent people.
Martha Ratsass!
Ping
Two Communists trying to tell us what Trump means.
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