Around the witching hour, when Trump’s victory wasn’t quite official but definitely a reality, the normally more buttoned-up crew covering the election for PBS let its fear and anger fly.
Before signing off from Donald Trump’s victory party at 2:58 a.m., reporter William Brangham went on the petulant rant he’d apparently been holding in for several hours of coverage.
William Brangham: The people here, honestly, I think are still in a little bit of sense of shock that they came here expecting a long night. Not really thinking that the race would be virtually decided by this evening. All arrows, as we’ve been reporting, pointing in that direction. And for those people who are celebrating, many of them are still dancing on the floor behind me, this message about dealing with the economy and dealing with immigration resonated enormously to them,…
