 Earlier today, says Stephanopoulos, I responded to a question from a passerby. I shouldn't have. And then ABC News says George expressed his own point of view, not the position of ABC News. Now, why does it matter that Stephanopoulos did this? As I mentioned, it's not just because he's a very prominent news anchor and establishment journalist. He was the top propagandist for a Democrat president of the United States. He was the White House communications director.