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==Donald Trump election==
==Donald Trump election==
The series gained some notoriety during the 2016 presidential election where the commentators, especially Cenk Uygur, proceeded to go from smug about Hillary Clinton's "inevitable" win to visibly breaking down on the air over Trump's chances at winning increasing, effectively acting as a visual representation of the mainstream media's overall reaction to learning they sorely underestimated Trump's chances at winning.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lrpkxl4DXtk</ref>
The series gained some notoriety during the 2016 presidential election where the commentators, especially Cenk Uygur, proceeded to go from smug about Hillary Clinton's "inevitable" win to visibly breaking down on the air over Trump's chances at winning increasing, effectively acting as a visual representation of the mainstream media's overall reaction to learning they sorely underestimated Trump's chances at winning.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lrpkxl4DXtk</ref>
==John McCain==
Cenk Uyger and the Young Turks earned a reputation for notoriety throughout the [[2008 presidential election]] by smearing Sen. [[John McCain]] as [[racist]].<ref>https://youtu.be/iu1kmyfPb50</ref> The Young Turks have never attempted to clarify, rescind, or apologize for divisive and hateful rhetoric.
==References==
==References==