The most important responsibility we have as journalists is to question those who are in power. I honestly believe that.

Jorge Ramos

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Hate is contagious. A few seconds after Donald Trump has told me something hateful, somebody else repeats it. He has legitimized what people only dare say in their kitchens and bedrooms.

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You turn on the TV, and you see very bland interviews. Journalists in the United States are very cozy with power, very close to those in power.

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I think as journalists, we have to keep our distance from power.

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I'm not seeing tough questions asked on American television. I'm not seeing those correspondents that would question those in power. It's like a club. We are not asking the tough questions.

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I will go to a nice restaurant in Miami, and no one sitting at the tables will notice me or even know who I am. Then everyone in the kitchen comes out and wants to take a picture.

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