MSNBC host Stephanie Ruhle said in an interview published Friday that she is rooting for the Trump administration to succeed.
Ruhle, who has been outspoken in her criticism of President Donald Trump and his administrators, said she criticizes Trump mostly for "unforced errors." In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, she said her critiques are not intended to be attacks.
"I can only speak for myself: I'm rooting for the administration," she said. "I root for the president. The things we're forced to go after are most often unforced errors. On a regular basis, the president is lying. Does it mean we're attacking him, or I'm attacking him when I go after him? I'm not attacking the president."
Ruhle also explained she does not hold "exceptionally strong political views."
"For me, I don't have a loyalty to a set of ideals. I think I have a loyalty to try to make the best news show I can every day," she said. "And, knock on wood, so far it's really working."
Since joining MSNBC in 2016, Ruhle has expressed some fairly strong views, notably on guns, religion, and regulations. From the anchor’s chair, she has expressed support for gun control repeatedly, telling Sen. Marco Rubio (R., Fla.) in February to "be a human" and support gun control. Later that month, she thanked Florida State Rep. Kionne McGhee (D.) for working to enact gun control.
Ruhle also said she does not sense a "huge liberal influence" at MSNBC, even though her co-host Ali Velshi compared Trump to Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini during an episode of their show "Velshi and Ruhle" in December.