I agree, although Fox News is only the top US cable TV news channel, as far as I know. Now consider all late night shows, nearly all newspapers, most big news

I agree, although Fox News is only the top US cable TV news channel, as far as I know. Now consider all late night shows, nearly all newspapers, most big news blogs, and the other cable (and broadcast) TV news channels. But regardless, there's not a lot of point in debating what "mainstream" means. My point is that seeing things like Jimmy Kimmel cry over health care policy [1] is exactly the kind of thing OP is describing. You don't need to be a cartoon politician to fit the bill OP describes. People like and respect celebrities and media personalities, and they see a lot more of them than they do of Trump. [1] https://money.cnn.com/2017/12/12/media/jimmy-kimmel-son-late-night-health-care/index.html https://money.cnn.com/2017/12/12/media/jimmy-kimmel-son-late...