Paige Davis attributes Trading Spaces' big ratings to the show being "comfort food" in our "scary time"

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Davis said the original Trading Spaces took off after the 9/11 attacks, and she's seeing parallels between then and now. “It doesn’t matter what side of the aisle you fall on, it’s kind of a scary time," she tells The New York Observer, which is owned by President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner. "We’re at odds with each other so everybody wants something that’s comfortable—like food. What do you do when you’re not feeling great—you have mac and cheese, that’s what you do. So, we’re like that comfort food that you go back to.”