It really is jarring to read Trump's comments as he actually delivers them vs. how they're eventually cleaned up in mainstream news outlets.
This was the topic of my @newrepublic piece from yesterday newrepublic.com/article/185530…
@newrepublic For real, be on the lookout for how that statement gets covered in the press. It'll either be completely ignored or framed like "Trump plans to work with Rubio and Ivanka on reducing child care costs" instead of "Trump rambles incoherently"
Just amazing stuff here...
I find it really funny that Trump supporters will falsely accuse Kamala Harris of "not being able to put together a complete sentence." Meanwhile, their guy is just... that. It's such an obvious case of projection.
Case in point, this weirdo:
Trump's actual, insane answer vs. how NYT cleaned it up for him:
Mainstream media outlets just can't help themselves. It's not enough to just say the answer was "jumbled." You have to make clear that what he said was completely incoherent.
Reality vs. how the media frames it:
🙃
lol
And this is NYT's key takeaway from the event
@Her1ockSho1mes Did you hit your head or something?
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