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1. One thing that's important to understand that Trump isn't *that* unpopular.

He's unpopular, but on a pretty normal scale.

Gallup approval after ~625 days

Clinton: 42%
Obama: 46%
Trump: 43%

popular.info/p/trumps-accom…
2. This is still low enough to get crushed in the midterms, yes.

But how is someone who is an unindicted co-conspirator and put babies in jail retaining so much support?

I think I big answer is the media, which covers him like any other president

popular.info/p/trumps-accom…
3. The USA Today op-ed by Trump yesterday was a perfect example.

Other presidents wrote USA Today op-eds and those probably weren't fact-checked either.

But those presidents didn't write a piece where every sentence is a lie

popular.info/p/trumps-accom…
4. It's not just USA Today. Here is NBC this morning, repeating Trump's lie as news.

This is in the tradition of presidential coverage: If the president says it, it's news.

Trump takes full advantage of that.

popular.info/p/trumps-accom…
4. So the media has a choice. They can just continue on this path and be complicit in Trump's disinformation campaign.

Or they can recognize Trump is different and change tactics.

Much more on this in my newsletter, Popular Information.

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5. P.S. One reason I like writing a newsletter (popular.info) is it incentivizes covering topics that challenge people.

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What Democrat has requested a border wall made of steel?
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Absolutely no evidence of this. Trump cites the cost of illegal drugs, most of which come through official ports of entry.
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A total and humiliating capitation to a president with no interest in the truth.

The news media is supposed to inform the public.

They are now being used to disseminate government propaganda.
REMEMBER: When Obama wanted to address the nation on immigration, the networks refused to air it because they believe it would be "overtly political."

What a joke.

goo.gl/a8SSgT
The idea that a Democratic rebuttal or fact-checking will make this better is insulting.

If I break my arm and a doctor gives me a cast, I'm thankful.

If a doctor breaks my arm and hands me a band-aid, it's not a favor.
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Any network that airs this live is knowingly participating in a disinformation campaign
Some conflicting info, but @JenniferJJacobs of Bloomberg says the networks will air this live

This show just how deeply the mainstream media misunderstands Trump and his tactics

@JenniferJJacobs This is what happened when Obama gave a primetime address on immigration in 2014
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