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Mark Sanford announced a primary campaign against President Trump yesterday on Fox News Sunday.
That news-- which again, was broken on Fox's airwaves -- was not mentioned a single time on this morning's Fox & Friends. Total blackout.
That news-- which again, was broken on Fox's airwaves -- was not mentioned a single time on this morning's Fox & Friends. Total blackout.
Two things about this.
First, it is difficult to mount a primary challenge against a sitting president in any circumstances. But the power of the Fox News propaganda apparatus and its support for Trump makes it even more difficult for Sanford et al.
First, it is difficult to mount a primary challenge against a sitting president in any circumstances. But the power of the Fox News propaganda apparatus and its support for Trump makes it even more difficult for Sanford et al.
Second, this is part of a pattern wherein, on the rare times the "news side" makes news that is bad for Trump, it gets totally ignored on the "opinion" side. mediamatters.org/mike-huckabee/… mediamatters.org/fox-news/key-f…
