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how a bullied press normalizes Trump in 2020, a thread — and my latest; pressrun.substack.com/p/cnn-snubbed-…
2. Trump on Tues, for no reason, banned CNN anchors from attending WH lunch pre-POTUS. It was a stunning act of media aggressive that would have been a political earthquake from any other WH.
3. The response for other news orgs? Crickets. Not only did they not stand with CNN and refuse to attend the lunch, news orgs didn't even publicly complain. (neither did WHCA). Trump bans reporters and it's meant w/ complete shoulder shrugs.
4. But it gets better (worse.) Hours after dining w/ Trump, at least one TV anchor described the SOTU as a triumph. And even CNN, after being bullied by Trump, announced the speech was "dazzling." (ftr: the speech was non-stop pack of lies.)
5. So if you're Trump and you just kicked CNN around, news orgs did nothing in response, and then cheered your SOTU, why on earth would you ever stop bullying?
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my latest---how does GOP get away w/ being so nakedly corrupt (i.e. hosting Soviet-style show trials)? bc outlets like NYT praise them for being "masterful" and savvy; pressrun.substack.com/p/new-york-tim…
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this is factual. it’s disappointing press uses terms that don’t actually apply
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