“The conservative movement under Trump is gleefully taking a sledgehammer to facts, to science, to reason, and to common decency. The last thing Trump voters who traffic in this awfulness deserve is empathy from the press.”
“why are high-profile journalists offering public empathy for Trump supporters as they strain public debate to the breaking point by embracing a ceaseless stream of lies?”
"Trump voters all have a choice. They can choose to believe there were more than six million fraudulent votes cast, which cost Trump the election. They can choose to believe that Trump's FBI and Department of Justice are in on a wild plan to steal the election from him."
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“The media’s firm fixation on Trump voters isn’t normal — the idea that our politics needs to concern itself with the bruised feelings of voters who supported the presidential loser has no basis in how the press traditionally views the election season. “
Hillary got more votes! press couldn’t care less abt her supporters after Election Day
a thread after seeing lots of timid news coverage of Trump/GOP's attack on free fair elections this week; pressrun.media/p/trumps-elect…
first POTUS in 240 yrs to refuse to accept election results, and GOP supports it. Instead of vivid portraits of a party abandoning any principles as GOP lawmakers obediently fall in line behind Trump's nasty behavior, we get coverage about how savvy Republicans are being
One CNN report this week even suggested Republicans had “no choice” but to back Trump’s election sabotage.
Republicans do have a choice — they can support the rule of law and denounce the attempt to do lasting damage to our democracy.