I think it's time for the press to just start saying Trump tried to pull a soft coup.
Factually, that's what he did.
It was a coup attempt.
Factually, that's what he did.
It was a coup attempt.
https://twitter.com/CNN/status/1421214276669394958
I respect the press's balancing act when it comes to neutrality. I know it's not easy. However, there comes a time when over-correction in the name of neutrality results in obscuring the truth.
In such cases, the press is not actually giving a neutral, fact-based account.
In such cases, the press is not actually giving a neutral, fact-based account.
Trump tried to pull a soft-coup. There are multiple pieces of evidence for this. He worked on the state level. He worked on the federal (DOJ) level. And then he inspired an insurrection, which was a "harder" coup attempt.
It was an attempted coup! I realize that sounds dramatic, but that's literally what it was
"He questioned the results of the election" isn't a neutral account.
It doesn't capture the scope of his actions. It obscures the actual facts
Reporters need to start saying "coup"
"He questioned the results of the election" isn't a neutral account.
It doesn't capture the scope of his actions. It obscures the actual facts
Reporters need to start saying "coup"
They need to start saying "coup" because that's what happened. And they need to start saying it so it doesn't sound dramatic, given it is actually objective
Americans need to realize what happened
& that "attempted coup" is not a matter of interpretation. It's a matter of fact
Americans need to realize what happened
& that "attempted coup" is not a matter of interpretation. It's a matter of fact
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