Remember how for 4 years several Fox hosts (most notably Hannity and Dobbs) spoke regularly on the phone with the sitting President to coordinate messaging with him?
https://twitter.com/heartlandsignal/status/1464672241568862223
Receipt. nymag.com/intelligencer/…
Receipt 2. vox.com/2018/4/2/17189…
Here’s an article from **2017** about the close relationship between Newsmax boss Chris Ruddy and Trump. theatlantic.com/politics/archi…
One of Trump’s leading advisors was literally the head of an avowedly propagandistic far right “news” outlet that stoked white rage for clicks. npr.org/2016/11/15/502…
Trump was counseled to put birtherism at the center of his political messaging in 2011 by the editor of the right wing conspiracy factory called WND. Worked like a charm, apparently.
https://twitter.com/SethCotlar/status/1457371675436064774
But sure Pete Hegseth, scientists and liberals are secretly plotting to create false narratives to advance their power in opposition to the public good.
Was just reminded of this moment from election season 2018.
https://twitter.com/npfandos/status/1060586065860460544
Oh hey. Remember that time reporters caught sitting AG Bill Barr dining with Rupert Murdoch in 2019? theguardian.com/us-news/2020/a…
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