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1/You’d think it would be impossible for Trump to cozy up to Hispanic voters. He announced his 2016 campaign by calling Mexicans criminals & rapists, separated migrant families at the border & more recently has been involved in plans for concentration camps & mass deportations.
2/In 2020 Trump's campaign branded Univision as: “a leftist propaganda machine & a mouthpiece of the Democrat Party.” But @washingtonpost is reporting Univision, recently merged with Mexican Media Company Grupo Televisa, has warmed up to Trump nonetheless. washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/…
@washingtonpost 3/Jared Kushner is on the scene. Kushner arranged for Trump to sit for an hour long interview with Univision last week at Mar-a-Lago. The tone of the interview was extremely friendly given Trump’s history. It consisted of a series of softballs lobbed at the former president.
@washingtonpost 4/Here's an example: This week you were in New York in court. Today, you're facing four indictments in multiple jurisdictions. Are you concerned that you might win the Republican nomination only to be forced to drop out of the race?” Not exactly hard-hitting journalism.
@washingtonpost 5/Jared Kushner has a friend who is a Univision executive. That executive & 2 colleagues visited Mar-a-Lago for the interview. Then, Biden campaign ad buys made to run during the Trump interview in Arizona, Florida, Nevada, & Pennsylvania were canceled.
@washingtonpost 6/Univision rescinded the ads due to a previously unannounced policy against permitting opposition advertising during a candidate interview. Univision also canceled a scheduled interview with Biden’s Hispanic Media Director that was intended to respond to Trump’s interview.
@washingtonpost 7/No block of voters can be taken for granted in any election. But this development is remarkable by any standards. Trump is intent on remaking, or perhaps just ignoring prior history. Univision hasn't offered Biden a comparable interview slot.
@washingtonpost 8/Univision is a cable channel so they're not subject to FCC rules that apply to radio & TV broadcast networks. These developments will have to be dealt with in the political arena because it’s unlikely there is legal recourse. It will be up to voters-we know it always is!
@washingtonpost 9/If you've made it this far, you're probably interested in the important issues at the intersection of law & politics we face as a country. Sign up for my newsletter Civil Discourse to stay informed: joycevance.substack.com/p/trump-on-uni…
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