2016
Excerpt from Hollywood Reporter, 2/29/2016
American Crisis, 2/24/2026
Margaret Sullivan reports:
And even though his approval rating is low, and judges keep handing him losses in court, Donald Trump remains at the controls of a wrecking ball. And he’s doing everything in his power to stay that way by undermining voting rights, in obvious fear that this year’s midterm elections will spell trouble for him if they are conducted fairly.
And how is the mainstream press responding? The same way it has for the past 10 years. By dutifully covering, in news articles or analysis pieces, what’s happening day to day. By commenting on developments in opinion articles and punditry. By sometimes doing a deeper-dive investigative article on one aspect or another.
In other words, business as usual. Given the stakes and the severity of the situation, I find it maddening. Just watch the coverage of the State of the Union address tonight, and you’ll get yet more proof of what I’m talking about. “In a fiery speech ….” etc. [emphasis added]
New York Times, 2/24/2026
And then there's just plain ol' namby-pambyism.
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