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ksoze

(2,068 posts) Sat Feb 4, 2017, 12:31 PM Feb 2017

Trumps tirade against the NYT will likely keep increasing readership

Since his supporters likely don't read the Times anyway (unless it is in the grocery store checkout line), his anger is falling deaf ears. For those that do read the NYT, it is like a Pulitzer prize with his spoiled brat tweets - not sure he get that yet.

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Trumps tirade against the NYT will likely keep increasing readership (Original Post) ksoze Feb 2017 OP

Don't think so... manicraven Feb 2017 #1

In my experience, the preferences are The Blaze, Breitbart, TownHall, NRO... JHB Feb 2017 #2

I was in a lucky store the other day and never saw one national enquirer in the check out kimbutgar Feb 2017 #3

manicraven

(901 posts)

1. Don't think so...

Reply to ksoze (Original post)

Sat Feb 4, 2017, 12:57 PM

Feb 2017

They don't read the NY Times at all and think it's a rag sheet filled with lies created by the libruls and the elites. They prefer The National Enquirer, Globe, and Star.

JHB

(37,158 posts)

2. In my experience, the preferences are The Blaze, Breitbart, TownHall, NRO...

Reply to manicraven (Reply #1)

Sat Feb 4, 2017, 01:02 PM

Feb 2017

...and other axe-grinding propaganda outlets or 24-hr Two Minute Hate sites.

Same devotion to integrity as The National Enquirer, Globe, and Star, but claiming to be actual news and analysis.

kimbutgar

(21,130 posts)

3. I was in a lucky store the other day and never saw one national enquirer in the check out