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douglas9

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Fri Aug 9, 2024, 06:55 AM Aug 9

Why isn't the media reporting on Trump's increasing dementia? [View all]

Today, Trump held an hourlong news conference in the main room at Mar-a-Lago. He insulted Kamala Harris’s intelligence, lied about the state of the U.S. economy, and claimed the country would be in mortal danger if he didn’t win the election.

In other words, the usual Trump torrent of lies and insults.

But what got my attention was his description of his departure from the White House as a “peaceful” transfer of power, his insistence that the group that mounted the assault on the Capitol was relatively small, and his boast that attendance at his January 6 rally preceding the assault was larger than the crowd Martin Luther King Jr. drew on the National Mall for his “I Have a Dream” speech.

https://robertreich.substack.com/p/why-isnt-the-media-reporting-on-trumps

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I think they've let things go so long that they figure it's impossible to inject reality into the situation captain queeg Aug 9 #1
The media has been for year covering up, sugar-coating, ignoring TFG's various fuckups. raccoon Aug 9 #2
I think the media is collectively demented Raven123 Aug 9 #3
I don't know if you had a chance to watch Lawrence FalloutShelter Aug 9 #4
Media knows his idiocy and craziness gets them viewers IronLionZion Aug 9 #5
This! happy feet Aug 9 #19
For the same reason they are ignoring that $10 milllion bribe he got from the Egyptian President. GoCubsGo Aug 9 #6
As Lawrence O'Donnell said 'it's 2016 all over again' spanone Aug 9 #7
Because he is robustly crazy, as opposed to... 617Blue Aug 9 #8
for the same reason they ignored Reagan's dementia. Conjuay Aug 9 #9
of course Biden's non-dementia deserved non-stop coverage LymphocyteLover Aug 9 #11
He is literally insane and the media refuses to report this LymphocyteLover Aug 9 #10
They showed his press conference yesterday. DownriverDem Aug 9 #12
They are afraid of reporting the truth. hay rick Aug 9 #13
Donald Trump is a pathological liar. Facts and belief don't enter into his rhetoric. Martin Eden Aug 9 #14
It does infuriate me... Happy Hoosier Aug 9 #15
I think the answer is quite obvious. LilElf70 Aug 9 #16
Add To The List DallasNE Aug 9 #17
Thank you. I was wondering where the helicopter story came from. niyad Aug 9 #18
Trump yesterday, "We are going to have another Great Depression, WWIII, and had more people @ Botany Aug 9 #20
On Wednesday He Claimed DallasNE Aug 9 #23
I think it's profits. Profits over the public good Vogon_Glory Aug 9 #21
They have 3.5 trillion reasons hvn_nbr_2 Aug 9 #22
Because many lack moral intestinal fortitude. republianmushroom Aug 9 #24
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