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My Very Super Serious Analysis of the Media Coverage of Donald Trump's Arrest

You don't actually need my analysis to see just how off the rails embarrassing this has been for the press.

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Apr 04, 2023
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It’s been awful!

I’d say, “Have you learned nothing from empty podiums in 2016?” but given that everyone in the world of media failed up (or, if they did lose their jobs a la Jeff Zucker, it was unrelated to terrible 2016 coverage), I think the answer is yes, they did learn from 2016 — to lean into the nonsense even more.

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