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Oops, They Did It Again: The Mainstream Media Buries Trump’s Outrage

The former president spent the weekend spewing dangerous nonsense at a rally. The press spent its weekend polishing it into palatability.

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Sep 30, 2024
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by Michael Tomasky

Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at the Bayfront Convention Center on September 29, 2024 in Erie, Pennsylvania.
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It’s a pretty sad commentary on the way our mainstream media cover Donald Trump that if you really want to know what Trump said at a given rally, you would be wasting your time going to The New York Times or The Washington Post and you really need to read Aaron Rupar.

Who is Rupar? He’s a liberal Substacker and …

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