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The Washington Post Covered That Bizarro Trump Rally the Right Way

The Post’s reporter described Trump’s weird town hall–dance party exactly as it was. Is the press starting to get it?

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Oct 15, 2024
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by Parker Molloy

Trump with South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem at a town hall in Oaks, Pennsylvania
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Credit where credit’s due: The Washington Post got one very right.

Marianne LeVine’s recent article didn’t just report on Donald Trump’s latest campaign event—it unflinchingly showcased the sheer oddity of it. In a media environment in which Trump’s bizarre behavior often gets sanitized by political journalists,…

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