Nixon Dreamed of Breaking the Media. Trump Is Doing It.
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As President Trump set out to systematically eliminate or intimidate those who stood in his way — inspectors general, judges, law firms — the news media loomed as one of his most stubborn obstacles. Or so it seemed.
Jim Rutenberg, a writer at large for The New York Times, explains how Mr. Trump is circumventing and undermining the fourth estate in a way no president before him ever has.
Guest: Jim Rutenberg, a writer at large for The New York Times and The New York Times Magazine.
Background reading:
- President Trump’s blueprint for bending the media to his will has Nixon written all over it.
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and you friggin cheats - didn't acknowledge that CBS admitted to doctoring the interview. lol y'all are wild - 'why no one like us why doesn't anybody believe us, why can't we grow why can't why does my boss make strategic decisions' - continues to fabricate and manipulate stories. lol wild
1) Trump didn't just start showing up to the WWE and UFC + the "manosphere" (both of which have female participants, and MMA for females is and continues to grow exponentially...?) - he was involved in the 90s. 2) JRE doesn't have credibility "with his audience" bc it's JR. he has never limited himself to one type of podcast participant. Regularly disagrees w participants. most importantly:(as he did with the KH denied interview): he seeks to have CONVERSATION with the informed/opinionated