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The Hill OpEd: Trump episode shows why the news industry is suffering a ‘bloodbath’
Posted on 3/25/24 at 8:15 am
Posted on 3/25/24 at 8:15 am
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If Donald Trump manages to recapture the White House or overcome his multiple lawsuits, it will be because of his opponents’ overwhelming incompetence, dishonesty and short-sightedness. And featuring prominently among those “opponents” are many members of the news media.
On March 16, Trump told a crowd in Dayton, Ohio that President Biden’s re-election would result in a “bloodbath” for the U.S. auto industry. It wasn’t hard to understand what he was talking about. However, the Biden campaign, working fist-in-glove with the press, responded at once, accusing the presumptive Republican nominee of threatening a literal massacre should he be denied the White House a second time.
Trump said nothing of the sort. But members of the press and Democratic operatives appear to have learned nothing from the 2016 election. They should know by now, but do not, that flooding the airwaves with made-up scandals only advertises the Trump campaign, emboldens him and his followers, and radicalizes many potential swing voters.
“Tonight,” the Biden-Harris campaign said in a hastily issued statement, “Donald Trump said there would be a ‘bloodbath’ if he wasn’t elected and that if he lost, there would be no more election.”
The statement added, “This is who Donald Trump is: a loser who gets beat by over 7 million votes and then, instead of appealing to a wider mainstream audience, doubles down on his threats of political violence.”
In actuality, Trump had been discussing China’s efforts to circumvent tariffs and trade barriers by building its cars in Mexico.
“We’re going to put a 100 percent tariff on every single car that comes across the line, and you’re not going to be able to sell those cars if I get elected,” he said. “Now, if I don’t get elected, it’s going to be a bloodbath, for the whole — that’s going to be the least of it. It’s going to be a bloodbath for the country. That’ll be the least of it. But they’re not going to sell those cars.”
Trump is difficult to quote because he often changes direction mid-sentence. But for anyone with a brain, that last bit about a “bloodbath” clearly refers to automotive jobs. Anyone watching this campaign or this issue would probably also assume that it was a reference to the Biden administration’s destructive embrace of electric vehicle mandates, which have U.S. automakers losing massive and unsustainable amounts of money building cars consumers aren’t buying.
Yet even though the full quote was readily available for all to see, and even though members of the press were present when Trump made his remarks, major news media dutifully lined up behind the Biden-Harris press release and parroted the claim that Trump was threatening to murder people like some insane Roman emperor.
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“Trump Says Some Migrants Are ‘Not People’ and Predicts a ‘Blood Bath’ if He Loses,” the New York Times reported.
For the record, Trump’s “not people” remark was quite clearly made in reference to members of the notoriously brutal and murderous gang MS-13, not about “some migrants.” Right or wrong, it’s still a mischaracterization.
“If I had prisons that were teeming with MS-13 and all sorts of people…if you call them people,” Trump said while alleging certain counties are dumping their criminal elements at the U.S. southern border. “I don’t know if you call them people.”
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Even before reviewing Trump’s migrant remarks in full, I was confident that he had probably been referring to criminals, and most likely members of MS-13. As with so many stories about Trump, I didn’t even have to look in order to know that his comments had been deceptively mischaracterized. Why? Because journalists pulled this exact stunt six years ago when Trump used the word “animals” to describe members of MS-13. It was deceitful and sloppy the first time, in 2018, and it’s deceitful and sloppy now.
For all the ink recently spilled lamenting the mass layoffs and shuttering of multiple journalistic outlets, perhaps an equal amount of ink should be spilled answering the tough question of why trust in traditional media is at an all-time low. Journalists and media pundits complain bitterly about misinformation and disinformation. But so often, especially when it comes to reporting on Trump, they are themselves the source of a great amount of disinformation.
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By intentionally mischaracterizing his words, and by doing so where the facts and evidence are readily available for everyone to see, journalists are publicly proving Trump right that the media are giving him a raw deal. They are making him the martyr who fights to drain the swamp in which they live.
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You can safely ignore or even doubt what the media say about Trump because — well, why not? They lied to you about “bloodbath,” didn’t they? They lied about him saying migrants aren’t people, didn’t they? They lied about him praising and refusing to condemn white supremacists. They even awarded themselves Pulitzers for their coverage of a fake story alleging that Trump conspired with the Kremlin to steal the 2016 election. What’s stopping them from lying about whatever comes next?
The great irony is that you never really need to lie about Trump. You don’t need to invent outrages. He’ll give you one himself, if you only let him talk long enough.
And this is to say nothing of the fact that all this negative publicity for Trump is earned media. CNN gave him billions worth of it in 2016. He will likely enjoy that and more in 2024. What a gift for a presumptive presidential nominee struggling to pay his legal fees.
Speaking of CNN, here is how it reported Trump’s remarks on Dayton: “Trump warns of ‘bloodbath’ for the auto industry and country if he loses the election.”
See that? They almost got it. It is, in fact, possible to report on Trump accurately. Yet many publications made a conscious decision not to because getting it right is apparently not as important to some people as “getting” the bad man running for president.
And they wonder why more people don’t sympathize when he calls them “enemies of the people.”
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Posted on 3/25/24 at 8:17 am to ragincajun03
We have "Conservatives" on this very board that do the exact same thing to Trump.
Posted on 3/25/24 at 8:29 am to ragincajun03
I was hoping they would bring up the Charlottesville “fine people” lie the media parrots.
Posted on 3/25/24 at 9:13 am to ragincajun03
The left has overwhelming control over all of our National Institutions. The MSM and all aspects of it is just one of them.
Although the Left has won the culture war in this country, it's not as though Conservatives are a fringe minority. For a number of reasons, Donald Trump is going to lose this election and what you've linked is one of them. The MSM fancies itself the 4th branch of Government. Donald Trump usurped them once and they vowed to never let it happen again.
All that aside however, there's going to have to be some sort of reckoning. Some sort of negotiated peace between the Left and Right or this country will legitimately risk a fracture from which it may not heal.
My worry really isn't civil war, I don’t think the Industrialized world would allow that. As we all know, Global Influences are powerful. But I do think, as a nation we're at risk of armed civil conflict in large areas of this country where cultural battles are still being fought. Places like Urban and suburban centers of such states as Texas, Georgia, Arizona, Virginia, Ohio, Michigan and some others.
But to the overall point of the linked article, when or if this violence begins, we can all point our collective finger at the American Institution that willingly and knowingly fanned the flames. If riots or civil conflict is ever brought to the American suburbs, reporters would do well to stay away. They would likely be considered the enemy.
Although the Left has won the culture war in this country, it's not as though Conservatives are a fringe minority. For a number of reasons, Donald Trump is going to lose this election and what you've linked is one of them. The MSM fancies itself the 4th branch of Government. Donald Trump usurped them once and they vowed to never let it happen again.
All that aside however, there's going to have to be some sort of reckoning. Some sort of negotiated peace between the Left and Right or this country will legitimately risk a fracture from which it may not heal.
My worry really isn't civil war, I don’t think the Industrialized world would allow that. As we all know, Global Influences are powerful. But I do think, as a nation we're at risk of armed civil conflict in large areas of this country where cultural battles are still being fought. Places like Urban and suburban centers of such states as Texas, Georgia, Arizona, Virginia, Ohio, Michigan and some others.
But to the overall point of the linked article, when or if this violence begins, we can all point our collective finger at the American Institution that willingly and knowingly fanned the flames. If riots or civil conflict is ever brought to the American suburbs, reporters would do well to stay away. They would likely be considered the enemy.
Posted on 3/25/24 at 9:46 am to ragincajun03
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If Donald Trump manages to recapture the White House or overcome his multiple lawsuits, it will be because of his opponents’ overwhelming incompetence, dishonesty and short-sightedness.
And not because of overwhelming support from the American people.
Got it.
They're subtly seeding the narrative that the only way Trump would achieve landslide numbers on Nov. 5 is by some manner of election fraud. They'll use this in their limp-dicked attempt to avoid certifying what is almost certainly an absolute tsunami of votes for him. After all, their worldview wouldn't allow them to comprehend.
Posted on 3/25/24 at 9:48 am to BCreed1
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We have "Conservatives" on this very board that do the exact same thing to Trump.
Yeah, but they are "real" conservatives.
Posted on 3/25/24 at 10:00 am to Bwmdx
This is all quite entertaining, though sad. The Mainstream Media helped create this monster they supposedly despise and believe is dangerous for our country. And their antics over the past 12 months towards him have only made him stronger. If he wins a 2nd term, the mainstream media above anything else could very well be the primary reason.
Either those calling the shots in the MSM are complete and utter morons, OR, those in charge believe having a President Trump whom they can regurgitate negative stories and reports about will provide them with the viewer ratings and article clicks they need with minimal effort. No need to do any real investigative reporting. That requires too much work. Maybe it’s both?
Either those calling the shots in the MSM are complete and utter morons, OR, those in charge believe having a President Trump whom they can regurgitate negative stories and reports about will provide them with the viewer ratings and article clicks they need with minimal effort. No need to do any real investigative reporting. That requires too much work. Maybe it’s both?
Posted on 3/25/24 at 10:14 am to ragincajun03
This is easily one of the best editorials I've ever read and it is absolutely spot on. Trump supporters really should appreciate Dems more than they do because Dems are so fricking stupid, they are literally helping their enemy in his campaign. It is truly fascinating to watch.
Posted on 3/25/24 at 10:14 am to BCreed1
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We have "Conservatives" on this very board that do the exact same thing to Trump
Yes. Consistently. Using the same statements taken out of context!
Almost like a bot, as if others have no memory of things they said previously......
Posted on 3/25/24 at 10:18 am to ragincajun03
It's part of the human condition to be persuaded by effective propaganda. It takes an intentional individual effort to train oneself to be able to recognize effective propaganda and to respond to it in a manner that's best for one's self-interest.
Most of the folks fall for the Dem propaganda because they are just being human beings.
Most of the folks fall for the Dem propaganda because they are just being human beings.
Posted on 3/25/24 at 10:18 am to CrimsonJazz
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This is easily one of the best editorials I've ever read and it is absolutely spot on.
Because it's a guest editorial from a conservative.
Posted on 3/25/24 at 10:21 am to PowerTool
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Because it's a guest editorial from a conservative.
I'm a libertarian, so what's your second guess?
Posted on 3/25/24 at 10:22 am to BCreed1
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We have "Conservatives" on this very board that do the exact same thing to Trump.
Bullshiit.
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