The political press’s efforts to rationalize Trump’s incoherent statements are eroding our shared reality and threatening informed democracy.
Source: From Rambling to Rational: The Media’s Trump Sanewashing Problem
facts are facts. call out lies. fact-check in real time. don’t move on to next question until cuirrent one is answered. none of this is unrealitilistic. none is partisan.
articole has some clear exampe where media have sane-washed wht tfg is spewing. and makes the pont that p[robs 80+% of the pop reads beyond these examples, never seeing the source material in its fullest. watch the world salad about what he plkans to do to support child care and lowering its costs:
fta:
Voters who rely solely on traditional news sources are presented with a version of Trump that bears little resemblance to reality. They see a former president who, while controversial, appears to operate within the bounds of normal political discourse—or at worst, is breaking with it in some kind of refreshing manner.
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This analysis goes beyond mere sanitization; it ventures into the realm of the absurd. By framing Trump’s incoherent ramblings as some form of avant-garde oratory, the Times isn’t just failing to accurately report—it’s actively warping reality to its readers.
