@anneapplebaum
Plus, a number of media outlets have normalized Trump for the past nine years.
What at one time was unacceptable, is now just "Trump being Trump".
Because of this, Dems need to hit harder and even below the belt.
Dave Bautista shows them how it's done.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1LMC9sPVWY

#DonaldTrump #NormalizingTrump #SanewashingTrump #Fascism #MAGA #Republicans #USPolitics #DaveBautista #Election2024

Dave Bautista explains why Donald Trump is a "whiny b!@#&!"

YouTube

“The three phases of normalizing Trump's attack on Harris in Wisconsin”
https://margaretsullivan.substack.com/p/the-three-phases-of-normalizing-trumps

“if you watched the speech, or even snippets of it, you saw something quite different — an absolutely ugly and brutal attack on Kamala Harris, full of lies and racist misogyny.”

But #LegacyMediaFail
- Described Trump events with neutral language
- Didn’t write any meaningful followup
- Pivoted to safety — covers the horse race

Cc: @KamalaHarrisWin

#journalism #NormalizingTrump #Election2024

The three phases of normalizing Trump's attack on Harris in Wisconsin

The media did what it always does, and it's not good enough

American Crisis
“Covering him as a normal candidate”: Extremism scholars say TV news “normalizing” Trump’s threats

TV news outlets increasingly ignore Trump's "dehumanizing" rhetoric at rallies despite growing threat.

Salon.com