Steve HermanMar 18, 2024
“…the fallout from the Ohio rally in particular, is illustrative not only of the changing contours of the debate over how to handle Trump’s speech, but also of its persistent unsolvability and the muddle that inevitably follows.” - Jon Allsop/CJR https://www.cjr.org/the_media_today/trump_ohio_speech_bloodbath_media_broadcast_live.php
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On Saturday, Donald Trump spoke at a rally in Ohio. Before he began, an announcer instructed the crowd to rise in tribute to the insurrectionists who stormed the Capitol on January 6, and Trump himself stood and saluted the national anthem as recorded by the “J6 Prison Choir.” During his speech, Trump promised to help […]

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Show threadSteve HermanMar 19, 2024
“Sure, he could have been talking about the economy, but I think when you're looking at who the messenger was of this message. This is a man who helped incite a deadly insurrection on our nation’s Capital. So, when he's using terms like ‘blood bath,’ it's really hard for me to give him the benefit of the doubt.” - former White House deputy press secretary Sarah Matthews on MSNBC
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