LaffyMay 17, 2024

Worth emphasizing this, because most news outlets did not:

“Rep. Matt #Gaetz (R-Fla.) on Thursday ominously invoked Donald #Trump’s call to far-right violent extremists while joining the former president at his criminal trial in New York.

“Standing back and standing by, Mr. President,” Gaetz wrote on social media, along with a photo of himself positioned behind Trump at his trial.”

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/matt-gaetz-stand-back-stand-by-proud-boys_n_66462d52e4b0dd63cd2ba653 https://uk.news.yahoo.com/stand-back-stand-matt-gaetz-174110101.html

'Stand Back And Stand By': Matt Gaetz Parrots Trump's Call To Violent Extremists At His Trial

The House Republican, one of several who joined Trump at his criminal trial in New York, repeated a line hailed by the neo-fascist Proud Boys.

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2/ Based on your replies, I think I didn’t make the point well. I’ll let Emptywheel do that for me:

Hoping someone does a systematic comparison of the ways people covered Matt Gaetz invoking terrorism directed at the justice system.

Suffice it to say, a bunch of outlets didn't find the implicit terrorist threat from a member of Congress newsworthy, which seems an odd choice.

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@GottaLaff There wasn't a "both sides" story to tell, so they just didn't tell the story.
May 17, 2024 at 2:36pmWeb