Mastodawn

"[Aaron] Rupar works from his spare room in his Minneapolis house. His job is to watch President Trump. All day, every day. ...

He sees it as his duty to keep the world informed of almost everything Trump and members of his administration say and do."

~ George Grylls

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https://www.thetimes.com/us/american-politics/article/aaron-rupar-bluesky-twitter-trump-z02t3dxng

The man who watches Trump all day, every day

Aaron Rupar spends up to 80 hours a week following the US president, from meandering speeches to impromptu press conferences. He says it’s ‘pretty bleak’

The Times

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Dusana Mykola

@wdlindsy A man sitting in his spare room acting as a full-time filter of one politician isn’t ‘keeping the world informed’—he’s shaping a narrative. When coverage becomes constant surveillance of one figure, it stops being about informing and starts being about influence. Real journalism should bring balance, not obsession.