"Trump was not speaking to [NABJ] but to a MAGA audience beyond the Hilton Chicago that loves mocking people of color. He was having jaded fun. ...
As offensive as all that was to the Black men and women staring in his direction, Trump knew it was getting a belly laugh with his crowd, who can’t get enough of that stuff."
~ Colbert King
#Trump #NABJ #racism #misogyny
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/07/31/trump-harris-nabj-black-lies/
"As I’ve argued before, when Trump says something bogus, you stop him right there. I’ve been arguing since at least 2017 that anyone with a chance to interview Trump owes it to the public to confront him with the facts he so routinely denies. …
The obligation for our major news organizations is not just to transmit Trump’s messages, but to explain what’s so toxic about them."
~ Dan Froomkin
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https://criticalread.substack.com/p/the-media-is-complicit-in-spreading
"My personal theory for why [journalists] hold on to this ridiculous notion [that Trump will 'pivot'] is that Trump secretly being a normal human being beneath his bluster will justify the votes that the parents and grandparents of many national reporters have made in Trump’s favor.
If Trump isn’t really a bigot, then Mee-maw is absolved."
~ Oliver Willis
P.S. I think Oliver Willis is absolutely right about this.
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https://www.oliverexplains.com/p/trump-cant-stop-showing-his-ass-and
Statement from the Harris campaign re: Trump's performance at NABJ:
"Today's tirade is simply a taste of the chaos and division that has been a hallmark of Trump's MAGA rallies this entire campaign. It's also exactly what the American people will see from across the debate stage as Vice President Harris offers a vision of opportunity and freedom for all Americans. All Donald Trump needs to do is stop playing games and actually show up to the debate on September 10."
