Attacks on media covering the protests are simply following the president’s rhetoric – Poynter

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Attacks on media covering the protests are simply following the president’s rhetoric – Poynter

When President Trump, the leader of the free world, disrespects the press, why should we expect citizens to respect them?

via Poynter: https://www.poynter.org/newsletters/2020/attacks-on-media-covering-the-protests-are-simply-following-the-presidents-rhetoric/

For his entire administration, Trump has continually bashed the media — calling it “lamestream” and “fake news” and, worse of all, “the enemy of the people.” Perhaps then it should come as no surprise that the media was a target for violence and attacks all over the nation during its coverage of the protests.