Trump seemed to demonstrate the hollowness the following morning in a tweet: "A very big part of the Anger we see today in our society is caused by the purposely false and inaccurate reporting of the Mainstream Media that I refer to as Fake News. It has gotten so bad and hateful that it is beyond description. Mainstream Media must clean up its act, FAST!".
His "Enemy of the people" rhetoric is irresponsibly hyperbolic, but it resonates with millions of people who have good reason to believe that much of the media has gone off the rails in its animosity toward Trump and toward Republicans generally.
More relevant, Trump's most loyal defenders leapt to make the case that Schumer, Pelosi, and all of the Democrats and pundits blaming Trump for fomenting a climate of violence are hypocrites given the things they've said and done.
Fox News host Sean Hannity had a furious monologue recounting all of the uncivil things Trump's liberal critics have said, from Waters encouraging mobs to harass Republicans in public to Hillary Clinton saying civility isn't an option for Democrats.
The point is not about "Whataboutism" or "Both sides-ism." As a conservative who is critical of Trump, the Democrats, and the mainstream media, I have no team here.
It's obvious to me that Trump's demonizing rhetoric, his inveterate lying, and his insinuations that his supporters are the only real Americans are dangerously irresponsible.
The reactions to Trump are often irresponsible, too.
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/10/vendetta-logic-guides-politics-democrats-republicans/
His "Enemy of the people" rhetoric is irresponsibly hyperbolic, but it resonates with millions of people who have good reason to believe that much of the media has gone off the rails in its animosity toward Trump and toward Republicans generally.
More relevant, Trump's most loyal defenders leapt to make the case that Schumer, Pelosi, and all of the Democrats and pundits blaming Trump for fomenting a climate of violence are hypocrites given the things they've said and done.
Fox News host Sean Hannity had a furious monologue recounting all of the uncivil things Trump's liberal critics have said, from Waters encouraging mobs to harass Republicans in public to Hillary Clinton saying civility isn't an option for Democrats.
The point is not about "Whataboutism" or "Both sides-ism." As a conservative who is critical of Trump, the Democrats, and the mainstream media, I have no team here.
It's obvious to me that Trump's demonizing rhetoric, his inveterate lying, and his insinuations that his supporters are the only real Americans are dangerously irresponsible.
The reactions to Trump are often irresponsible, too.
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/10/vendetta-logic-guides-politics-democrats-republicans/
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