Last week, critics accused the mainstream press of encouraging anti-Trump violence in the wake of Tuesday’s election results. Now we have yet another example that the media didn’t do all they could to stop the attacks allegedly happening across the United States. Quite the contrary, their actions encourage more violence.
It’s easy to see why the press wanted the anti-Trump violence to continue. From a TV perspective, the protests made compelling programming. There’s a saying in the news that “if it bleeds, it leads,” and these attacks were providing the blood.
But the violence also helped serve the narrative the press tried to push the entire campaign. In the months leading up to the election, the media tried to paint Trump’s supporters as an unruly, racist mob. The press wanted “Trump’s America” to be a hateful, violent place.
And after the election, it looked as if they got what they wished. Hate crimes reportedly spiked and violent protests broke out across the country. Much of this violence was against Trump — not in support of him — and several of the reported “hate crimes” turned out to be fake, but that didn’t matter. The media kept reporting and encouraging the attacks because it undermined the president-elect.
Well now it looks as if their plan backfired. See why many are accusing CBS of inciting violence on the next page:
This is not true. I saw that interview. Trump said twice, once in a stern voice like he was talking to a group of 3 year olds “Stop it.”
It’s blatant lying posts like this that keep his stirring of hate and Chaos fueled.
That’s our news/media for u. This too has to stop. Pull their plug. No more deleted speech to suit their agenda.
I saw it twice.
Sick son of a bitches
Brenda Bowers Esparza Really! You know nothing about history dear! You should have taken U.S. History when you were a sophomore in high school! Maybe you had trouble with that subject! Maybe you should take it again dear! It started with Reagan when he started to break up the unions by getting rid of the air traffic controllers. Now you people have to settle for minimum wages! How’s that working out for you? What happened to the farmers down your way dear? They took loans out for low interest farm equipment if they were late or missed a payment the process was to force them to claim bankruptcy and they lost the farm and the banks sold off the land! Reagan didn’t do anything to protect the farmers, matter of fact he abandoned them! Don’t try to think you’re smarter than you are! It’s not working! Read as much as you can and take as many courses as you can dear!
Fox did show the entire interview with him telling his supporters to stop it.
Still haven’t heard Obama or Hillary asking rioting to stop.
Brenda Bowers Esparza Your Facebook Page is all about slogans! They never come true unless you follow them! Those are someone else’s writings dear! Try and come up with a few or your own!
So did I
Liberals, go figure