320 Years of History
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Time and time again, I hear "this or that" Trump surrogate say something to the effect of "voters don't care about 'whatever it is Trump has been talking about.'" The "whatever" has ranged from Trump's attitudes toward women, minorities, Latinos, the integrity of election process, and the transfer of political power. Well, that may be so, but day in and day out, those are the things Trump talks about; consequently, the news discusses what he talks about.
Just what do Trump's surrogates and supporters think the news is supposed to cover? When the most shocking thing Trump mentions on any given day is about Alicia Machado, or whether the election system is "rigged," or something other than the details of, say, what provisions of NAFTA he wants to renegotiate, that's what's going to get covered. Trump can direct news coverage and discussion about "the issues" were he to expound upon his policy positions and proposals, but that's not what he does. Are news and editorial personalities supposed to arbitrarily opt to discuss his policies when he doesn't even focus on doing so? Of course not, at least not if the man doesn't say something new about them that he's not before said. The programs are called "news" not "histories."
Just what do Trump's surrogates and supporters think the news is supposed to cover? When the most shocking thing Trump mentions on any given day is about Alicia Machado, or whether the election system is "rigged," or something other than the details of, say, what provisions of NAFTA he wants to renegotiate, that's what's going to get covered. Trump can direct news coverage and discussion about "the issues" were he to expound upon his policy positions and proposals, but that's not what he does. Are news and editorial personalities supposed to arbitrarily opt to discuss his policies when he doesn't even focus on doing so? Of course not, at least not if the man doesn't say something new about them that he's not before said. The programs are called "news" not "histories."