American carnage: how conservative media amplify Trump's theme of chaos
Whether you believe the country is in the grip of an explosion of violence significantly depends on what media you listen to
Mayors across the United States have rejected Donald Trumps election-season depiction of their cities as awash in violence, and media coverage of peaceful protests in Portland and elsewhere has belied the presidents claims of widespread anarchy.
But for Americans who mainly consume conservative media, Trumps latest evocation of an American carnage, with a shocking explosion of shootings, killings, murders and heinous crimes of violence is as plain as the news flashing across the screen.
The stars of conservative cable TV programs and the biggest conservative news sites and social media accounts have echoed and amplified Trump since he declared himself your president of law and order in an appearance outside the White House in early June.
Over the last week, however, alarm over the security of Americas cities has intensified on the conservative airways.
These vicious, violent, hate-filled, anti-American protesters are also attacking federal buildings, Rush Limbaugh said on his radio show last week. How many stores and parks and statues and public buildings have been destroyed recently by rioters? the Fox News host Tucker Carlson asked last month. Reign of street terrorists, the conservative radio host Mark Levin tweeted with a story about the removal and defacement of statues and monuments.
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