Media, Don't Help Trump Gaslight the Jan. 6 Terrorist Attack This Weekend

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The media must frame Trump's speech Saturday in North Carolina as one being delivered by the person who incited an act of terrorism designed to overturn the 2020 election. Anything else will be normalizing an act of domestic terrorism. My New @Mediaite

Opinion: Media, Don’t Help Trump Gaslight the Jan. 6 Terrorist Attack This Weekend
This Saturday night on the eve of the five month anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack of our Capitol, Donald Trump — the man who incited that act of “domestic terrorism” as FBI Director Christopher Wray...
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11:18 AM · Jun 4, 2021

https://www.mediaite.com/opinion/media-dont-help-trump-gaslight-the-jan-6-terrorist-attack-this-weekend/

This Saturday night on the eve of the five month anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack of our Capitol, Donald Trump — the man who incited that act of “domestic terrorism” as FBI Director Christopher Wray called it — will be delivering his first public speech since leaving office at the North Carolina GOP state convention.

The media coverage of Trump’s speech by Fox News, Newsmax and other pro-Trump outlets will of course seek to normalize Trump while ignoring Trump’s role in the Jan. 6 attack. That’s why it’s vitally important that the rest of the media frame Saturday’s speech as one being delivered by the person who incited an act of terrorism designed to overturn the 2020 election. Anything else will be normalizing an act of domestic terrorism.

Donald Trump’s key role in the Jan. 6 terrorist attack was not in question in the days after Jan. 6. Attackers were dressed in Trump “uniforms” with MAGA hats, shirts, etc. and even carrying battle flags bearing the name Trump. During the attack, Trump supporters stated in real time they were doing this because Trump incited them to, with comments captured on video such as, “Our president wants us here.”

After the attack, Trump supporters took to social media to brag how they entered the Capitol on Jan 6 for Trump, such as Jen Cudd who attended Trump’s speech Jan 6 and afterwards declared, “I am proud of my actions, I f*cking charged the Capitol today with patriots today. Hell yes, I am proud of my actions.” Cudd has since been charged with various felonies for her role in Jan. 6.

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