The Washington Post Pushes Trump Candidacy By Hyping Fake Health Drama

[babylonsister]

https://www.politicususa.com/2022/04/08/the-washington-post-pushes-trump-candidacy-by-hyping-fake-health-drama.html

Posted on Fri, Apr 8th, 2022 by Jason Easley
The Washington Post Pushes Trump Candidacy By Hyping Fake Health Drama


The Washington Post built on their shadow campaign for Trump in 2024 by interviewing Trump and allowing him to say he may not run due to health.

The Washington Post did an interview with Trump where they let him manufacture some reality show style drama:

Trump said it was true he had told advisers that his health would factor into whether he would run again in 2024 but that he was currently in good health.

“You always have to talk about health. You look like you’re in good health, but tomorrow, you get a letter from a doctor saying come see me again. That’s not good when they use the word again,” he said.
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“I don’t want to comment on running, but I think a lot of people are going to be very happy by my decision,” he said, adding: “Because it’s a little boring now.”

Why Was The Washington Post Interviewing Trump?

What has Donald Trump done that is relevant to the current news cycle? Trump is not an elected official or an announced candidate for president. Even his comments on current events don’t deserve a full interview in one of the top newspapers in the country.

The Washington Post isn’t interviewing Barack Obama and George W. Bush and getting their thoughts on the events of the day. Obama does candidate endorsements in every cycle, but no one is sitting down with him.

The Post let Trump spin lies about the 1/6 attack and mostly played the role of a stenographer.

Trump is under criminal investigation in multiple states, but instead of an interview focused on those very real issues, readers were given Trump attempting to create reality show-style drama about whether or not he will run.

The Washington Post is moving right, and a fluff interview with Trump was a great way to give a platform to someone who tried to overthrow the government and will look to do so again in 2024.

[mountain grammy]

1. He gave Bezos a big tax cut

And there goes the Washington Post. We’re sure gonna miss Eric Boehlert.

[mopinko]

5. i'm hoping his passing was a wake up call.

i hope a lot of reporters these days are asking themselves wwebd.

[mountain grammy]

23. Yes me too.

[llashram]

2. Our MSM

is at this time in history an openly hostile tool of the RW and WE are the enemy. "For What It's Worth" was 1/6/21 and "War" seems to be shaping up in this country...openly and viciously.

[CrispyQ]

3. Ratings, ratings, ratings. The media wants him to run.

Either they think that we won't fall into authoritarianism, cuz you know, "the guardrails of democracy held" last time so surely they will again. Or, they think it will be business as usual under an authoritarian regime. Either way, they are risking our democracy for ratings.

[brooklynite]

6. Why would the Washington Post interview the head of one of the two major political parties?

Why indeed...

(nb: nothing in the interview suggests a bias on the part of the Washington Post).

[babylonsister]

11. I prefer to think of him as the head of a bunch of dangerous yahoos

who tried to overthrow our government. I don't think that rates an inch of space other than when he is put on trial and convicted.

[brooklynite]

12. As long as the "dangerous yahoos" can get elected and impact your life and mine...

...I'll want to know what they're saying and thinking. Ignoring them doesn't make them go away.

[babylonsister]

18. Well, I am sick to death of listening to this one.

He lies constantly; no one ever knows if he's telling the truth or if he ever does. So I do wish the WaPo would find someone with an iota of credibility if they must go down this road.

[onenote]

25. Then don't read the interview.

[msfiddlestix]

15. Oh really. You think this particular individual should be respected as the head of a political party

as if THIS particular individual is some sort of ordinary political creature deserving of notice and attention.


Normalizing psycho-sociopaths as legitimate leaders in this country by the press should be made patently clear how dangerous it is and obviously worthy of condemnation.

I should think it would be for you too, but hey..obviously you see things differently.

[brooklynite]

17. "Respected"? No. Recognized, yes.

What he thinks and says has an influence on Republicans candidates, elected officials and enablers. Remaining ignorant of what one's enemy is doing is not a good strategy.

[msfiddlestix]

24. Except that we do know, because they can't seem to shut their pie holes up

We have more than enough on a day to day to day to day of their "thinking", strategy and tactics fed to cable consumers 24/7 365 as well as their clown shows in congress, in each Red state legislators governors etc. and their twitter feeds are notorious reveals.

I'm still of a view that the mainstream press/cable were a significant factor in the installation of that psychopath along with a number of other cause/source, but they amplified every lie (and still do apparently) by giving it all the attention it didn't deserve and spinning with the air of credibility coupled with the whataboutisms. and so on. Our "press" is largely responsible in my view for duplicity and their continued dumbing down of America. They just can't seem to resist it as it appears they are engaged in repeating 2016 game play.

for ratings. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$

[intheflow]

7. On the other hand,

he spins his lies and contradicts himself, which can be added to the Congressional record of the J6 committee. He can plead the Fifth if they ever get him in to testify before them, but he's already incriminated himself in this article (and elsewhere because he can't keep his lies straight or his mouth shut).

[PSPS]

8. Do you mean the toothless J6 committee that will be disbanded in nine months?

[intheflow]

9. So you'll be voting for Trump?

Or are you just content to whine about how the mostly Democratic J6 committee is comprised of slackers? Just saying... you're awfully sure TFG is going to be reelected.

[PSPS]

22. Um, trump isn't running for anything this year.

The house is likely to flip in November.

[Hoyt]

10. So what. Anyone reading or watching interview is not likely to swayed to support trump. I'm glad to

hear he has health concerns.

My guess is he'll be coy about running right up until 2024. If he thinks he has a real shot at winning, he'll probably run. If he doesn't think he'll win -- which seems the likeliest scenario -- he'll bow out with some BS lie.

WP is not turning right, and PoliticusUSA is printing BS.

[dsp3000]

13. the stupid hunter biden laptop article is extremely egregious

I mean come on. The chain of custody of that laptop is extremely suspect. they even admitted that there were files that were tampered on it, yet they continue to hype that story up. what a disappointment.

[sarcasmo]

14. Trump speak, this means Trump received a come see me again letter.

[Boomerproud]

16. Why would Bezos help T,?

Wapo's giving T a platform makes zero sense.

[brooklynite]

19. NEWSPAPER (noun):

"a printed publication (usually issued daily or weekly) consisting of folded unstapled sheets and containing news, feature articles, advertisements, and correspondence."

Donald Trump, as effective head of the Republican Party, is "news".

[Buns_of_Fire]

20. I think he's just pre-staging an excuse for not running (if he needs it).

Remember "The only way I'll lose this election is if it's rigged"? That crap started way before the election.

If his polls look good, that's the last you'll hear of it. If they don't look good, sorry folks, those dang 'ol bone spurs are acting up again.

[FakeNoose]

21. Let's look on the GOOD side: Chump is permanently banned from Twitter and FB

I don't think WaPo is moving right, but maybe they owe Chump a favor and this is the payoff. One interview doesn't mean much because his base doesn't read newspapers. Crazy MAGAts think the news media is all biased anyway.