In Trump's right-wing media universe, it was a day like any other

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The Washington Post - Morning Mix

In Trump’s right-wing media universe, it was a day like any other


By Isaac Stanley-Becker
August 22, 2018 at 6:20 AM

It’s Tuesday afternoon. Imagine, for a moment, that President Trump logs on to Twitter. News is breaking that could prove existential for his presidency. But his social media feed hardly records the magnitude of the developments.

Instead, a link from Sean Hannity of Fox News appears, announcing the intention of Michael Cohen, Trump’s former lawyer, to enter a guilty plea but omitting the fact that Cohen’s admission implicates the president. A minute later, another link from Hannity comes through, this one about a former congressional IT staffer targeted by conspiracy theories cooked up by right-wing media and advanced by the president.

Trump’s carefully curated feed is a reflection of the ideological chasm that’s dividing the media and splintering society. Tuesday offered vivid evidence of the way in which right-wing media insulates Trump, and his most devoted supporters, from blunt assessments of his administration.

There were examples across social media, television, talk radio and conservative websites.

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[Chakaconcarne]

1. I did see Cohen's statement implicating Trump

on the lower scroll during the 4-5 hour. I was a bit surprised to see that.

[lagomorph777]

2. Trump's going to be so surprised when he's hauled out of the White House.

Wait! What happened? I was doing an A+ job!