• CuminAndSalt [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        It drives their ratings up. The media wants people watching the news, Trump wants people talking about him. The reason the media never wises up to trump's strategy is because they're on the same team

        • ElectricMonk [she/her,undecided]
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          4 years ago

          they’re on the same team

          They aren't though, the liberal media would prefer a liberal in charge, they just can't help themselves. Because ultimately if they don't get those Trump clicks. a competitor will, that's capitalism.

      • hogposting [he/him,comrade/them]
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        4 years ago

        You could say that when he was just a celebrity TV candidate, but if the president says something like this it's actually meaningful. Will it probably not happen? Sure, but he's in a position that might be able to make it happen, and anyone who tries to tell you something is 100% for sure off the table at this point is a fucking rube.

      • gayhobbes [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        If by they you mean half the anxious electoralists on this site, then you are also correct