The Most Repulsive Inauguration Rant in US History, With Even Worse Coverage
A hateful and boring abomination
If you chose not to watch the sad and pathetic gathering at the Capitol yesterday, you didn’t miss much. The whole thing was a boring, lie-filled snoozefest, where Donald has never looked more orange.
The backdrop was a mix of American oligarchs, and folks who looked like they were being held hostage. He said nothing that warrants repeating, so I’m not going to waste time analyzing his speech.
Instead of the trash that came out of his mouth, I decided to focus my energy on corporate media’s coverage of the event—which was sick and twisted. I spent half of the day analyzing more than 100 articles, and hours of footage. And wow—the pro-Trump spin machine went into overdrive.
NBC News decided to run this headline: “‘We're taking it back’: Trump promises action on Panama Canal.” And another piece that called yesterday a “Remarkable Political Comeback.” Give me a break.
ABC News actually printed: “Trump inaugural address: Scathing rebuke of Biden's ‘horrible betrayal.’” What?! Get out of here with that garbage.
CNN decided to play cute when it comes to the wannabe-dictator, and touted how “Trump’s comeback will begin with a blast of executive power.” So we’re celebrating tyranny now?
We had Politico running with: “Donald Trump sworn in, promising a ‘golden age of America’ after ‘betrayal’.” As if it’s just a normal day in the neighborhood.
CBS News, Fox “News”, The Hill, Reuters, USA Today, WSJ and local outlets across the country, lazily repeated one of the most bogus lines from Donald’s word salad yesterday: “America’s decline is over.” Despite all the economic success we’ve experienced under Biden, they state that as if it’s a fact. Complete nonsense.
But the worst of them all, came from The New York Times. They didn’t just sanewash—they fumigated, deep scrubbed, and sanitized Donald with this headline: “For Trump, a Vindication for the Man and His Movement.” It was a disgusting propaganda piece where they celebrated the “triumph” of his return, calling it “extraordinary.”
Like we’ve been warning for years, corporate media is letting themselves be used as tools to manipulate the masses with Trump’s disinformation. They spread Donald’s lies along with these bogus headlines, deceiving many people into believing it as truth.
Over the last 8 years, I’ve never given Donald or the Press an inch. And I’m not going to start now.
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Onward,
Scott
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