NBC’s Kristen Welker normalized Trump’s attacks on judges and their families on Meet The Press.
Welker said in her opening:
Meanwhile, the former president this week stepped up his attacks on the judge and his family in the New York hush money case, after that judge imposed a partial silence order on Mr. Trump less than three weeks after the April 15 start date in that trial. . And now Trump is claiming that none of the lawsuits should be allowed to cite that they “would take place during my campaign,” wrongly calling the criminal proceedings “election interference.” It’s another reminder that we’re covering this election against the backdrop of a deeply divided nation.
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Kristen Welker describes Trump’s attacks on a judge’s family and other unhinged rhetoric as “a reminder that we are covering this election against the backdrop of a deeply divided nation.” pic.twitter.com/aXRZKS8Chf
—Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 31, 2024
Kristen Welker’s framing is what it looks like when the corporate media tries to normalize Donald Trump’s efforts to overthrow democracy and destroy the rule of law and justice system in the United States.
Attacks on judges and their families are not an indication of a divided country. They are a symptom of an autocrat trying to return to power and destroy any guardrails that could hold him accountable.
The corporate media continues to side with the candidate who wants to overthrow the system of government in the United States.
It would go a long way toward protecting democracy if people like Kristen Welker and Meet The Press didn’t normalize Trump’s behavior as part of a presidential campaign.
The corporate media is failing America by appeasing a future dictator.
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