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Trump makes Bond villains look good by comparison.

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[–] TheFriar@lemm.ee 86 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Media in 2018: “we realize we gave trump too much coverage and basically got him elected to office.”

Media in 2023: “ TRUMP GAVE INCENDIARY SPEECH SAYING SOMETHING SHOCKING!! FIND OUT WHAT!!!”

[–] mateomaui@reddthat.com 22 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)
[–] Zeppo@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You also have to rake them, of course.

[–] mateomaui@reddthat.com 5 points 1 year ago

gotta spread that water around

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago
[–] Alto@kbin.social 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Well of course. They make a shitton of money from the mere existence of Trump. It's the same reason places like Fox aren't actually particularly upset when a dem wins, it gives them free clicks

[–] Pips@lemmy.film 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's a Catch-22. He's a contender for the presidency and the former president who has a real shot of winning. He's also under indictment in multiple jurisdictions. The things he says are news, regardless of how stupid they are, because he's saying them to become president and avoid jail.

The first time around they didn't have to give him so much coverage early on in the primary race. This time, they don't have a choice because it's actually relevant news. That said, most networks have toned down coverage of Trump significantly. Actually most news orgs are more focused on the shutdown than the recent debate and Trump's bullshit.