This might be a hot take.
Every interview, ever my press release, they are spewing lies and misinformation. I understand that if journalists push back, this administration will most likely not give them any more time and they could be reprimanded by their employers.
But this is ridiculous. We don’t need another interview where he blames Biden for his own failings, or his press secretary tries to tell us that the tariffs are a great thing. We always know how it will go down. We need them to NOT nod along and mutter “right” when Trump is saying something completely false. I need to see, just once, a journalist walking out of the press briefing, or truly retaliate, and when trump tries to punish them, their employers stick up for them.
I feel like our media keeps trying to legitimize this administration. We are so, so past that. We can’t listen to Trump or any of them anymore. They are the ones in the room with them, and none of these fascists are getting properly challenged in what they are saying on national tv - or, if they are at all, it is quickly moved past. NO! If there happens to be any media here, I understand the implications, but you hold a privilege right now in being able to talk directly to these people who are ruining our lives and earth. Please, please challenge them. We need more people in this country to see them squirm, and realize they have no positive intentions or understanding of what truly makes us great.
Originally Posted By u/IronAndParsnip At 2025-05-04 10:53:42 PM | Source
Don’t beg the media to change. Change what media you consume. Listening to the 20th Trump interview won’t give you any new insights since he will only talk to people that don’t push him too hard. For non bootlicking media look to the ones he sanctioned. AP, PBS, Politico, NYT to name a few among more.