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The 'Trump trap' that ruined conservative media —and is now blinding the President
What happened
AlterNet reports that conservative commentator Jonah Goldberg identifies the “Trump trap” as a feedback loop in which Donald Trump and pro-Trump media figures tell loyal audiences what they want to hear, then mistake that audience’s enthusiasm for the judgment of the broader public. Goldberg argues that Trump increasingly behaves as an entertainer serving fans rather than as a president evaluating reality beyond his base.
Goldberg says conservative hosts followed their audiences toward MAGA politics to preserve attention and influence. He points to Fox News host Jesse Watters…
The skinny
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