The New York Times “news” team described Donald Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally as a “Closing Carnival of Grievances, Misogyny and Racism.” But what do you really think? There were a whole set of mudslinging headlines to cover the Sunday MAGA speeches in New York City.
CNN.com by Stephen Collinson: “Trump unveils the most extreme closing argument in modern presidential history”
POLITICO: “Trump’s New York homecoming sparks backlash over racist and vulgar remarks”
MSNBC.com by Steve Benen: “With racist Madison Square Garden rally, Trump and his allies prove Democrats’ point”
USA Today video: “Donald Trump rally at Madison Square Garden marked with racism and vitriol”
The first problem here is to presume Trump’s speeches are unique in “vitriol.” Reporters also use words like “insults and grievances,” as if Democrats never insult Trump or air grievances….
