From the inception of Donald Trump’s political career, journalists have found it necessary to police each other, to insist that any notion of objectivity or balance with Trump was a grievous sin, a corrupt attempt to “normalize” an abnormally dangerous candidate.
Now that Trump is in his second term, a few rare voices have floated the novel concept that to combat cratering trust in media, there should be attempts at balance. Mediaite founder Dan Abrams was interviewed for the Mediaite podcast and proclaimed that journalists should occasionally say something positive about Trump, or give him credit for something. Perish the thought!
“I do think there is a level of Trump Derangement Syndrome among some that they are completely incapable of giving him credit for anything,” Abrams said. “And you want to restore credibility? Try and call balls and…
