Over the last 48 hours, ABC and CNN have repeatedly hyped a supposed six-figure bounty placed on President Trump’s head. While even the vehemently anti-Trump MSNBC avoided sharing specifics about the bounty so as not “to encourage any sort of potential violence,” ABC and CNN apparently held no such reservations, eagerly mentioning it a combined 21 times in just two days.
Background
The bounty was mentioned in a letter allegedly written by attempted Trump assassin Ryan Routh. According to federal prosecutors, Routh dropped off a box of belongings at an acquaintance’s house several months before his attempt on Trump’s life, and it was only after Routh was arrested that the acquaintance found the letter inside.
It appears Routh intended for this missive to be some sort of failsafe in the event that he was unsuccessful, as evidenced by the following…
