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Brian Stelter Explores Media Cluelessness

After the decisive Republican victory on Election Day, one question bouncing around in conservative circles was: Will this lead the liberal media to change their ways? Will they reflect on how they are not in any way the “mainstream” media?

It’s unlikely. They believe all of their own bravado about being on the front lines against incoming “fascism.” But at least Brian Stelter went asking around for his “Reliable Sources” newsletter. He kept his media insiders anonymous so they could spill their beans.

Stelter said one anchor texted him that while the media speculated about “Trump amnesia,” as in forgetting “the chaos and Covid missteps of his first term.” They said “voters DID remember. They just remembered different parts of the Trump presidency.”

That’s a crucial distinction. Many Trump voters think the Democrats and the…

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