Whenever Democrats beclown themselves, the MSM writes one of two stories:
- REPUBLICANS POUNCE!
- REPUBLICANS SEIZE!
I have never been clear about how the media decides which verb it will use to describe legitimate criticism from Republicans. Is it a roll of the dice? A random number generator? Do they just rotate the verb?
In any case, it is journalism as MadLibs. Have a template and insert words.
If you are describing an action taken by Trump, you wouldn’t want to use the verb “pounce” since it implies a physical flexibility not normally associated with his physical type. He may be many things, but cat-like is not one of them.
Trump, GOP seize on campus protests to depict chaos under Biden
By @yabutaleb7 @PatrickSvitek @maeganvazhttps://t.co/hLlSCOAgk8— John Wagner (@WPJohnWagner) April 29, 2024
This time, Republicans are “seizing” on the grotesque campus protests in which students…
