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The public doesn’t understand the risks of a Trump victory. That’s the media’s fault

www.theguardian.com The public doesn’t understand the risks of a Trump victory. That’s the media’s fault | Margaret Sullivan

With democracy in the balance, the press must relay the crucial importance of this election and the dangers of a Trump win

The public doesn’t understand the risks of a Trump victory. That’s the media’s fault | Margaret Sullivan

The press must get across to American citizens the crucial importance of this election and the dangers of a Trump win. They don’t need to surrender their journalistic independence to do so or be “in the tank” for Biden or anyone else.

It’s now clearer than ever that Trump, if elected, will use the federal government to go after his political rivals and critics, even deploying the military toward that end. His allies are hatching plans to invoke the Insurrection Act on day one.

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