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From his inauguration in January 2017 through October 15, 2019, Trump called the news media the "enemy of the people" 36 times on Twitter. [3]In 2012, former Democratic pollster Patrick Caddell gave a speech at a conference sponsored by Accuracy in Media, a conservative watchdog group, in which he called the media "the enemy of the American people".
The Post's decision was criticized by staffers in the opinions and news divisions. [409] [410] The editorial board was informed by Shipley in a regular meeting, [431] who reacted strongly against the decision. [409] [430] [433] One board member told Semafor that "people are shocked, furious, surprised" at the announcement. [430]
Fred Trump III, author, advocate for people with disabilities, and Donald Trump's nephew (endorsed Kamala Harris) [260] [261] George Will , conservative columnist and political commentator ( endorsed Kamala Harris ) [ 262 ] [ 263 ]
Donald Trump in 2017. If you believe the mainstream press, former US President Donald J. Trump has spread misinformation across the internet and in news outlets on a massive scale. According to The Washington Post he has "accumulated 30,573 untruths during his presidency — averaging about 21 erroneous claims a day."
In total, Trump's article received over 10,000 edits from its creation to January 2016. [4] By September of that year, Trump's article had become the 28th most edited for a person on the site. [5] The next month, The Washington Post reported that Trump's page was edited more times in an election cycle than other Republican nominees since 2004. [6]
Trump preferred "to dictate and dominate the news cycle"; his communications emphasized his political grievances, promoted conspiracy theories, and attacked those he regarded as enemies. [41] Trump used the retweet feature on Twitter to forward messages he agreed with (often posts praising him), no matter how obscure their authors were. [42]
Iran was also described as more aggressive than in the past, while Russia was described as remaining the top threat. [1] Iranian interference is described as attempting to tip the election against Trump, which is believed to be partly in response to Trump's withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear deal and the 2020 assassination of Qasem Soleimani.
The Russian government has interfered in the 2024 United States elections through disinformation and propaganda campaigns [1] aimed at damaging Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and other Democrats while boosting the candidacy of Donald Trump and other candidates who support isolationism and undercutting support for Ukraine aid and NATO.