Arlington incident demonstrates media succumbing to longstanding Trump derangement syndrome
Despite a decade of covering Donald Trump’s political career, the media seems to have not learned any lessons. The coverage of the Arlington Cemetery controversy once again highlights the press’s reliance on overwrought language, anonymous sources, and liberal critics.
The Washington Post’s article titled “How a Trump visit sparked turmoil at America’s most sacred cemetery,” focuses on whether Trump’s team was allowed to take pictures in a certain part of the cemetery.
However, a father of a soldier who died in the Afghanistan bombing stated that they welcomed Trump to the cemetery and appreciated his sincerity. Despite this, the media continued to spin the story with anonymous sources and liberal critiques.
Ultimately, the family members of the fallen soldiers are the most important in this scenario, and if they are not offended by Trump’s visit, then why is it even a story?
Despite this, The Washington Post relied on anonymous sources and critics to create a narrative of scandal around Trump’s visit to the cemetery.
Events like these have become cliché, with the media creating controversies out of minor disagreements.
The media’s track record, as seen in the Michael Flynn saga, shows a tendency to sensationalize and misinterpret events. Voters have become more skeptical of these narratives, realizing the bias and lack of credibility in blindly sourced stories.
