Mark Meadows's absurd spin for Trump shows right-wing media's power

[Nevilledog]

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/02/11/mark-meadows-newsmax-trump-toilet-documents/

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One big advantage Republicans have right now is their massive network of right-wing media spinners. They spend hours each day communicating a wholly alternate narrative of the moment — one comprehensively purged of contrary or nettlesome facts — straight to the GOP base in a way that has no equivalence on the Democratic side.

Mark Meadows’s new appearance on Newsmax captures how this dynamic works. In response to reports that former president Donald Trump badly mishandled White House documents, his former chief of staff offered up spin so ludicrous that he deserved to be laughed off the set. Instead, Meadows’ nonsense was permitted to slide by, undisturbed by follow-ups.

Meadows was responding to the news that White House staff periodically found ripped up paper clogging a toilet in the residence. This comes after The Post had previously reported that Trump failed to turn over numerous boxes of documents to the National Archives, as required by law. Other documents had been torn up.

In the Newsmax interview, Meadows scoffed at mainstream news organizations for implying that documents that were ripped up and taped together “show some nefarious purpose.”
“Yet they will ignore Nancy Pelosi ripping up something on national TV behind the president,” Meadows seethed, referring to the House Speaker. Media Matters posted Meadows’s full interview.

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[underpants]

1. I almost feel sorry for them. I do feel sorry that this is the world my daughter will live in

Complete nonsense all for an audience of one. Trump loves that he can make his people dance like monkeys.

[WillUSAF]

2. When I read all of this stuff I just scratch my head

How can anyone with any common sense or sense of reality actually say shit like this all the time. I know that none of them have any of this, but it still is very mind boggling to me. Its not that hard. I mean even saying this shit with a straight face!! It takes more effort to make up this crazy bullshit than to be normal.

[Nevilledog]

4. They really do exist in an alternate reality.

[Samrob]

3. I don't know what RW sites are but I am willing to sacrifice to visit them and give out some facts

and truths. Won't argue with them but just off a few facts and thinking points to burst their bubble.

I am thinking that more of us should do that.