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Without quite meaning to, Trump reminded journalists that their relationship to power should be adversarial.
February 11, 2021
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Thrilling, without a single boring day: That’s how I’d describe my four years as an enemy of the people, a lanyard-wearing member of the “
I miss it already. I miss it terribly, even if I miss little else about the past four years. Without quite meaning to, Trump reminded journalists that their relationship to power should be adversarial. I hope my colleagues in the press corps (I am a national correspondent for Yahoo News) remember that, as some measure of pre-Trumpian courtliness returns to the White House briefing room.
To the editor:
In the early days of the Trump presidency, I made the observation that so many fellow Americans were repeating the daily lies coming from the White House. I really didn t think that most really believed them. Meantime, Kelly Ann Conway had announced on CNN that Trump intended to use Alternative Facts to pursue his policies.
I along with most others did not see the big picture here or what was to come.
It was only recently as a result of the insurrection on the Capitol did I come to realize that in fact many, if not most, truly did believe the White House lies. These people are not bad people. They are our friends, family, fellow workers, neighbors and the like.