Trump Takes on the Media Goliath

Trump Takes on the Media Goliath
A man walks out of The Boston Globe on Feb. 20, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. On Aug. 16 the Globe organized 300 plus newspapers to publish editorials accusing President Donald Trump of a “relentless assault on the free press.” Darren McCollester/Getty Images
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After 20 months of one-sided attacks, smears, and caricatures of President Donald Trump and his administration, more than 300 newspapers across the United States joined together on Aug. 16 to do one thing.

Apologize to their readers for their bias? Not a chance. Declare a truce? Not until hell freezes over. Pause for introspection? No way. They did the banalest thing one can possibly imagine: They published editorials to collectively condemn Trump.

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