Trump cries media bias and Morning Joe coddles him
Trump’s deliberate effort to undermine the democratic process is unprecedented in our history. Trump, enemy of democracy:1) My opponent shouldn't be allowed to run2) If I lose, I may dispute outcome3) If I win, she will go to jail. — David Leonhardt (@DLeonhardt) October 20, 2016 Reporters with a conscience are covering Trump’s statements with […]

Trump, enemy of democracy:
1) My opponent shouldn't be allowed to run
2) If I lose, I may dispute outcome
3) If I win, she will go to jail.— David Leonhardt (@DLeonhardt) October 20, 2016
Reporters with a conscience are covering Trump’s statements with the grave concern they deserve. But not the Morning Joe crew. Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski are in full defense mode, spinning with ever-increasing ferocity for their favorite candidate:
Morning Joe just spent 10 minutes saying Trump didn't say what we all heard him say. #CanWeVoteNow https://t.co/9D9DEG0I45
— Cuz I'm The Mom (@maburg512) October 20, 2016
Somebody tell Joe and Mika that playing by the rules and respecting the results is not an "elite issue." It's an American issue. #morningjoe
— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) October 20, 2016
Joe notices twitter has blown up against him and is now addressing that in the show. Dude give it up we have video. #morningjoe #newsonenow
— Lauren Burke (@LVBurke) October 20, 2016
Morning Joe has a relatively small audience, but they are still the repository of conventional wisdom for elite Beltway pundits. Their sycophancy has been a shameful aspect of 2016 election coverage.
As for Team Trump’s whining about the national media rigging the election against him, there is this:
The national media have covered #Hillary's emails for nearly SIX HUNDRED DAYS! And now Team Trump is crying media bias?? Please.
— Peter Daou (@peterdaou) October 20, 2016
And this:
No @KellyannePolls, you won't get away with the ludicrous claim that the media favor #Hillary. The opposite is true: https://t.co/T31rNSiHTD
— Peter Daou (@peterdaou) October 20, 2016
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