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“I told Licht that while I agreed with his observation — that Trump had baited reporters into putting on a jersey and entering the game, acting as opposing players instead of serving as commentators or even referees — there was an alternative view. Trump had forced us, by trying to annihilate the country’s institutions of self-government, to play a more active role than many journalists were comfortable with. This wasn’t a matter of advocating for capital-D Democratic policies; it was a matter of advocating for small-d democratic principles. The conflating of the two had proved highly problematic, however, and the puzzle of how to properly cover Trump continued to torment much of the media.” —JB
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Chris Licht,
CNN,
Donald Trump
