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MAGA media slanders Puerto Rico; Also, right-wing media's assault on election integrity.
This week's Media Matters newsletter:
Jason S. Campbell
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Jason S. Campbell
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Senior Researcher at MMFA (tweets are my own) | Recovering Philosopher | An “evil piece of garbage” - Ben Shapiro
- Jon Stewart: "Every one of those Republicans that voted against healthcare for veterans, voted for the slush fund for the war. They don't support the troops. They support the war machine"
00:00 - Newsmax invites Mike Lindell, who advocated for a coup and spews dangerous conspiracy theories, on air. It didn't go well.
00:00 - This is an actual screenshot from Newsmax. I did not edit this.
- "James Madison was just 25 years old when he signed the Declaration of Independence" (Note: James Madison did NOT sign the Declaration of Independence, at any age)
00:00 - This is absolutely amazing. You have to watch it. In two minutes, all of Ben Shapiro's 'anti-woke' tirades are just destroyed.
00:00 - Watch Newsmax host cut the feed and scream at a veteran guest for offering a mild critique of Trump
00:00 - Ben Shapiro warns that if politicians try to mandate LGBTQ 'indoctrination' at all schools, then he will "pick up a gun." Further adding "Beto O'Rourke does not get to raise my child. And if he tries, I will meet him at the door with a gun"
00:00 - Lou Dobbs is telling South Carolina residents not to vote for Lindsey Graham
00:00 - Even by Lou Dobbs standards, this poll has really strong North Korean vibes
- Rep Louie Gohmert on Navarro indictment: "If you're a Republican, you can't even lie to Congress or lie to an FBI agent or they're coming after you"
00:00 - John Bolton pushes back on Newsmax host: "[Trump] barely knew where Ukraine was...It's just not accurate to say that Trump's behavior somehow deterred the Russians"
00:00 - Ben Shapiro, apparently forgetting that Donald Trump is the Republican President of the United States, says "I'm not aware of a single major Republican figure who said the Barack Obama was not the legitimate President of the United States"
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