Reposted by @stevelieman.bsky.social
In an excellent AP story about Trump’s public health disaster, the name “Trump” doesn’t appear until the 2nd sentence of the 4th paragraph, and it shows up just once in the first 20 paragraphs.
Does this let Trump off the hook? No, but perhaps it avoids triggering MAGA’s “fake news” response.
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Defeat Trump by concentrating on consequences
AP breaks the partisan frame by focusing on Trump policies, not Trump himself.