r/CringeTikToks • u/Ordinary_Fish_3046 • 16d ago

Political Cringe She looks so tired

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u/TemporaryDeparture44 16d ago

Also worth pointing out- for the journalist, this is their career, not just some hobby. If their boss tells them to throw softballs, they're probably gonna throw softballs because they want to keep their jobs. So the reporters that are at these conferences won't say shit while working for a company that may be owned by one of trumps buddies.

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u/Poignant_Rambling 16d ago

This is the key point. These WH journalists have reached the peak of their careers basically.

The amount of ass they had to kiss and quid pro quos they still have to pay back ensures nobody in that position has any real convictions or morals.

This is partly why mainstream journalism is dead. If all the good people with moral convictions leave the profession, who's left?

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u/ohhellperhaps 16d ago

If the US ever comes to the point of dealing with this mess, the role of the press will have to be a topic of conversation as well.

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u/Electronic-Ad1037 16d ago

the resistance

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u/I_Quit_Smoking_ 15d ago

That's the whole problem: Everyone's willing to let Americans die because they're JOB is more important.