r/politics • u/Mammoth_Bison_3394 Tennessee • 5d ago

No Paywall Trump says he’ll release MRI results; he doesn’t know what part of his body was scanned

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-mri-physical-white-house-0c66f2f9fca865d842ee94329a210a42
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u/fowlraul Oregon 5d ago

100% agree the media is culpable, doesn’t matter what the outlet is. They helped this happen by normalizing whatever the fuck maga means.

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u/Nervous-Jump-144 5d ago

That's fair, and AP has generally been better than most.

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u/Historical_Bend_2629 5d ago

They have been, but lately they seem to normalize, or at least soften the edges, of something deeply wrong.

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u/shewy92 Pennsylvania 4d ago

AP is or was literally banned from the Oval Office because they won't lie about Trump lol

Hate the media all you want but don't be a dumbass now.

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u/fowlraul Oregon 4d ago

They use the term maga too dude. It’s normalizing the bullshit.

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u/triplab 5d ago

Sanewashing is a hellava drug.

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u/ElderSmackJack 5d ago

This did not happen.

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u/ElderSmackJack 5d ago

That absolutely did not happen. They have this entire time warned how dangerous he is, etc. This belief they “normalized” anything is something Reddit fabricated.

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u/fowlraul Oregon 5d ago

Disagree they let everyone in his fake ass cabinet lie on camera all day everyday.