Finally, Trumps Worsening Mental Decline Has Become a Big Media Story
Is the media finally figuring out how to cover Donald Trump\u2019s mental unfitness for the presidency? First, CNN\u2019s Jake Tapper\xa0dressed down a Trump surrogate\xa0for whitewashing Trump\u2019s threat to unleash the military on his enemies. Then Trump held a strange town hall at which he abruptly stopped answering questions, which generated\xa0aggressive media coverage. And Kamala Harris\xa0has directly engaged\xa0on Trump\u2019s mental state in a new way, drawing media attention to it. We talked to Brian Beutler, who often criticizes the media on his\xa0Off Message Substack, about the increasing signs that the press is treating Trump\u2019s mental decline as a big story.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices