Tell It Like It Is

It’s strange to me that Trump can deliver a completely incoherent rant, rambling off-topic and casually tossing off dozens of lies, and then reporters who watched it live go do this kind of clean-up for him as if he’d done a poised, normal speech. pic.twitter.com/1YroUzlfDU

— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) October 11, 2019

Apparently this can be euphemized away, too:

It gives me such a pit in my stomach to hear this crowd boo Somali refugees.

I would never believe all of this if I didn't see it with my own eyes. https://t.co/3q4sK7stRi

— Sarah Longwell (@SarahLongwell25) October 11, 2019

Trump here is egging ppl on against Somali refugees, turning communities against each other. That’s bad enough, but he’s doing it at a rally to endorse an antisemitic Republican who claimed Jews in the US govt have not just dual loyalty but dual citizenship with Israel. Gross. https://t.co/oc9oGUt8e9

— Seth Mandel (@SethAMandel) October 11, 2019

Or even this:

This is not the behavior of a normal person. pic.twitter.com/Iyi8Sq2rTa

— Jay Caruso (@JayCaruso) October 11, 2019

going into a city and holding a rally for white people to have them to boo at the mention of a large & ethnically different part of the local population is unapologetic & open white supremacy https://t.co/6WD3GYVjge

— Taniel (@Taniel) October 11, 2019

Daren't say this, I suppose:

One of the great things about America is how we allow people fleeing Civil Wars to come here and restart their lives.

Minneapolis is home to 75,000 Somali refugees.

They work hard, pay taxes, and add a lot of good to MN.

Trump pushing hate on them is disgusting and gross. https://t.co/9vEk6sPdQE

— Sage Rosenfels (@SageRosenfels18) October 11, 2019

Well, "objective" reporting is better than telling it like it was, eh?