“The Only Thing That Matters Is The Front Page”—David Pecker

Donald Trump, the King of Fake News & Election Interference. It was all rigged. pic.twitter.com/EvQ6p1HiiH

— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) April 23, 2024

Another one planted by Trump. pic.twitter.com/QYYWy7SMOr

— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) April 23, 2024

Ted thought he knew dirty politics. Then he ran into Donald Trump. And got run over. pic.twitter.com/jaHfQDK4Gd

— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) April 23, 2024

Came directly from Trump. And Ted still kisses his ass. pic.twitter.com/sAYTvP1Mcc

— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) April 23, 2024

The fruit of their agreement, Pecker testified, ultimately included a series of stories suggested by Cohen and “embellished” by the Enquirer about Ben Carson’s “bungl[ing]” a patient’s brain surgery, Ted Cruz’s alleged sex partners, and Marco Rubio’s “cocaine connection.” 2/

— Lisa Rubin (@lawofruby) April 23, 2024

That Pecker offered to augment that variant of Clinton coverage “pleased” both Trump and Cohen, Pecker remembered in discussing their August 2015 Trump Tower meeting.

— Lisa Rubin (@lawofruby) April 23, 2024

Explosive evidence revealed tying Trump to election conspiracy in hush money casehttps://t.co/Nb97Ie5ubm

— Raw Story (@RawStory) April 23, 2024

That pretty much sums it up.

What strikes me about the testimony of Pecker is that the Trump media strategy hasn’t changed much since 2015. They still continue to feed rumors & false stories to friendly media outlets and influencers to smear their opponents. Only difference is now they publish them for free.

— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) April 23, 2024

Plus ce la change...