Opinion: The media must decode Trump’s racism and sexism
, her parents did not pull strings to get her into college.) House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is “stone-cold crazy" and “Morning Joe’s” Mika Brzezinski is the “ditzy airhead wife” of co-host Joe Scarborough. All of his targets are women; he invariably demeans their intellect and temperament.When reporting on Trump calling Harris “nasty” or “angry,” it is critical for the account to explain that these are common insults Trump throws at women, meant to deprive them of respect, status and power.
And as racial tensions increased this summer after the murders of unarmed Black Americans, Trump went after Washington, DC, Mayor [Muriel] Bowser, claiming she was constantly asking the federal government for “handouts” while mismanaging the nation’s capital. Trump did nothing to project a message of racial reconciliation amid the protests; instead, he dug into a “law and order” message that relied heavily on racist themes, including a defense of Confederate statues and the Confederate flag and a reliance on language that harkened to the Civil Rights era.
Still, that is not sufficient. It is critical when interviewing other Republicans to press them to condemn Trump’s comments. Do not let them wave off the queries or move to other topics. Ask them if their silence should be taken as approval. Ask them how they can support a president who swims in a sea of bigotry. Do not, of course, merely ask men.
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