How The Pro-Trump Media Responds To A Crisis In Just 4 Steps
This week has posed a new test for the pro-Trump media a loose affiliation of news organizations, trolls, and independent journalists who fight the moment-to-moment battle to defend the president and rally his supporters as he reels among self-imposed crises.
The latest came in the form of a bombshell report from the Washington Post that President Trump disclosed highly classified information to the Russian foreign minister and ambassador last week and, in doing so, may have jeopardized a source in the fight against ISIS.
The pro-Trump media operates as a mirror image of its mainstream counterpart with its own alternative facts, audience, and interpretation of truth. And perhaps never has this been clearer than in its response to Mondays news.
Below is a timeline and breakdown of how in just 17 hours and 4 steps the Upside Down media flipped the script on a particularly thorny news cycle.
Phase 1 - Quiet Period:
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