Instead of apologizing or clarifying, the administration doubled down. According to MSNBC correspondent Vaughn Hillyard, a senior official said:
“The reporter behaved in an inappropriate and unprofessional way. If you give it, you have to be able to take it.”
This silence, critics argue, fits a familiar pattern:
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When confronted,
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deny wrongdoing,
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attack the journalist,
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and frame criticism as overreaction.
Even veteran analysts who rarely comment on Trump’s rhetoric publicly expressed concern that the administration was essentially normalizing hostility toward journalists.
A Week Marked by Multiple Attacks on the Media
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