Donald Trump said he canceled his trip to Poland to monitor the hurricane. Not surprisingly, here he is spending his 227th day at one of his golf clubs:
This led to the Daily Beast’s politics editor to highlight the Democrats lack of reaction to Trump golfing—instead of reporting on Trump’s hypocrisy, while Dorian barrels towards the east coast.
Imagine if Edward R. Murrow had waited for the opposition party to report on McCarthyism. This would have never happened.
Meanwhile, a savvy Twitter user posted this video of Kamala Harris addressing Trump abdicating his duties as president once again to satisfy his need to play golf. Powerful words here from Harris:
I’ve said this before, I think he just does not have the ability to really have a sense of empathy for people who are enduring hardship and enduring pain. And you know the fact that he is, as you said, playing golf while all this is happening, it’s not surprising—it’s not surprising, but it’s certainly not reflective of the leadership that a president should provide in moments—these moments of great tragedy.
Even if Democrats had not said a thing about this latest episode of Trump lies, journalists shouldn’t be pundits and shift blame for Trump’s behavior.
It’s not only Stein, but his take here highlights that today’s media, for the most part, is failing to do its job covering Trumpism.