Government-by-conspiracy-theory rides again
By Philip Bump
October 1 at 1:21 PM
... Trump constantly lifts up Fox News’s coverage — or, really, its opinion segments. In the past week, Trump’s personal account has shared 29 videos. Seven were made by Trump’s team, his campaign or supporters. Two were news clips from non-Fox networks. The other 22 were from Fox News or Fox Business. As president, Trump has mentioned or retweeted Fox properties more than 500 times.
... As of late August, according to the liberal watchdog group Media Matters, 18 current or former administration staffers had previously worked at a Fox property. Five current Fox staffers came from the Trump administration.
Trump’s strategy in winning the 2016 election and as president has been to echo and drive what’s being talked about on Fox News in particular ... Fox News, in return, has helped spin or ignore unflattering news stories ...
On Monday, The Washington Post reported that Barr was personally engaging with foreign leaders in an effort to get assistance in an investigation being conducted by the Justice Department ...
... Barr is asking foreign countries to dig around for evidence of malfeasance by U.S. agencies.
Why? Fox News ...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/10/01/government-by-conspiracy-theory-rides-again/
