Breitbart.com Reportedly Paid By Trump For "Fawning Headlines"

[Archae]

Source: Media Matters

BuzzFeed News reported that Breitbart.com may be accepting "financial backing" from GOP presidential hopeful Donald Trump in exchange for "fawning headlines," according to sources inside the conservative outlet.

Trump has received mixed reviews following the first GOP primary debate -- though declared one of the winners of the night, mainstream and conservative media alike have condemned his subsequent attacks on Fox News host and debate moderator Megyn Kelly.

Within the conservative media war over Trump, Breitbart.com has consistently taken his side, devoting numerous front page headlines to hyping Trump's excuses that his attacks on Kelly were justified and taken out of context. The outlet has long been giving Trump credit for sparking the debate over illegal immigration after he deemed Mexican immigrants "rapists" and criminals, while the GOP candidate has seemingly gleaned several of his talking points from Breitbart.com, such as the myth of 34 million undocumented immigrants and his notorious birther claims.

Read more: http://mediamatters.org/blog/2015/08/10/breitbartcom-reportedly-paid-by-trump-for-fawni/204851

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Trump is trying to buy the Presidency.

[Oneironaut]

1. This is nothing new.

We just hear about it less when other outlets (like cable news) do it.

[Fred Sanders]

2. Whatever. News or not. Needs shouting from the mountaintop to expose corrupt RW media and the GOP all are.

[harun]

12. For the people out there who didn't already know this, nothing is going to make them see the light.

[TygrBright]

3. In other news, water discovered to be "wet." Sun exposed for "consistent East rising bias." n/t

[Dopers_Greed]

4. Like this is a surprise?

The only reason we're hearing about this one is that the the Republican establishment is trying to torpedo Trump.

[Gman]

5. If this "leak" is intended to hurt Trump

it won't matter. His supporters won't believe it and they don't care. Just like anything else. It's not what they want to believe so they're ok with it.

[Roland99]

6. Bingo!

[hollysmom]

7. ha ha, I have been trying to get Breitbart removed as a source for information on a both sides

political board, this is delishious

[wolfie001]

8. Ah yes, the liberal media again

The vast RW conspiracy seems to have eaten the entire political process.

[Roy Rolling]

9. What?!

Shocked, I tell you, shocked.

[Javaman]

10. breitbart a paid shill for repuke claptrap??

tell me it isn't so!

[cosmicone]

11. Every Repuke is always "for sale" .. nothing new n/t

[Marthe48]

13. "I'm a fancy boy. Love me! Love me!"

Seinfeld

[left-of-center2012]

14. Brietbart is denying this

They wouldn't lie, would they?

[Fred Sanders]

16. Mirror, mirror on the GOP wall, tell me all of their media fall!

[L0oniX]

15. Breitbart.trash as always. Only idiot cons and repukes use that shit site.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

17. Who says "money can't buy you love"?

[SoapBox]

18. Tip of the iceberg.

Some think they can buy everything.

[tanyev]

19. Inconceivable!