Hillary Clinton Refuses To Let The Media Get Away With Their Trump Coverage Bias

Last updated on July 17th, 2023 at 07:02 pm

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Hillary Clinton has made it known that she is not going to let the media get away with their biased coverage of Donald Trump.

Top Clinton strategist, Joel Benenson told the Huffington Post:
Trump, he noted, had a unique ability to drive media coverage in ways that present practical challenges for the competition. “There is no question that the free media plays a big role in presidential elections, and we are going to be very aggressive day in and day out,” Benenson said. “I think the media is going to be, they are going to be very fair about making sure that people get the time they deserve. And they are going to have to be held accountable on that. … They have an obligation because of the free airwaves that they get access to in America, to cover this in a way the American people want it covered.”

Democrats have already gotten a taste of the Clinton strategy to deal with the media’s Trump obsession. After Joe Scarborough had allowed Trump to lie during an interview on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, the Clinton campaign forced the host to correct the false statement on the air by contacting the show while it was still on and not allowing Trump’s lie to stand unchallenged.

Hillary Clinton did two phone interviews with CNN and MSNBC after Trump’s press conference disaster on Tuesday, and the Democrat understands that they are going to have to push the media to cover their her campaign on an equal basis with the Trump media machine.

The Clinton campaign seems to get it. The media is not going to give the Democratic nominee equal treatment based on the fact that she is on the ballot in November. If they want fair coverage, they are going to have to fight for it. Hearing a top member of the Clinton camp say that they will hold the media accountable should be music to the ears of Democrats.

Hillary Clinton isn’t going to be steamrolled regarding media coverage, and if the media does keep up their Trump coverage bias, Clinton appears ready to make them pay.

Jason Easley

Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.

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