Trump: AP Taken Over by Extremists T
he Associated Press, whose stories appear on thousands of sites and papers worldwide,
has suff ered a loss of credibility — as well as access — due to biased reporting, including its refusal to acknowledge the new administration’s decision to rename the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America. In February, the White House barred AP reporters
from accessing events in the Oval Of ice and the East Room. While its White House press credentials were not revoked, its reporters were excluded from areas covered by the 13-member pool, including Air Force One. The AP sued, and in April a federal judge ordered the government to restore access — but delayed implementation a week for the White House to respond or appeal. Taylor Budowich, the White House deputy chief
But the declines for both
print and broadcast legacy me- dia accelerated a decade later as readers experimented with news and information on new dial-up sites like America Online. By the early 2000s, with the
advent of broadband making internet connections fast and seamless, social media took off , leaving the print media business model faltering. Big Media, while diminished, continued to project author- ity, particularly among political elites. However, Trump’s 2016 election signaled a pivotal shift. His campaign’s branding
of mainstream news outlets as “fake news” resonated with mil- lions who felt that the media didn’t represent their values. As the campaign progressed
toward its fi nal stretch, the media’s reporting transformed into a constant anti-Trump drumbeat. Its credibility never fully recovered.
Simultaneously, technologi-
cal advancements in the internet gave news consumers unprec- edented access to information. Corporate censorship during
the COVID-19 pandemic, driven by a coalition of legacy media, major tech companies, and the Biden administration, sparked a backlash that led to a demand for new alternatives. In 2022, Elon Musk acquired
Twitter (now X) and swiftly transformed the social media platform from a strictly curated censorship site into a beacon of free speech. “The legacy media is los-
ing trust because they’ve been caught lying too many times. X is the truth engine now,” he wrote.
Americans were moving to
alternative platforms including podcasts, creating a wave of new media moguls like Joe Rogan. Many believe the former comedian and UFC color com-
Many believe podcaster Joe Rogan was instrumental, particularly among young men, in helping Trump get reelected last year.
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of staff , justified the ban, writing on Feb. 14 that the AP’s decision to “ignore the lawful geographic name change of the Gulf of America” was “not just divisive,” but also exposed the organization’s “commitment to misinformation.” Conservatives contend that the Gulf of America
dispute is merely the latest instance of the AP’s ongoing eff ort to promote leftist ideology and undermine all things MAGA. Critics point to numerous examples, including
its coverage on May 31, 2020, of the riots following George Floyd’s death; the AP described them as “mostly peaceful,” despite at least 19 fatalities and property damage nationwide estimated at up to $2 billion, including 164 arson fires in Minneapolis and St. Paul alone. Less than a month before the 2020 election, the AP obscured the truth about the Hunter Biden laptop while publishing an article titled “Biden email episode illustrates risk to Trump from Giuliani,” which framed the story to support its misleading claims that Donald Trump had been coordinating with Russia. Trump has argued that the once-
revered gold standard of reporting has been taken over by extremists who have abandoned their duty to deliver the news.
“I think they’re radical left. I think they’re third-rate reporters,” said Trump. “They don’t treat us fairly.”
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