‘Completely Distorted’: Halperin Unloads On Media Over ‘Ridiculously Slanted’ Coverage Of Trump’s Liz Cheney Comment

Veteran political analyst Mark Halperin criticized major media outlets on Friday, accusing them of “ridiculously slanted” coverage of former President Donald Trump’s recent remarks about Liz Cheney.

During an appearance on Newsmax, Halperin said Trump’s remarks were taken wildly out of context to stoke outrage rather than to inform the public of the former president’s actual stance. Trump sparked a media uproar after suggesting that Cheney never experienced the realities of combat herself.

Outlets like CNN, The Washington Post (WaPo), and The New York Times criticized Trump’s comments with CNN saying Trump said “war hawk” Cheney should be “fired upon,” escalating his violent rhetoric against opponents, while WaPo reported that he suggested guns should be “trained on her face,” noting his frequent use of graphic depictions of violence. Halperin clarified that Trump’s remarks were intended to highlight a larger point about military intervention.

“The coverage is so ridiculously slanted. We’re seeing it today with the coverage of what Donald Trump said about Liz Cheney, just completely being taken out of context, completely distorted,” Halperin explained. “You can criticize Donald Trump for things he said about Liz Cheney, but to accuse him of what he’s being accused of when he was making the point that if Liz Cheney had to go to war herself, he doesn’t think she would be as enthusiastic about sending American forces abroad.”

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