Tuesday night posed an unusual test for American media: How to cover the long-expected (and therefore less newsworthy) announcement of a presidential bid by a former president renowned for his dishonesty? Oh, and who, instead of accepting the defeat that led to his removal from office, fought it to the point of stoking a violent uprising against Congress?
Democracy Dies in Darkness
How the cable networks covered Trump
Analysis by Philip Bump
November 16, 2022 at 1:05 p.m. EST