If #Trumpcare passes the senate (which might be a reality since the GOP is hellbent on cutting taxes for the rich), it'll have a devastating effect on all of us, including working-class families, poor people & (with the decimation of Medicaid) on future retirees in nursing homes. The media should be covering this issue nonstop. Instead, all we'll hear from the mainstream media today's probably gonna be the Donald Trump junior story.
Nevertheless, I do understand the economic reality of the Don junior story for a newsmedia obsessed with ratings (though to be fair: all media conglomerates are obsessed with ratings). The story has many rating-generating story-lines; a celebrity offspring, a female Russian agent, potential treason, dirty politics. McConnell probably loves it too: the Don junior story allows Mitch to work behind-the-scenes on passing #Trumpcare while we're not paying attention to his machinations.
Don't get me wrong: it is important to cover #TrumpRussia. But not at the expense of shining a light on McConnell still trying to pass the terrible #Trumpcare bill.
As far as the meeting between Don junior & Natalia; it's clear Trump jr should've called the FBI as soon as he was contacted by Veselnitskaya. Instead, Junior went to the meeting thus giving a sign to the Russians to go ahead and attack the Hillary campaign. Junior is not the brightest bulb of the bunch. He might've started this whole #TrumpRussia collusion by himself as a consequence of his ill-conceived meeting with a Russian agent.
I'll admit I'm susceptible too; I watched MSNBC last night because I knew the Don junior story had broken. But you'd hope newsmedia editorial staff were more responsible than an average viewer, and therefore had more concern for public awareness of upcoming legislation.
Legislation, I might add, which might affect a large percentage of their audience.
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