FACT CHECK: The McDonalds was CLOSED for this Trump photo op. Every minute of this is staged. Say that.
Thinking about Thomas Boswell's column right now.
This is *exactly* the tryhard edgelord bullshit I was dreading the moment Kurtzman decided to start leaning into Section 31 nonsense. The whole point of Star Trek being aspirational is that its utopia is a functional baseline & not just a facetious luxury propped up by cynical violence.
apparently the mcdonald's thing was even more of a stunt than it looked. location was closed down and they brought in fake customers
Michael Gold at the NYT, to whom I’ve written in the past, finally breaking the fourth wall and confirming what I’ve long argued is likely happening at the Gray Lady—the gentle treatment of Trump is an editorial choice. Good for Gold for trying.
There should be an emoji or hint that journalists can use when sharing a link online that indicates, “my editor fucked me with this headline”.
My journalistic opinion on covering Trump making dick jokes at rallies is that if you omit it because it seems declassé or salacious and it's house style to avoid that sort of thing, the institution needs to revisit house style, and stop worrying about manners.
