Comparison:
American journalists have become golden retrievers watching a tennis-ball launcher. Every time they start to chase one ball, a fresh one immediately explodes into view, prompting a new chase.
journalist Klass notes that the frequency and audacity of DJTrump public statements places daily working journalists in a procedural quandary. Should they chase each outrageous statement?
Context:
For all of these reasons, Trump’s recent unhinged rant about Milley should be a wake-up call. But in today’s political climate, the incident barely registers. Trump scandals have become predictably banal. And American journalists have become golden retrievers watching a tennis-ball launcher. Every time they start to chase one ball, a fresh one immediately explodes into view, prompting a new chase.
Eventually, chasing tennis balls gets old. We become more alive to virtually any distraction: The media fixate on John Fetterman’s hoodie instead of on stories about the relentless but predictable risk of Trump-inspired political violence.
Citation:
Klass, Brian. “Trump Floats the Idea of Executing Joint Chiefs Chairman Milley.” The Atlantic, 25 Sept. 2023. Web.