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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Arwa Mahdawi

Trump and his media buddies are taking the muddling of reality to a whole new level

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters on board Air Force One on his way back to the White House
Trump talks to reporters on Air Force One this weekend, on his way back to the White House. Photograph: Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP

You know how I’m going to be able to tell that I’ve really made it as a writer in America? When our very handsome (much better-looking than Zohran Mamdani!) and very high-IQ leader Donald Trump gives me a personal shoutout to commend me on what a wonderful job I’m doing. As we all know, a good journalist should always make the rich and powerful feel comfortable.

While I wait for that day to come, I’m watching and learning from the head honchos at CBS. Trump appeared on CBS News’s 60 Minutes on Sunday night for his first sit-down with the show in five years and commented on how much better the network has become after its owner, Paramount, was taken over by his billionaire allies, the father-and-son duo Larry and David Ellison.

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