
MILWAUKEE — Donald Trump is the world's most famous liar. So when he called for "unity" after his close encounter with an assassin's bullet, the safest assumption should have been that he was lying, exploiting his own attempted murder to bamboozle the press into downplaying his swing voter-alienating violent radicalism. And yet, too many journalists fell for it.
"After assassination attempt, Trump and Biden seek calm, unity," a Reuters headline read ahead of the start of the Republican National Convention (RNC).