A Play In Three Acts

The Mag Habs Maneuver:

2/2

And they absolutely went with it on the inside page.

Essay question: How does this differ from the way Fox would have framed the news? Or Trump's own team? pic.twitter.com/6xyVS704wE

— James Fallows (@JamesFallows) August 5, 2023

The Charlie Savage retort:

And the quiet Haberman acknowledgment:

Worthwhile read from @charlie_savage https://t.co/kSopfXiGGp

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) August 5, 2023

I actually understand what happened now.  The Trumpkins were anticipating certain things  in the indictment, Jack Smith didn't deliver, but they had already pre-briefed their favorite reporters who of course ran with it anyway.

Savage isn't a political reporter, unlike Haberman.



If only they had some editors over there!